領(lǐng)導力內(nèi)幕網(wǎng)絡(luò)是美國的一個在線社區(qū),美國商界最睿智和最有影響力的一些大咖會在這里及時回答與職業(yè)和領(lǐng)導力有關(guān)的問題。今天為大家分享的是Goodwill of Orange County公司的CEO弗蘭克·塔拉利克在“你對剛進入職場的大學生有何建議?”這一問題下的回答。 對于剛剛進入職場的大學生,人們往往會給出這樣的建議: “做你喜歡做的事。” 作為一個企業(yè)的領(lǐng)導,我在商界已經(jīng)浸淫了將近20年了,我還沒有見過一個由于遵循這個建議而獲得了成功和幸福的人。其實,你喜不喜歡你的工作并不重要。如果你明天早上起來,去干了一個“感覺不像是在工作的工作”,那么接下來的20年里,你每天早上醒來都會想,我是怎么把人生中最有效率的時光都浪費掉的。 所以,不要做你喜歡的事情,而是要喜歡你做出的成績。喜歡你在你的領(lǐng)域里所取得的進步,以及你對社會、對全人類包括對你的錢包所做的貢獻。 你要喜歡那種因為你的努力工作而使別人的生活變得不同的感覺。當然,我們也得照顧到你的個人熱情,但你的格局不能僅限于自我實現(xiàn)。在你的熱情與如何使世界變得更美好之間,是否有交集的地方? 我認為,這是年輕一代都要回答的一個問題。而我很嫉妒你們有這種機會。 在我小時候,長輩們告訴我,我可以塑造未來。在我看來,這種話就像祖母在新年紅包上寫的祝福話,說起來容易,要實現(xiàn)卻很遙遠。但對于你們這些剛剛走出象牙塔的大學生來說,這句話卻是千真萬確的。當代年輕人肩負著重新塑造這顆星球的面貌的重任。你們真的是擁有無限可能的一代。 你們是幸運的一代。美國正在進入一個史無前例的階段,在這個時代,做好事也能成為一筆好生意。最近,美國30家知名企業(yè)的高管聯(lián)名簽署了一封公開信,呼吁美國總統(tǒng)不要退出《巴黎協(xié)定》。另外,這些公司以及美國的一些城市還承諾,就算美國正式退出巴黎氣候協(xié)議,他們也會繼續(xù)推動既定碳排放目標的實現(xiàn)。 這就是新時代的商業(yè),只有你做善事和努力工作,才能把業(yè)務(wù)做好。作為Goodwill of Orange County公司的CEO,這個道理已經(jīng)在我的工作中得到了反復的驗證。我們的公司是一家充滿挑戰(zhàn)的公司,業(yè)務(wù)也很復雜,我們擁有數(shù)千名員工、24家零售商店,還有一個董事會,以及一大堆復雜的問題。但我對解決這些問題抱有激情。我們經(jīng)常把“創(chuàng)新”、“企業(yè)”和“企業(yè)家精神”這種詞掛在嘴邊,因為我們是一家大企業(yè)。 但是我們的生意之所以做得不錯,首先是因為我們做的是善事。我們鏟平了殘疾人和刑釋人員的就業(yè)壁壘,我們也致力于改變商業(yè)界對重返平民生活的退伍老兵的看法。 我很喜歡我的工作成果。我為一些看似無解的問題找到了解決方案,并且促進了廣大非營利組織更加積極地幫助那些需要我們服務(wù)的人。 在當今世界中,“做善事”和“出業(yè)績”已經(jīng)不再是一個二選一的問題。未來還有很多全球性的問題需要創(chuàng)新的解決方法,因此,回饋社會本身就將是一項好生意。 所以當你踏上職場之路時,一定要記得:不要做你喜歡的,而是要喜歡你做的每件事的成績。(財富中文網(wǎng)) 譯者:樸成奎 |
The Leadership Insiders network is an online community where the most thoughtful and influential people in business contribute answers to timely questions about careers and leadership. Today’s answer to the question, “What advice do you have for college graduates entering the workforce?” is written by Frank Talarico Jr., CEO of Goodwill of Orange County. People always seem to give college graduates entering the workforce the same piece of advice: “Do what you love.” I have been a business leader for nearly 20 years, and I have yet to meet anyone who achieved success and happiness following that advice. It doesn’t matter if you do what you love. In fact, if you wake up tomorrow to a job that “doesn’t feel like work,” you’re going to wake up in another 20 years and wonder how you could have possibly wasted the most productive years of your life. Don’t do what you love. Love the outcome of what you do. Love the advances you are making in your field, and the contributions you make to your community, mankind, and (if that’s your thing) your own pocket. Love the feeling that your hard work—and it should feel like hard work—is making a difference to people who need it. Yes, your personal passion needs to be part of the equation, but go deeper than your own fulfillment. Where do your passions and the betterment of the world intersect? That is a question that I believe this generation will answer. And for that, I am jealous. When I was growing up, the generation before me said I could shape the future. It sounded to me the way it probably sounds to you: like the impossible rhetoric you’d read in a greeting card stuffed with cash from your grandmother. But in the case of newly minted graduates, it’s really true. This generation is tasked with reshaping the complexion of this planet we all live on. The possibilities are limitless. Fortunately for you, we are entering a phase in American history that is unprecedented, one in which doing good for the world is becoming good business. We saw it recently when 30 top corporate executives from major American businesses issued an open letter asking the president to remain in the Paris climate agreement. These companies and more—as well as some cities—then pledged to remain committed to carbon reduction goals even after the U.S. officially pulled out. That’s what business looks like now. It’s doing well by doing good and working hard. I see it every day in my own work as the CEO of Goodwill of Orange County. It’s a challenging, complicated business with thousands of employees, 24 retail stores, a board of directors, and all kinds of complex problems that I’m passionate about solving. We use words like “innovation,” “enterprise,” and “entrepreneurship.” We are a big business. But we are in the business of doing well by doing good. We eliminate barriers to employment for people with disabilities or who have a criminal history. We work to change the business community’s perspective about military veterans transitioning back to civilian life. I love the outcome of what I do: finding solutions to seemingly intractable problems and changing the nature of the nonprofit world to more aggressively help those we serve. In today’s world, you no longer have to choose between doing good and doing well. The future is so clearly in need of innovative solutions for global problems that giving back is simply good business. So when you take those first steps onto your career path, remember: Don’t do what you love. Love the effect of everything you do. |