The boss appreciates people with good execution ability. I always hope that after assigning a task, you can follow it happily, complete it on time and with high quality, and even exceed expectations. However, as a subordinate, when receiving an order, you must not only be gratefu

The boss appreciates people with good execution ability the most.

always hopes that after assigning a task, you can follow it happily, complete it on time and with high quality, and even exceed expectations.

However, as a subordinate, when accepting orders, you should not only be grateful for your boss's trust, but also keep a cool head and say something beforehand - this is not an unpleasantness, but a necessary precaution, which can help you complete the task in the end. .

The following little story can give you some inspiration - which aspects of difficulties should be thought of and explained first.

During the Warring States Period, the State of Qin , when King Wu of Qin succeeded to the throne, the national power was strong.

King Wu of Qin was ambitious and wanted to advance eastward into the Central Plains and encroach on the six eastern countries.

Yiyang is a fortress city in Korea and a nail in the road for Qin to march into the Central Plains. If this nail is not removed, the Qin army will not be able to march eastward on a large scale; even if it can bypass Yiyang, it will easily be cut off by the Korean army in Yiyang, resulting in being attacked from both sides.

Therefore, capturing Yiyang is King Qin Wu's top priority right now.

He found Zuo Prime Minister Gan Mao (Zuo Prime Minister is the third most powerful figure in the Qin State, the first King of Qin, and the Second Prime Minister Right), hoping that Gan Mao would lead the army to the expedition: "Gan Qing's family, whether Qin can advance into the Central Plains depends on your ability." Take Yiyang." The implication is, brother, if this battle is not fought well, Qin will not be able to develop. Think about how important your responsibility is!

Gan Mao was very grateful to King Qin Wu for giving him this opportunity to make meritorious deeds.

However, many years of experience in politics and the military have allowed him to keep a cool head.

He first bowed deeply to King Qin Wu - thanking King Qin Wu for his attention and kindness, and then said sincerely to King Qin Wu: "Thank you for your trust, your Majesty. I will definitely do your best. Before leaving, I have two stories. , I want to share it with the king, I wonder if the king is interested? "

King Wu of Qin was 22 years old at the time and liked to play. When he heard Gan Mao say that he wanted to tell a story, he quickly asked him to continue.

So Gan Mao told him the following two stories.

The first story: A filial son once participated in a "murder incident".

Zeng Shen was a native of Lu during the Spring and Autumn Period, and he was also a famous filial son of that era. His relationship with his mother can be said to be the most stable relationship between mother and son.

Zeng Shen went out to do business, leaving his mother alone at home.

A person with the same name as Zeng Shen killed someone ( note that it was a person with the same name, not the filial son Zeng Shen).

So, someone kindly told Zeng’s mother ( is the mother of the filial son Zeng Shen): "Mother Zeng, your son killed someone!"

Zeng’s mother was weaving, and she did not stop what she was doing - she reacted calmly to this , because she believed that her son would never kill anyone.

After a while, someone came to Zeng's mother again and said, "Mother Zeng, why are you still weaving? Your son killed someone!"

Zeng's mother still did not stop her work and continued to weave - she still believed His own son.

After a while, a third person came to Zeng’s mother and said, “Mother Zeng, your son killed someone, and you are still in the mood to weave?!”

Zeng’s mother finally collapsed—it’s impossible for everyone to lie to her, right? !

So she put down what she was doing and went out crying to visit her son who had committed murder (actually it was just the same name, not her son).

The second story: "A basket of impeachment letters" from the famous general Leyang.

Leyang was a famous general in the Kingdom of Wei. Marquis Wen of Wei sent him to attack Zhongshan (a Di tribe located in central Hebei today).

After three years of fighting this battle, we finally won.

Leyang was very happy after winning the battle, so he wrote a credit book and asked Wei Wenhou for credit for his soldiers. In fact, he was also asking for credit for himself euphemistically, but he was too embarrassed to write it in the credit book.

After reading the credit book written by Le Yang, Wei Wenhou smiled and said nothing. He ordered people to bring up a large basket. It was filled with bamboo slips (paper had not been invented in that era, so bamboo slips were used for writing).

Marquis Wei Wen said: "Leqing, all the bamboo slips here are to impeach you. They said that you were procrastinating with your troops and could not win quickly, but I suppressed them all."

Leyang saw this scene and hurriedly bowed to him. Wei Wenhou said: "If it weren't for my lord's trust in me, I would have been dismissed from office a long time ago, so how could we talk about today's victory! My lord withstood the pressure for me and fought against all opinions. The first contribution to today's victory should be credited to you."

Later, Wei Wenhou Still, Leyang and his soldiers were greatly rewarded.

After telling these two stories, Gan Mao said to King Wu of Qin: "Your Majesty, in terms of trust relationship, the relationship between you and me is definitely not as good as that between Zeng Shen and her son. However, the relationship between Zeng Shen and her son is so strong. After Zeng's mother was misled for the third time, , the mind will also be shaken, not to mention the trust between the king and the ministers between Le Yang and Wei Wenhou, the ministers are envious but dare not ask for it. "

King Qin Wu understood what Gan Mao meant, so he made an alliance with Gan Mao (Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period). , etiquette has broken down, trust between people is low, and it is very common for monarchs and ministers to swear oaths. Unlike the monarchs and ministers who unified the dynasty in later generations, they dare not make a covenant with the monarch.) - King Wu of Qin swore absolute trust in Gan Mao, Let Gan Mao do it.

Later, when Gan Mao attacked Yiyang, he encountered many difficulties and was unable to defeat it for five months. In the Qin State, there were also important ministers such as Chuilizi and Gongsun Shi who wanted to take his place - capturing Yiyang was a great achievement for everyone, and everyone wanted to make a contribution.

King Wu of Qin also wavered for a while and wanted to recall Gan Mao.

After Gan Mao heard about this, he wrote to King Wu of Qin and said, "Has your Majesty forgotten the oath between you and me?"

King Wu of Qin was very ashamed when he saw Gan Mao's letter - if Gan Mao hadn't reminded him, I really feel like my great-mother. So, he mobilized more troops to Gan Mao to fully support him.

In the end, Gan Mao captured Yiyang, opening the door to the Central Plains for Qin.

[Brief Comment]

Actually, we need to talk to the boss about three points:

First, please be patient and give me some time, boss. - However, you cannot open your mouth and tell the boss's expected completion time, which will be delayed a lot in the future.

The shopping mall is like a battlefield. If many things are not completed in time, opportunities will be missed.

However, let the boss not be too impatient. You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. Some things always take time to polish.

Second, please ask the boss to give us the opportunity to try and make mistakes - of course, these are some experimental errors, which are not painful, because many things are done by fumbling.

Third, please boss not to be disturbed by people who gossip. ——Human nature is good, but it does not rule out that people with good intentions or out of other considerations will say bad things about this project or certain people in front of the boss.

In this regard, we cannot rely solely on one-time reminders. As a person in charge, you should communicate with your boss frequently to eliminate misunderstandings.

Let’s talk a little more.

Experienced bosses are actually afraid that their subordinates will accept tasks "unconditionally", especially major tasks - how can a big thing be completed without difficulty? The earlier the subordinates can anticipate and discuss the conditions with the boss, the more likely the boss will feel Practical - I think you are reliable and thoughtful.

 Companion Reading of Chinese History Volume 1 Historical Records Biographies Chapter 152: When accepting a major task, what should you say to your boss first? The content involves the original volume: "The Eleventh Biography of Qilizi Gan Mao"