本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛想想我开始意识乃至筹划职业生涯也就从那开始。记得最后一天最后一个program最与众不同 - 是一个极negative 的关于corporate power structure的讲演。那个人说的一些话是很少在北美公司里听到的。I don't agree with all that he said. But I had to agree some of them are sadly true.
The basic idea was that all drivers behind corporation executives, managers and employees' behaviors are about "power", and "influrence". Someone would argue that the driver should be for the benefits of stockholders. Wrong. As long as there is human hierachical structure, it is all about who gets the say, who makes the decision, who listens to who. To have power does not mean you are in a higher position. Some times, an employee can have more power than his manager.
And it is all about perceptions. if you appeared to have a nice chat with the CEO, even though you just asked if he has two or three sons, in this corporate world, your power scaled up quite significantly after that moment. if you appear to be a senior architect, people around you will start thinking that way.
You never work for the corporate. You always work for the person. You should knock on doors, and say "I want to work for the benefit of our company's business", and what you are really saying is "i work for you and only you, my boss". When you want a raise, say the same thing plus "how can i contribute more to our dear business".
There are different circles in the corporate world. As an employee, if you don't know who works for who, you does not belong to any groups and you are dispensable. You should be able to tell, from the directory, the line of the circle. Who belongs to which group. and that line should go up to the CEO. when you are invited to a family gathering from a senior executive, you know you are selected to join a group. They will test you, to see if you understand. the chance will only be there for once.
During the 5 minutes discussion about promotion or lay-off, you should know who will speak up for you, or against you. usually that kind of decision will be made rather quickly.更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net
The basic idea was that all drivers behind corporation executives, managers and employees' behaviors are about "power", and "influrence". Someone would argue that the driver should be for the benefits of stockholders. Wrong. As long as there is human hierachical structure, it is all about who gets the say, who makes the decision, who listens to who. To have power does not mean you are in a higher position. Some times, an employee can have more power than his manager.
And it is all about perceptions. if you appeared to have a nice chat with the CEO, even though you just asked if he has two or three sons, in this corporate world, your power scaled up quite significantly after that moment. if you appear to be a senior architect, people around you will start thinking that way.
You never work for the corporate. You always work for the person. You should knock on doors, and say "I want to work for the benefit of our company's business", and what you are really saying is "i work for you and only you, my boss". When you want a raise, say the same thing plus "how can i contribute more to our dear business".
There are different circles in the corporate world. As an employee, if you don't know who works for who, you does not belong to any groups and you are dispensable. You should be able to tell, from the directory, the line of the circle. Who belongs to which group. and that line should go up to the CEO. when you are invited to a family gathering from a senior executive, you know you are selected to join a group. They will test you, to see if you understand. the chance will only be there for once.
During the 5 minutes discussion about promotion or lay-off, you should know who will speak up for you, or against you. usually that kind of decision will be made rather quickly.更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net