What is executive power? A job search record of an American wounded veteran. This is executive power, that is, never make excuses.
There was a veteran in the United States who was wounded on the battlefield. When he returned to the place, he was also older. In addition, he was wounded and became a disabled veteran. So it became very difficult to find a job. Many units rejected him, and every time he took a firm step and continued to look for possible opportunities.
This time, he came to the largest timber company in the United States to apply for a job. He was blocked by the recruiters and refused to hire him.
At this time, he finally found the vice president of the company through several checkpoints. He said firmly to the vice president: "vice president, as a veteran, I solemnly promise you that I will complete any task you give me. Please give me an opportunity." When the vice president looked at his age and his appearance, he really gave him a job like a joke. What kind of job is that? It was a mess in the middle of the United States.
Before that, the company sent many excellent managers, but they did not do the job well. Because there were bad customer relations here, the company's arrears could not be recovered for a long time, and the company's image there was damaged.
The vice president thought: a manager better than you can't complete this task. I might as well sell a favor and let you prove yourself that you are not that material.
The veteran said, "I promise to finish the task."
The next day, he went to that market. A few months later, he recovered the company's image there from the central United States, smoothed out the customer relationship, and cleared almost all the arrears.
On a weekend afternoon, the president called the veteran to his office. Say to him, "I'm going out to do something this weekend. My sister is getting married in Utah. I'm going to attend her wedding. Please help me buy a gift. This gift is in a gift shop. There is a blue vase in the very beautiful window." After describing it, he handed the addressed card to the veteran. After receiving the task, the veteran solemnly promised his boss, "I promise to finish the task!"
The veteran saw the train carriage and seat of his boss behind the card, because the boss told him that after buying the vase, it would be OK to send it to his carriage.
So the veteran took immediate action. He took a long time to find the address. When he found the address, his brain went blank. Because there is no store described by the boss, no beautiful window, and no blue vase on this address.
Ladies and gentlemen, if it were you, what would you do?
I would say to my boss, "sorry, the address you gave me is wrong, so I can't get the blue vase.
However, the veteran did not think so, because he promised his boss that he would complete the task.
So I thought of calling the boss for confirmation at the first time, but the boss's phone has been blocked. Because on weekends in North America, the boss doesn't allow others to disturb him. Usually, the boss's mobile phone doesn't answer the phone. What should I do? As time went by, the veteran combined with the map and swept the street. Five blocks away from the address, he finally saw the shop described by the boss. Looking from a distance, he saw the beautiful window. He had seen the blue vase. He was very happy, but he rushed to the store. As soon as the door was locked, the store had closed early.
If it were you, what would you do? You will say: I'm sorry, boss, because the address you gave me was wrong. I finally found it, but it was closed. However, the veteran did not think so, because he promised his boss that he would complete the task.
The soldier finally found the phone number of the store manager by combining the yellow pages and the address. When he called, he said he would buy the blue vase. The other party said, "I'm on vacation and I'm not open." Then he put the phone down.
If it were you, you would say I'm sorry, boss. I can't buy it because it's closed. You will find a lot of reasons why you did not complete the task. However, the veteran did not think so, because he promised his boss that he would complete the task.
He was thinking that even if I paid a heavy price, I would get the blue vase. He wanted to break the window to get the blue vase, so the veteran turned to look for tools. When he finally found the tools and came back, a policeman came from a distance, fully armed. The policeman came to the window and stood there motionless. Then the veteran waited quietly for a long time. The policeman didn't mean to leave at all.
At this time, the veteran realized something. He dialed the manager of the store again. His first sentence was, "I guarantee with my own life and the reputation of a soldier. I must get the blue vase because I promised that it is related to the honor and life of a soldier. Please help me.".
The man stopped hanging up and listened to him. He told the story of how he was wounded on the battlefield, because he promised his comrades in arms that he would save their lives and carry them out of the battlefield. For this reason, he was seriously injured and left disabled. The manager was moved by him and finally decided to send someone to open the door of the store for him and sell the blue vase to him.
The veteran got the blue vase. He was very happy. But at this time, the boss' train has already left. What would you do if it were you? You will find out a lot of reasons to explain to the boss: the address you gave me was wrong. I finally found it. The house has been closed. I finally got this blue vase after setbacks and tribulations, but your train has already left. However, the veteran did not think so, because he promised his boss that he would complete the task.
So the veteran called his former comrades in arms. He wanted to rent a private plane. Because many people in North America owned private planes, he finally found a person who was willing to rent the private plane to him. Then he took the plane to catch up with the next station of the boss' train. When he panted and ran into the platform, the boss' train just slowly pulled into the platform. According to the car number the boss told him, he went to the boss' car and saw that the boss was sitting there quietly. He carefully put the blue vase on the table. Then he said to the boss, "president, this is the blue vase you want. Take it to your sister. I wish you a pleasant trip." Then he turned and got off.
At the beginning of the new week, on the first day of work, the boss called the veteran to his office. Say to him, "thank you for the gift you bought for me. My sister likes it very much. I thank you for completing the task.
In fact, in recent years, the company has been selecting a manager to be the president of the Far East region, which is the most important department of the company. However, in the process of selecting managers, we have been unable to achieve our wishes.
Later, the consulting company gave us a blue vase to test the method of selecting managers. In the process of selecting a manager, most people didn't complete the task because the address we gave was false. We asked the store manager to close the door in advance. We asked him to answer the phone only twice. In the past test, only one person completed the task because he smashed the glass in the window and got the blue vase. We felt that it was inconsistent with our company's ethics and was not hired. " So in the later tests, we specially hired a heavily armed policeman to guard there. But none of this has hindered your determination to complete the task. You have accomplished your task excellently. Now, on behalf of the board of directors, I formally appoint you as the president of the company's Far East region
What is executive power? This is executive power, that is, never make excuses.