Care.com首席執行官:放棄完美
????5. 你從校園學到的最重要的東西是什么? ????? 人們害怕金融課或營銷課,或者其他從未接觸過的課程。同時,他們又努力想成為一名通才。在我看來,要想當一名創業者,就絕不要低估這些課程中所含技能的價值。 ????? 在交際和推銷的時候讓自己感覺舒服,不要把它們當成不好的字眼。作為創業者,我的大部分工作都是在推銷和交際。 ????? 還要學會與團隊合作。學習小組比課堂聽講更有價值。 ????? 在校期間找幾位導師,充分利用校友數據庫。在學生時代這么做更好,因為一旦走入社會,這樣做難免會讓別人感覺你帶有目的性。而作為學生,你的目的就是尋求幫助和建議。 ????6. 你最崇拜哪一位商界或科技界人物?為什么? ????投資公司Tallwood Capital創始人達多?班納托一直鼓舞著我。他不僅是我的導師,也是我的至交。多年來,關于如何擴大公司規模去幫助更多人,他給了我許多極好的建議。此外,他還是菲律賓發展基金會(Philippine Development Foundation)的主席,對基金會的發展有著長遠眼光。他還在利用自己出色的技術背景、創業經驗和成功經歷,影響著數百萬個家庭。 ????7. 相比以前,如今的創業者更需要哪一種品質? ????謙遜。創業者當然是天生的冒險者,隨時準備逆流前行。但現在卻出現一種只顧自己的趨勢。事實上,領導力很少是關于自己,而是有關團隊和如何幫助他們成長和成功。成功的創業者都理解,領導力代表著大公無私和堅忍不拔。 ????8. 如果你現在能去世界任何地方,你會去哪兒? ????菲律賓。我在菲律賓長大,這不僅是我的血統,也是我的歷史。我出生在菲律賓,有五個兄弟姐們。我的人生旅程從那里開始,我也會經常回到那里給自己補充能量。臺風海燕造成的破壞極其嚴重。看到那么多個人、公司和社區領導者主動幫助受災地區重建,令人驚嘆不已。身為菲律賓發展基金會的一員,我積極參與過救災工作,眼下也正在努力通過美國菲律賓裔CEO的身份,為救災工作提供持續的支持。 ????9. 對于“擁有一切”的爭論,你有什么看法? ????很可能你大部分時間并不是最佳CEO,并不是最好的媽媽/女兒/朋友/姐妹……這沒有關系。人無完人,我也是如此,但我們往往用很多時間和精力去努力做到完美。我學會了放棄完美這個不現實的目標,放下思想負擔,讓我身心自由。事實上,關鍵在于如何為自己和你的家人定義成功。 “最重要的是,在自己和在家人眼里的成功。(不要太在意別人的看法)。要讓自己有能力去做該做的事情,確保需要你的時候能夠在場。這樣,“以最好的方式為自己、公司和家人服務”就會變成每天都能兌現的話。” 當然,要做到這一點要耗費時間,我也正在為此努力。 ????10. 你所在的行業目前最讓您感到興奮的地方是什么? ????無限的潛力。醫療護理是一個全球問題,某些情況下,它會影響到每一個家庭。但護理首先要從女性開始。女性是美好未來的捍衛者。制約女性的通常都是家人需要可靠的、能夠承擔的護理,比如兒童護理,或者日益全球化的老人護理問題。女性不論是尋找還是提供護理服務,只要她們能夠自由地走出家門去找工作,就能改善家庭的經濟狀況,也就可以給孩子一個更美好的未來,更好地照看年邁的父母,服務社區和整個國家。目前,Care.com是全球最大的在線護理服務網站。我們在推動護理行業發展及女性就業的問題上將發揮直接的影響力。(財富中文網) ????譯者:劉進龍/汪皓?? |
????5. What was the most important thing you learned in school? ????? People fear finance courses or marketing courses or anything they're not already exposed to. Embrace being a generalist. If you want to be an entrepreneur, don't underestimate the value of skills learned in those classes. ????? Be comfortable with networking and selling and try not to think of them as bad words. The majority of my job as an entrepreneur is selling and networking. ????? Also, learn to work with a team. Study groups outweigh classroom participation. ????? When in school, find mentors and reach out to the alumni database. It's better to do this as a student because when you're out in the real world, there's a sense that you have an agenda. As a student, your agenda is to ask for help and advice. ????6. What business or technology person do you admire most? Why? ????Dado Banatao, founder of Tallwood Capital, is an inspiration to me. He isn't only a personal mentor, but a dear friend. He's given me terrific advice through the years about building companies that scale so that you can help more people. He has the vision behind the Philippine Development Foundation, and he is using his incredible technical background, entrepreneurial experience, and success to make a meaningful difference for millions of families. ????7. What is one trait every entrepreneur needs more today than ever? ????Humility. By definition, entrepreneurs are natural risk takers, prepared to swim against the tide. But there can be a tendency to get too wrapped up in oneself. The truth is that leadership is rarely about you; it's about your team and helping them grow and achieve. Successful entrepreneurs understand that leadership is as much about being selfless as it is being strong. ????8. If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you be? ????The Philippines. I grew up in there, and it's not only my heritage, it's my history. It's where I was born, where my parents raised my five siblings and me. It's where my journey began and where I often return for renewal. The devastation wreaked by Typhoon Yolanda was crippling, and it is awe-inspiring to witness the number of individuals, businesses, and community leaders who have stepped up to help rebuild the devastated towns. As a member of the Philippine Development Foundation, I'm actively involved in the relief efforts and am trying leverage my position as a Filipino CEO in America to generate continued support. ????9. What's your take on the "having it all" debate? ????It is pretty likely that most days you will not be the best CEO and the best mother/daughter/friend/sister ... and that's okay. No one's perfect, including me, but so often we put so much time and energy trying to be. I've learned to let go of the mythical goal of perfection, of all the perception baggage, and it's liberating. It's really about defining success for yourself and your family. Giving yourself the license to do what you need to do and be where you need to be, so that you're servicing yourself, your company, your family best is going to be ????a daily conversation. Making peace with that is something that takes time, and I still struggle with it. ????10. What currently excites you most about your industry? ????The potential is really limitless. Care is a global issue, and it touches every family at some point in the lifecycle. But it really begins with women. Women are gatekeepers to a better future. What universally holds women back is the need for reliable, affordable care for their families, whether it's child care or the growing global issue of senior care. When women, whether they are seeking or providing care, are free to pursue jobs outside the home and contribute to their family's economic standing, they are able to shape their children's future and care for aging parents, communities, and nations. Now that Care.com is the largest online care destination in the world, we're having a direct impact in helping make this happen. |