In his speech, Ren Zhengfei said that Huawei's strategy cannot be determined by a few people, cannot design the future by a few people, nor change direction due to criticism by a few people. Instead, it should be a collision of thousands or tens of thousands of experts to study the future direction and path to the future.
In addition, when asked by experts in Huawei’s cloud computing field about how to encourage sharing within the company and how to ensure that their ideas or videos are not leaked, Ren Zhengfei said that this should be learned from the United States. For example, the United States announced in a few days in advance Attack a certain place in a few minutes. What are strong people afraid of losing their secrets? Only the weak are afraid of losing secrets, because the strong will compare with others who have stronger digestion ability, faster absorption, and better absorption.
In his speech, Ren Zhengfei also gave an answer on whether to strengthen communication among gifted teenagers or similar groups. Ren Zhengfei said that when entering Huawei's , there is no such thing as "genius boy", there is no distinction between doctorate and bachelor's degree, and there is no distinction between young experts and old experts. When speaking online, who knows your real age? Speaking has nothing to do with age. However, those who never speak up will slowly be marginalized. (Text | "Financial World" Weekly Zhang Zhaoxi)
Attached is the full text of "Speech by President Ren at the Forum with the Secretariat of the Expert Committee":
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Email Speech [2022] No. 095 Issued by: Ren Zhengfei, President Ren Speech at the symposium with the Secretariat of the Expert Committee June 1, 2022
1. The Secretariat of the Expert Committee is an organization that assists the fermentation of experts’ ideas. Promote communication among experts and allow experts to "talk nonsense" across borders. The Secretariat of the Expert Committee plays a pivotal role, and its main responsibility is to aggregate expert opinions and extract content you think is valuable to make a briefing. 1, Tang (fixed network field): What core goal do you hope the Huawei Expert Committee will achieve during the collision and exchange of ideas?
Mr. Ren: I believe that communication does not easily achieve the core goal, nor does it seek to reach consensus. It only promotes mutual inspiration and mutual learning. Huawei's strategy cannot be determined by a few people, nor can it design the future by a few people, nor should it change its direction due to criticism by a few people. Instead, it should be a collision of thousands or tens of thousands of experts to study the future direction and path to the future. We now have more than 6,000 chief experts and scientists, plus hundreds of thousands of engineers, including external scientists and experts who are also allowed to come in and communicate. My hope is to open boundaries, speak freely, inspire and learn from each other. The expert committee is an organization that promotes the fermentation of ideas, allowing experts to speak freely. Your secretariat makes briefings on valuable things to promote further fermentation with purpose and direction. You are not a leading organization, but a guiding organization. The Committee of Scientists is allowed to "talk nonsense", the Committee of Experts is allowed to "talk nonsense", and the Committee of Experts has a slightly narrower "bell mouth". Therefore, we do not ask the expert committee to do anything specific. There is no theme, no direction, and it should not be turned into a movement. It does not mean that you will get results after drinking coffee once, and you will have to reimburse the coffee fee if it does not ferment. There is no need for complicated write-off procedures. . Each subcommittee is responsible for organizing gatherings, exchanges and other activities, and can also invite external experts. There may be very few real conferences, but how many events are there in a year, how do they collide, and how many fields do they collide with? You make plans and budgets, and the budgets are allocated to you and left to the control of each subcommittee. The company soon announced the "Huawei Corporate Ceremony Management Standards". Expert activities can refer to the standards of this document, and experts' spouses and children are allowed to participate, but their reimbursement standards are 50% off.
2. Zou (Product Digitalization and IT Equipment): The Secretariat is responsible for organizational work. What guidance and suggestions do you have for the Secretariat?
Mr. Ren: The secretariat of the Expert Committee plays a pivotal role. Its main responsibility is to aggregate the opinions of experts and make valuable content into briefings.First, the secretariat does not agree or oppose the company. It only needs to express the opinions of experts authentically and accurately so that the opinions of experts can be reactivated. Why is it divided into one, two, and maybe three or four places? The values of the two secretariats may be different, but the mode of operation is exactly the same. The Blue Army has made some positive contributions over the years. It is good to dare to speak out and oppose the company. We must persist. The company's spirit is to focus on self-criticism and supplement it with criticism. Second, the Secretariat not only does organizational work, but also serves as an assistant to experts. Experts post articles online and send them to the secretariat simultaneously. If you see valuable content, you can make a briefing. Not everything needs to be briefed. You can give a briefing if you think it is valuable for secondary fermentation and promotes further discussion. The secretariat does not necessarily have to produce output every day. It can distribute the opinions of experts, or it can synthesize their thoughts and write a briefing, and everyone can absorb network dynamics based on the briefing. Some experts have seen some articles on foreign websites and reprinted them. Which articles do you think can be put together? One is to write minutes, and the other is to synthesize them. Synthesis does not mean that you write an article after digesting it, but that you explain where these opinions come from, and readers can click on them to read by themselves.
3. Lu ( semiconductor device field): In which business direction is it better for the expert committee to discuss? What suggestions do you have?
Mr. Ren: Our general direction for , the fan-shaped surface of the "flare mouth" remains unchanged. It's just that the "trumpet" of the Scientist Committee should be larger, while the Expert Committee can be smaller. However, you do not need to limit the vertical upward and vertical downward extension of the main channel in the professional direction. The horizontal expansion of the "trumpet" must be subject to budget approval. It is okay for you to speak in the direction of turbidity, but do not discuss it as a topic. As for the decision to go in which direction, this is the decision of the organization, but after the expert committee "talks nonsense", it will play a role in promoting the decision-making organization. For example, the administrative management organization of software is mainly responsible for the department's capacity building, while the expert group focuses on operations. The expert group should come up with opinions on technical decision-making, and the company will follow its path. The Secretariat of the Expert Committee is responsible for organizing and gathering work. It can also conduct a "three-person talk" dialogue. It can organize talks or talk on its own; it can have cross-border dialogues or dialogues within its own field. You mainly talk about some macro things, forward-looking professional directions, which can be broadcast live, both internally and externally. It is best to aim at the main channel and the main battlefield. What are your insights after reading so many experts’ advice and speeches? This represents your personal views and thoughts, and it is good to be different. As soon as you talk about it on the Internet, some young people say that this is wrong, and they come to break the superstition and liberate their minds. What's wrong with that? This is the combination of reform and improvement.
4. Huang (Digital Energy): Many ideas will be generated after the event. How to quickly turn them into projects? Is there any project establishment and funds for rapid implementation? If you wait until the second year before planting, the "day lilies" may be cold.
Mr. Ren: The project must be within a boundary. If it exceeds the boundary of the main channel, we will not support it. When ideas are converted into projects and products, they must go through the review and decision-making process of the corresponding investment decision-making agencies at all levels and be determined by them. I hope that everything the company does should be within the boundaries and create value in the near and long term. Our budget should still be concentrated on areas with commercial value, either what customers need or what we want to do. Therefore, your innovation must have commercial value, and it cannot be done just by having an idea. We should have a plan in each field. It does not mean that the higher the technology, the better, nor does it mean that the more ideas, the better. The role of a good idea must be "minimalist architecture, extremely low cost, extremely high quality, and excellent experience." If it cannot generate value in response to real needs, or generate value in the medium or long term, it is not an idea that we care about. We cannot carry out reforms at will. The ultimate goal of reform is to produce food.
5. Cui (fixed network field): How do our experts allocate their energy between their own work and the expert committee?
Mr. Ren: I think does not involve the issue of energy allocation. If you study light and follow the path of light, I think there is nothing wrong. But can you use your academic eyes to look at others sideways? Just like when you eat, you don't just stare at a plate. Why establish Jiaxian communities and various committees? Experts are more professional, but the Jiaxian community covers a wider range of areas. You can see if you can eat the "vegetables" on other people's "plates", and if you want to eat them, you may learn from them. For example, how do coal mines solve the problem of failure alarms on belt conveyors? Put the optical fiber under the belt conveyor. When the belt conveyor vibrates, the optical fiber will sense it and transmit it to the ground. We use MEMS navigation, combined with precise north-seeking technology, to realize the long-term straightening of the coal cutter hydraulic support of the fully mechanized mining surface in the mine, and position it with an accuracy of 0.1m. Isn't this a cross-border? We have a lot of things underground. When we were walking up the mine, I asked the mine manager if the radio underground was controlled? The mine director called the Non-Committee and the Non-Committee said there was no control document. Later, when I was in Shanghai, I said that by reversing the upstream and downstream operations, more channels of high-definition data could be transmitted underground to the surface. We used digital splicing methods to achieve panoramic visibility of the working surface and remote control, achieving unmanned underground operation. Mining. Therefore, if you focus on your main business wholeheartedly, we support and understand you. As for the percentage of energy allocation, can you spend ten minutes looking at other people's "dishes" before going to bed at night?
6. Wang (GTS Services and Software): How do we apply the insights and ideas we have generated in the future, and how do we return them to the organization to make a difference?
Mr. Ren: People in the secretariat can circulate vertically or horizontally, or they can work for one or two years before going to work. You will go to the grassroots level every two years and have successful practical experience and theory to feel the practice and know how to do it. There are higher chances of promotion. For example, the market system will open up some of the most difficult countries and regions as a training ground for senior cadres to dissect a small "sparrow". For example, start with financial accounting, start with PFC, start with budget, start with planning, start with settlement, start with technology delivery, start with working hours quota , start with project delivery... Our company implements a resume system, he After dissecting a "sparrow", there may be 5-6 items on the resume. There are 11 steps to be promoted to "general", and he has completed several of them. After the "Sparrow" is dissected, you can be asked to dissect the "Eagle" and then "Kunpeng". Wouldn't you have the opportunity to grow into a senior leader of the company? This is how we train cadres at all levels and provide various opportunities for growth and training. If you say you want to stay in the agency, then be a good employee.
2. Adhere to openness and encourage internal and external personnel to communicate and share across professions, regions, and ages. While igniting the sparks of other people's thoughts, you can also absorb the energy of the universe.
1, Tian (Huawei Cloud Computing): Sharing is encouraged within the company. How to ensure that your ideas or videos are not leaked?
Mr. Ren: Regarding , we need to learn from the United States. For example, the United States announces the time and time to attack a certain place a few days in advance. What are strong people afraid of losing their secrets? Only the weak are afraid of losing secrets, because the strong will compare with others who have stronger digestion ability, faster absorption, and better absorption. In fact, when you ignite someone else's spark, you can also absorb energy from their fire. Internal sharing is a concept. The purpose of our establishment of "Jiaxian Community" is to call on everyone to open up, lower departmental walls step by step, and finally smash the "earth wall". We hope that the information released by the "Jiaxian Community" can be shared among all employees, but employees rarely read it, especially cadres above the third-level management team who do not read the document. Their empiricist efforts will inevitably be replaced. If you have a small part of the content you want to share with the society, you can publish it on the "Huang Danian Tea Thought House" platform. Because the "Jiaxian Community" has more problems coming from products, realist experience, know-how..., many of which are close to the product stage, so the external network is not fully open.Although it is only open to the internal network, people on the external network may also be able to figure it out clearly. As for what should be disclosed and what should not be disclosed, it is up to the experts themselves and the expert committee to decide. Now "Huang Danian Tea Thought House" actually plays a great activating role. Many employees have made a lot of things by themselves. They don't know who to communicate with in the company, so they find many friends on the "Huang Danian Tea Thought House" platform and communicate together. We solved a lot of problems together.
2. Cui (fixed network field): Experts all want to communicate with each other, but there may be taboos between experts. How can experts put down their burdens when communicating with anyone and be able to communicate boldly?
Mr. Ren: As long as you are an internal employee of Huawei, you should not have any taboos about . Regarding external communication, you experts have your own discretion, but you still need to communicate more. As for whether you should post it online to communicate with the world, you can make your own decision. We must do a good job in open communication and eliminate anyone who blocks our openness. As long as people with conservative ideas speak hesitantly, it will be difficult for them to absorb the energy of others and improve themselves. A department that is conservative and does not open up, and does not let its subordinates leave. Although he has retained the strength of this department, it has hindered the progress of others, and instead caused complaints. Cadres have a term system , and they will leave their posts when they expire. What's the use of building a "feudal fortress"?
3, Li (mobile network field): The current secretariat organization is divided vertically according to wireless, IT, etc. We Wireless also have in-depth cooperation with the 2012 Laboratory. Can experts from the 2012 Laboratory also participate in the discussions of the expert committee?
Mr. Ren: That’s for sure. The Scientist Committee and the Expert Committee are completely free to come and go, and no boundaries have been drawn. You can also participate in the discussion in the committee of scientists, and they can also participate in the committee of experts, but you have your own focus. You should have a communication circle in your future interactions, and they will send information to you. There should be no boundaries. The committee of scientists holds a seminar, so you can take a notebook and attend.
4, Hui (IT infrastructure field): Computing is an ecological industry, and it actually needs to influence the external industry chain to form de facto standards. Is it possible to have external experts as extended members of our expert committee, but who are not appointed by our company? Is there any mechanism to involve them?
Mr. Ren: should be possible. "Huang Danian Tea and Thought House" is different from you. As long as an expert drinks coffee at "Huang Danian Tea and Thought House" and swipes the entrance card, he is automatically a member. He can post his opinions online and read them online. The "Jiaxian Community" may not be so open yet, but the experts who work with you can become your extended members, and you can control the specific work yourself. For example, the tutors in our tutor department are all veteran experts. They can become your members first, giving consultants and tutors the qualifications for employees to access information.
5, Yu (Ministry of Public Development): Many of our experts focus on versioning or delivery. Now we need to open up channels of expression and open up the atmosphere of ideas. How can we start things quickly?
Mr. Ren: As long as you are willing to let more than 5,000 people debate and quarrel here and let them "talk nonsense", all their ideas will come out. Many great inventions in history were actually created in coffee shops. For example, eight people from Fairchild Company drank coffee and drew on a napkin. Didn't they create today's Intel? Ignite the entire world semiconductor industry. Steve Jobs is a Syrian, the founder of Google is a Soviet, Soros and Greenberg are a Hungarian, and Musk is a South African. When people from these different countries quarreled together, wouldn’t American coffee rise? ?
6, Pan (Secretary Office 2): Cross-domain communication is actually quite difficult.Because the expert committee in his field is very business-driven and organizationally driven, communication will not be a big problem; when cross-domain, each expert’s knowledge is different. He may be very good in one place, but not in another place. He can't even understand the nouns of a place?
Mr. Ren: Talking between a chicken and a duck is just like "cuckoo" and "quack". If you want to listen, you can listen, but if you don't want to, don't listen. We just want to open this "wall" so that everyone can be inspired by each other, and there is no problem if they don't understand. Just like you can’t understand English, aren’t there translators now? In the future, once you wear the AR glasses , you can listen to the crow of "chicken" here and the speech of "duck" there, and both sides can be translated into Chinese. Therefore, let us not worry about whether experts find it difficult or not. If you are willing to communicate, just communicate. If you are not willing to communicate, just chat for a few words under the cherry blossom tree. The role of the secretariat is to make a briefing on the views you agree with and promote them. This is the purpose.
7, Zhou (IT infrastructure field): How can overseas experts participate more fully? Does the company have any strategies?
Mr. Ren: After we have online platforms such as "Jiaxian Community" and "Huang Danian Tea House", the participation of overseas experts should become higher and higher. If we unite, won't a few cobblers support Zhuge Liang ?
8, Pan (Secretary's Office 2): Should we strengthen communication among gifted teenagers or similar groups?
Mr. Ren: When enters Huawei, there will no longer be the term "genius boy", there will be no distinction between doctorate and bachelor's degree, and there will be no distinction between young experts and old experts. When speaking online, who knows your real age? Speaking has nothing to do with age. However, those who never speak up will slowly be marginalized.
