At about 8:20, the managers and workshop supervisors of each company arranged their respective work and came to the large conference room of the head office to participate in the weekly meeting.

Hearing that the company's chief engineer and largest shareholder was coming, Yao Guanghui, the Chinese manager of NB Electric, who had never seen the charter, arrived two minutes earlier than usual.

NB Electric is a Sino-Hong Kong joint venture, and as the Chinese manager representing the district government, NB Electric is equal to the largest shareholder. However, status does not mean the right to speak, and the joint venture agreement is clearly written that the Chinese manager is only responsible for the affairs of the union and does not interfere in the management and operation of the company.

In order to better implement vocational skills training, the company handed over the training department to him, thinking that the largest shareholder returned to the company last night, and also talked to the employees in the canteen about a lot of things about training, Yao Guanghui felt a little drumming in his heart, for fear that the work would not be done in place, leaving a bad impression on others.

Several managers were writing and drawing, while the shop supervisors were talking to each other as usual. Mr. Li didn't arrive, Mr. Hu didn't arrive, and the legendary chief engineer didn't arrive, Yao Guanghui leaned into the ear of Feng Changguo, who was also the manager of the Chinese side, and asked, "Old Feng, where are the people?" ”

"Who?"

"Don't pretend to be confused, you know who Lu Dao is asking."

Feng Changguo pointed to the next door with a pen, covered his mouth and whispered: "In Mr. Li's office, I saw it when I went upstairs, I was quite young, and I talked and laughed with Mr. Li and Mr. Hu, so it shouldn't be difficult to get along with." ”

Yao Guanghui nodded slightly, and asked again: "Old Feng, do you think he will make any moves this time." ”

"Everything is done according to the rules and regulations, what actions can be taken?"

Feng Changguo, the Chinese manager of NB Electric, thinks so, because NB Electric (China) Co., Ltd. has been very calm, there are rules to follow for any work, and there has never been any vigorous and lively activities such as "Quality Month", "How many days of big work, the old look is renewed" or "Safety Production Activity Month".

In the words of the chairman, "the best situation for a company is that nothing exciting should happen at any time", "an enterprise is an organization that produces high-quality products, and normal operation at all times is more important than anything else." ”

Yao Guanghui was about to talk about last night, when General Manager Li Xiaoshan and Deputy General Manager Hu Meiqi accompanied the charter and walked into the conference room with a smile on their faces.

"Manager Yao, Manager Feng, let me introduce you to the two, this is Mr. Zhang, the chief engineer."

"Zhang Gong, I've heard of the name for a long time, and I haven't had a chance to meet, welcome."

"High and low voltage set Feng Changguo, Zhang Gong, you are younger than I imagined."

State cadres and representatives of joint venture partners should be given sufficient respect. The charter stepped forward quickly, clasped their hands tightly, and said apologetically: "Manager Yao and Manager Feng, they should have been visiting the two of them for such a long time, but they have been busy with this and that, so they have delayed until today." I have to go back to the headquarters in the afternoon, and I have to go to Germany the day after tomorrow, so I can only set up a banquet for the two of us to make amends when I come back next time. ”

Feng Changguo shook his head again and again and said: "The division of labor is different, Zhang Gong, you will see this when you say this." ”

"Yes, the laboratory is so busy, if it weren't for you and Director Huang and their continuous research and development of new products, our electrical company would be so prosperous now?"

Chen Hao, CEO of NB Electrician, Tao Sihuai, general manager of NB Electrical, and Zhou Zhicheng, general manager of NB Electrical, are very familiar with each other, and the workshop supervisors of each company are also old people when NB electricians, so there is no need to introduce them one by one. Considering that they were going to see District Chief Kong at ten o'clock, as soon as the three of them finished greetings, Li Xiaoshan said straight to the point: "Since the three of them have met, then we will officially have a meeting." The old rule is that the electrical appliance company comes first. ”

The headquarters will have an overall requirement for each company every quarter, and each company will formulate a plan according to the requirements of the headquarters, and the headquarters will organize and implement it according to the plan after approval.

There is a lot of cooperation between the three companies, NB electrician OEM high and low voltage switchgear housing for the electrical complete set company, and the electrical complete set company also assembles the low-voltage junction box for NB electrician. Most of the high-voltage electrical appliances, industrial electrical appliances and low-voltage electrical products required by the two companies come from the Sino-Hong Kong joint venture NB Electrical Appliance Co., Ltd.

Therefore, in addition to reporting the progress of the implementation of the plan, summarizing the reasons for the poor progress, and proposing solutions, coordination is also the main content of the weekly meeting.

"Okay, I'll come first."

Tao Sihuai sat up straight and reported: "In the past week, with the cooperation of colleagues in the Technology Application Laboratory, our company officially put into production six high-voltage switch products, including NB128-12 series indoor high-voltage AC vacuum circuit breaker, W20B-12 outdoor high-voltage AC vacuum circuit breaker, NB63M-12 series indoor high-voltage permanent magnet vacuum circuit breaker. All data have reached and exceeded GB1984 "High Voltage AC Circuit Breaker", JB3855 "3.6~40.5kV Indoor High Voltage Vacuum Circuit Breaker", DL403/T "12~40.5kV Indoor High Voltage Vacuum Circuit Breaker Ordering Technical Conditions" and IEC62271 standards, and completed the requirements of the headquarters on launching six new products per month according to the plan......

New product inspection, mass production of new products, delivery time of orders in the four major regions, production equipment that needs to be purchased, and staff training...... The three managers reported in turn, and they did not mince words about the existing problems.

The financial, human resources, purchasing and production directors of each company are all there, expressing their opinions, analyzing problems, solving problems, and doing everything in accordance with the rules and regulations. The charter listened very carefully and recorded it in detail, and it was not until Li Xiaoshan finished coordinating the last issue and asked him to speak that he put down his pen and paper.

According to the company's convention, he either doesn't speak, and his opening is a major decision. The atmosphere in the conference room suddenly became tense, and they pricked up their ears one by one, for fear of missing even a word.

"Colleagues, through the short meeting just now, I can see that in the implementation of various rules and regulations, all companies and departments are in place. As for the production and operation, although there are some problems, but they are inevitable in the work, and one by one has been solved, the companies and departments work together to ensure the efficient operation of the company, which is the overall situation awareness, the spirit of cooperation and the spirit of service concentrated embodiment. As a shareholder, I am not only very satisfied, but also grateful to all of you for all that you have done for the company. ”

It is difficult to build a system, but it is easy to destroy, everything is in order, and the articles of association do not want to interfere too much in the internal operations of Chinese companies, so they changed the conversation and said solemnly: "Everyone knows that I went around the canteen and several workshops last night. Coupled with the experience in the experimental workshop some time ago, I found a problem and would like to take this opportunity to talk to you. With the lifting of the ban on the original shares of NB Electrician, the global monthly sales of NB electrical appliances exceeded 10 million, and the complete sets of switchgear of NB Electric were exported to the Middle East and Africa...... In the eyes of ordinary employees and even some supervisors, it seems that we NB Electric have become a large company overnight and a multinational group with deep pockets.

It's good to have a sense of pride, and the cohesion that comes with that pride can also play a role in promoting the development of the company. But we should think more about it, are we really a big company? Including the switch panel business, the annual output value of the whole company is only 500 million, not to mention the international, even in the special zone, it will be ranked after 50.

The standard for small enterprises in Germany is 300 million US dollars in annual sales, and less than 300 million US dollars is a micro enterprise. The market share of the product is even smaller. ”

Looking at the way everyone looked at each other, the charter continued: "Besides, today's glory is not equal to tomorrow's glory, and in Japan and Europe, the average life expectancy of all companies is 12.5 years. 40% of companies die in less than 10 years, and even large companies struggle to sustain themselves for 40 years. In the U.S., an average of 62% of companies survive less than 5 years, only 10% of companies live longer than 20 years, and only 2% survive more than 50 years.

Don't look at the advertisements of those well-known companies on CCTV, how big the output value is, but I dare to assert that in ten years, more than half of them will become meteor enterprises, and they will be eliminated by the market and will cease to exist!

For tomorrow, the only thing that can be sure is that anything is possible, because tomorrow anything can happen. Therefore, we must always keep a clear head, and we must not have the slightest slackness, let alone be complacent. If we always think that we are great, then in a few years, we will soon find that we have no tomorrow. ”

Yesterday, we talked about this issue for nearly two hours, and Li Xiaoshan also thought that cold water should be poured on it, and when he saw that he looked at himself, he immediately took over the conversation: "Everyone, the authorities are obsessed with bystanders, and I don't think everyone is aware of this problem discovered by Zhang Gong." Myself and myself were all talking, 'What is this, it was so much harder for us to start a business than it is now,' as if we were successful now, almost forgetting that we were still in the entrepreneurial stage. Sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat, everyone should think carefully about this problem, and we must not be careless. ”

The charter nodded slightly, while looking around at everyone, and continued: "Dreams change the future, some of you are shareholders of NB electricians, some are not shareholders, with the continuous development of the company, not only will become shareholders in the future and will take more important positions, ordinary employees can create a better tomorrow through hard work and training, these are dreams, and the company's dreams and goals are not contradictory."

Although the survival rate of enterprises is very low, there are still some companies that can survive for 100 years, and 203 of the world's top 500 companies have a lifespan of more than 100 years, of which 44 companies are more than 150 years old and 8 are more than 200 years old. Sweden's Stora, Europe's largest producer of wood pulp and paper, has been around for more than 700 years.

As long as we are united and always maintain a sense of crisis and responsibility, we will have the opportunity to become a member of the top 100 clubs, and we will have the opportunity to say that our children and grandchildren can proudly say that NB Electric is also a century-old enterprise! ”