500強(qiáng)副總裁給職場(chǎng)新人的建議

The honest answer to this question is that there are a lot of things I wish I had known when I walked in the door for my first day of work years ago. Time and experience are great teachers, and I’ve certainly had my share of learning opportunities along the way.

Today, when I have a chance to talk with young people who are just starting out in their careers, I find I often learn more from them than they do from me. When they ask for advice, though, I tell them that—from my current vantage point—I think they’ll have an edge in their careers if they do these things:

1.Have an agenda: Decide what you want to do, learn, and accomplish.

2.Learn how to make a decision and move on.

3.Be willing to go where others may not.

4.Be impatient with the status quo.

5.Learn the fine line between being recognized for what you do and being humble about your success.

6.Make friends with someone in technology (you’ll be glad you did).

7.Say, “I don’t know” readily.

8.Find time to have fun and laugh.

9.Raise your hand when you have—or see—a problem.

10.Know what you’re good at and what you’re not good at, and develop the skills that don’t come as naturally to you.

11.Remember that you are in charge of your morale.

12.And, finally, don’t make any important decisions when you are tired, angry, or hungry, because your judgment will be clouded.

Over the course of my career, I’ve worked with some great leaders. I’ve also made my share of mistakes. These experiences have shown me that it’s important to:

13.Ask for feedback, listen to it, and act on it?

14.Great leaders are self-aware. They seek out direct, personal feedback, both formal and informal. Ask the people around you how they experience you. What are your strengths and weaknesses? Where can you improve? Listen to what they say, and then act on what you learn.

15.Sharpen your communication skills?

16.Everything we do in business involves communicating. You need to be able to convey an idea clearly, crisply, and in a compelling way to sell concepts, motivate people, and accomplish things. Part of communicating effectively is knowing—and reading—your audience as you speak so you can meet them where they are.

17.Be ready to reinvent yourself?

18.The pace of change in our world today can make your head spin. If you want to stay relevant and competitive over time, you have to be willing to start over, take a different path, and try something new. If you are adept at reinventing yourself, that dead end you think you’ve hit may turn out to be just a bend in the road on your way to a whole new adventure.

If I had to boil all of the advice I have down to one thought, it would be this: While education is important, the details of the subjects you studied in school won’t be that much use on the job. The most important things you can take away from your education and bring with you to the working world are an ability to think critically and creatively and work well under pressure. Once you are in the workforce, your real education begins. Keep your eyes open and pay attention, and you’ll learn a great deal over the long haul.

坦白地說(shuō)，對(duì)于這個(gè)問(wèn)題，我的答案是我希望初入職場(chǎng)的時(shí)候，能早知道許多事情。時(shí)間和經(jīng)歷是優(yōu)秀的老師，在職業(yè)發(fā)展的過(guò)程中，我有過(guò)許多分享經(jīng)驗(yàn)教訓(xùn)的機(jī)會(huì)。

今天，當(dāng)我有機(jī)會(huì)與初入職場(chǎng)的年輕人們交流時(shí)，我發(fā)現(xiàn)，我從他們身上學(xué)到的，遠(yuǎn)比他們從我身上學(xué)到的東西多。在他們向我征求意見(jiàn)時(shí)，我會(huì)以我目前的觀點(diǎn)告訴他們：只要他們做好下面幾件事，他們便可以在職業(yè)當(dāng)中獲得優(yōu)勢(shì)：

1、制定日程：決定你想要做什么、學(xué)習(xí)什么和成就什么。

2、學(xué)習(xí)如何決策和繼續(xù)前進(jìn)。

3、愿意去其他人可能不愿意去的地方。

4、不要安于現(xiàn)狀。

5、了解“因?yàn)樗龅氖虑槎玫秸J(rèn)可”與“對(duì)自己的成功保持謙遜”，這兩者之間的細(xì)微區(qū)別。

6、與技術(shù)行業(yè)的人成為朋友(如果你有這樣的朋友，你會(huì)很高興)。

7、爽快地說(shuō)“我不知道”。

8、找時(shí)間讓自己開(kāi)心，歡笑。

9、當(dāng)你遇到或看到問(wèn)題時(shí)，舉手提問(wèn)。

10、知道自己擅長(zhǎng)和不擅長(zhǎng)什么，培養(yǎng)那些不會(huì)自然而然產(chǎn)生的技能。

11、記住，你能控制自己的士氣。

12、最后，在疲勞、生氣或饑餓的時(shí)候，不要做出任何重要的決定，因?yàn)槟愕呐袛嗔?huì)受到影響。

在職業(yè)生涯當(dāng)中，我曾與幾位優(yōu)秀的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者有過(guò)共事機(jī)會(huì)。我也分享過(guò)自己犯過(guò)的錯(cuò)誤。這些經(jīng)歷讓我知道了下面這些重要的事情：

13、尋求反饋，聽(tīng)取反饋，采取行動(dòng)。

14、優(yōu)秀的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者都有自知之明。他們會(huì)尋求直接、私人的反饋，包括正式的和非正式的反饋。詢問(wèn)身邊的人對(duì)你的感受。你有哪些優(yōu)點(diǎn)和缺點(diǎn)?你可以在哪些方面做出改進(jìn)?聽(tīng)取他們的意見(jiàn)，然后根據(jù)這些意見(jiàn)采取行動(dòng)。

15、磨練溝通技能。

16、在商界，我們做的每一件事都離不開(kāi)溝通。你必須能夠以令人信服的方式，清楚傳達(dá)自己的觀點(diǎn)，兜售自己的理念，激勵(lì)身邊的人，實(shí)現(xiàn)自己的目標(biāo)。溝通很大程度上是在講話的時(shí)候，了解和解讀你的聽(tīng)眾，以滿足他們的需求。

17、做好自我改造的準(zhǔn)備。

18、當(dāng)今世界的變化速度之快，令人目不暇接。若想始終保持相關(guān)性和競(jìng)爭(zhēng)力，你必須愿意從頭開(kāi)始，選擇不同的道路，嘗試新事物。當(dāng)你擅長(zhǎng)自我改造之后，你所遇到的死胡同，可能只是整個(gè)探險(xiǎn)旅程中的一個(gè)拐彎而已。

如果將我的這些建議總結(jié)成一條，應(yīng)該是：教育很重要，但你在學(xué)校里所學(xué)的科目，在工作中沒(méi)有太大用處。你能夠從教育中得到、并真正用于職場(chǎng)的最重要事情，是批判性、創(chuàng)造性思維的能力，以及在壓力下工作的能力。進(jìn)入職場(chǎng)之后，真正的教育才剛剛開(kāi)始。睜開(kāi)雙眼，保持專注，隨著時(shí)間推移，你會(huì)學(xué)到更多。