Scientific Management | The Great Efficiency Breakthrough

Dear friends, hello! Today we will explore an interesting concept - the “predicament”. This word has profound roots in ancient Chinese wisdom, originating from people’s understanding of resources and relationship networks. But don’t let it intimidate you. Although it sounds profound and academic, it is closely related to our daily lives.

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What is a “Predicament”?

The so-called “predicament” refers to the intricate web of relationships between the various resources around you. This involves an important management concept - resources. Resources can be tangible, such as human resources and physical assets; or intangible, such as reputation and connections. In short, anything related to your goals can be considered a resource.

When you set a goal, you naturally enter a “predicament”. Why? Because to achieve your goal, you must utilize the resources around you. Some resources will help you (positive resources), while others will hinder you (negative resources). Therefore, the fundamental reason people get trapped in a “predicament” is that there are too many negative resources obstructing their progress.

So, how do we “break through” the predicament? The solution is to adjust the nature of resources (positive to negative, negative to positive), and redefine the relationship between resources and yourself, opening up a new path. It sounds simple, but in practice, it is not easy. However, don’t worry! Next, I will share three effective breakthrough thinking approaches with you.

Three Breakthrough Thinking Approaches

1. Utilize “Irrelevant Resources”

So-called “irrelevant resources” are those you have overlooked before. To break through, you can try to incorporate them into your considerations and integrate them with positive and negative resources, in order to transform negative resources.

A legendary figure can illustrate this point well - Li Tiantian, the CEO of Logical Thinking. 20 years ago, he was just a small employee at an advertising company, whose job was to attract clients. This was the right way to make money, but it was also a “predicament” - the boss set goals, and employees tried to convert negative resources (distrustful clients) into positive resources (familiar clients).

Li Tiantian’s breakthrough approach was to discover a “irrelevant resource” - corporate training courses. Once, he accidentally attended a strategic management course and found the content enlightening. So he began organizing training classes, inviting a large number of corporate executives to attend. Through careful planning, Li Tiantian won the trust of these bosses, and negative resources suddenly became positive resources. Advertising business naturally flowed in.

2. Redefine Resources

In addition to utilizing existing resources, you can also try to redefine resources and explore new paths. The innovation of the Japanese convenience store chain 7-Eleven is an excellent example.

As early as around 2000, 7-Eleven was looking for new business opportunities. They reviewed their own resources: operating 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, with stores located in densely populated areas, and rich experience in supply chain management. Eventually, they incorporated the new resource of “cash” into their vision and began installing ATMs in their stores.

This attempt not only successfully expanded their business, but the high quality of their services even put the banking industry to shame. Data shows that 7-Eleven’s ATM business had a profit margin of 30%, far higher than the 4% average for other retail businesses.

3. Reshape Yourself, Break Through from the Cracks

Sometimes, negative resources are deeply rooted and cannot be completely removed. In such cases, the only way is to “shatter” yourself, let go of your ego, find cracks, squeeze through bit by bit, and then reassemble into a new self.

You may think this approach is a bit twisted, but it is a proven breakthrough method in the field of management. Take myself as an example. My management course on the Dedao platform is a “fragmentation” and recombination of my years of teaching experience, adapting to the fragmented learning style of the internet era.

Conclusion

Today, we have learned about the concept of “predicament” and three effective breakthrough thinking approaches: utilizing irrelevant resources, redefining resources, and reshaping yourself to break through obstacles. I hope these approaches will inspire you, enabling you to calmly and deftly deal with any “predicament” you encounter in your career, business, and life.