A company is like a ship. When you join a company, you become a crew member on this ship. Whether this ship returns with a full load or runs aground depends on whether you work together with all the crew members on board and are in the same boat.

An entrepreneur was asked why he likes sailing. His answer is that there is a strong commonality between navigation and business management: the development of a company requires the joint efforts of all employees, just like a ship that needs to sail through waves, all crew members need to perform their duties and cooperate together in order to successfully reach their destination.

This is also a concept that we highly admire. We have been constantly telling our partners that we must all establish the concept of 'this is our ship'.

That is to say, everyone should regard the company they serve as a ship, a ship of their own, so that they can do their best to contribute their strength, actively, efficiently, and enthusiastically complete tasks, and build their own "ship" with heart; You also need to see your superiors and colleagues as partners who are on the same boat as you. You are collaborators on the same boat, and only when everyone works hard to do their job well, will the boat move forward.

Everyone's fate will be tightly tied to this ship, sharing life and death with it. So, not only do you have to contribute all your abilities to your ship, but you also have to protect it from breaking down halfway.

This is what we emphasize as the 'spirit of ownership'. Former Intel President Andy S. Grove was invited to give a speech to graduates of the University of California, Berkeley. In his speech, he put forward the following suggestion: "No matter where you work, don't see yourself as an employee, but rather see the company as your own business.

Only you can control your own career path. No matter when, the ultimate beneficiary of your cooperation with your boss is yourself

However, this mentality is not common in today's workplace. They always believe that "the company belongs to the boss, and I am just working for the boss. No matter how much work I put in and do well, the boss will always benefit in the end

If you have friends who are soldiers, or if you have some knowledge about military affairs, then you will change this unreasonable perception. Every soldier is very clear that he must work together with his superiors and comrades in the same boat; Otherwise, the likelihood of his sacrifice will greatly increase. On the battlefield, it means life and death, and every mistake can mean death. Without the wisdom of your superiors, the cooperation and cover of your comrades, you cannot complete the task alone.

We often say that 'the business world is like a battlefield', and this principle of dealing with people is also universal in the business world.

In the mall, of course, one mistake does not mean death, but no boss likes this kind of thing to happen repeatedly. Moreover, if the development of the enterprise you are engaged in is not smooth, your personal interests will be affected; If the business is poorly managed and eventually goes bankrupt, you have to choose a new career.

So, your interests are aligned with the interests of the company, and the development of the enterprise is also the foundation for safeguarding your personal interests and future prospects.

Therefore, we say that a company is like a ship, which requires all crew members (employees) to give their all and work together to steer the ship towards the shore of success. At the same time, this ship also carries its crew members (employees) to prevent them from falling into the sea.

In fact, both the boss and the employees are members of this ship, with different roles and responsibilities. On the ship of the enterprise, the boss is the captain. This position gives him not only rights but also responsibilities. He needs to consider the direction of the ship, avoid hitting rocks or icebergs, and ensure the safety of the crew.

Once you enter a company, it's like getting on a ship. Your only choice is to fulfill your duties diligently, and everyone is the same, in order to ensure that the ship won't have any problems halfway through, because no one wants the ship to anchor on the vast sea, or even have accidents or incidents happen.

In this sense, employees are also the owners of the enterprise, and the rise and fall of the company is not only directly related to the vital interests of every employee in the company, but also maintained by every employee of the company. So, once you board the company's ship, you must share the same fate with the company and work together with the boss. You should understand this principle when you first start working.

Working together with your boss means that not only can you share the joy of success with him, but more importantly, you can share his worries in difficult times.

The protagonist of the following story is named Finnan, a young man whom we greatly admire. He initially chose to work at a small computer parts manufacturing company with only twenty or thirty people, and his boss was named Rorty, a young man three years older than him.

In the third month of arriving at the company in Fennan, the company received a large order to process 500000 hard drives for a certain computer company. For the company at that time, this was already a super order, and whether this order could be completed smoothly and on time would have a significant impact on the company's future development. The company immediately became busy and invested all the funds into this project.

However, the market is constantly changing. On the one hand, due to inadequate technology, and on the other hand, due to management negligence, the hard drives produced have serious quality defects and have been completely returned. For Fennan's small company, this is undoubtedly an extremely heavy blow, as it not only did not make any money, but also owed debts to the bank. After learning the news, the bank kept coming to demand debt.

Later, even paying for water and electricity became a problem. But boss Rorty still managed to borrow his salary from all directions. When receiving the salary, the boss held a meeting to explain the company's predicament to the employees and expressed the hope that they could work together to deal with this difficulty. After understanding the company's situation, many employees immediately resigned. Some employees also believe that the company has come this far and that the responsibility should be entirely borne by Roti, so they are demanding unemployment compensation from Roti.

Among them were people who had previously shown loyalty to Rorty, which made him feel very hurt. Without hesitation, he signed their compensation agreement. The employees who had not originally planned to claim compensation also demanded compensation when they saw this situation, and Roti satisfied them one by one.

When watching the employees who always say they want to work together and leave with their belongings, boss Roti felt lonely, thinking that he was the only one left in the company. But when he walked out of his office, he was surprised to find another person quietly working, and that person was Finnan.

Fennan is actually an employee who is not very close to Rorty on weekdays and rarely talks to him. Roti was very moved and walked up to Finnan, saying, "Why didn't you ask for compensation from me? If you want it now, I will give you double. Although I am now penniless, I believe my friend will lend it to me

Compensation? "Finnan smiled." I never intended to leave, why pay compensation? "" You're not planning to leave? "Rorty looked very surprised." Do you think there's still hope for the company? To be honest, I've lost confidence myself

No, I think there is still great hope for the company. You are the boss of the company, and if you are there, the company will be there. I am an employee of the company, and if the company is there, I should stay, "Finnan said. Boss Rorty was deeply moved and said, "With employees like you, of course I should pick myself up! But I can't bear to have you suffer with me. I'm actually bankrupt, so you should go find a new job

Boss, I am willing to stay and endure hardships with you. When the company was developing well, I came to the company. Now that the company is facing difficulties, I will leave. This is too unethical. As long as you don't announce the closure of the company, I have an obligation to stay. Didn't you just say that your friend is willing to help you? If you are willing to accept me as your friend, then let me help you. I don't need any money

Fennan firmly stayed and lent all his savings to Roti. His boss Rorty sold his only processing workshop and all the equipment, as well as his car, in order to repay the compensation from the bank and employees. In the following days, they shifted their business focus and began to ship software to some software companies. The investment in this method was minimal, and the company quickly turned around. After enduring six months of hardship, the company finally began to make profits. Afterwards, the company entered a period of rapid development, and after more than a year, the company shifted from debt to profits of millions of dollars.

One day, with rare time, Finnan and Rorty were having coffee at a caf é. Rorty said, "During the most difficult time for the company, you were the one who gave me the greatest help. At that time, I wanted to give you half of the company's equity, but the company had not yet recovered from its difficulties, and I was afraid of dragging you down. Now that the company has finally come back to life, I feel it is time to give it to you. At the same time, I sincerely invite you to become the president of the company." Rorty said, taking out the letter of appointment and the equity certificate and handing them over to Finnan.

This incident has deeply touched me. The boss is the person who controls the direction of the company's development and decides whether the company exists or not. Those who can work together with the boss will definitely receive the boss's greatest reward.

Working together with the boss, including fulfilling one's duties diligently, sharing the boss's pressure as much as possible, standing on the same side as the boss, supporting and understanding him.

Remember: on this ship, you are the master, not a passenger! Because if you are a passenger, your attitude towards the company will undergo a fundamental change. Once there is a problem with this ship, your first thought is how to escape on your own, rather than finding ways to solve the problem, overcome difficulties, and get through the crisis.

In today's corporate teams, the definition of work scope is actually only the minimum scope that each person should do. Employees who have ambition and passion for their work will never limit themselves to their inherent job scope. They know that in order to achieve success in their work, they must constantly seek opportunities for learning and expand their contributions to the company