Chapter 13: Prelude to Reform
The new performance management program implemented by the human resources department was quickly implemented in the company, and Ding Zelin was particularly supportive. In order to ensure the complete and effective implementation of the system, Ding Zelin hired a well-known management consulting firm in the industry, Edger Consulting.
As the main member of the consulting project team and the coordinator of the consulting company's landing plan, Qiao Shan was busy all day long. Qiao Shan knows that performance is a thankless task, and it is easy to offend too many people. Therefore, when she does internal communication, she always emphasizes that she is only commissioned by a consulting company, and such words will naturally help her reduce some malice.
The performance reform of the advertising project department is relatively large, and the publicity meeting of the performance reform plan of the entire advertising project department has been held. Every one of them broke up unhappily. Huang Lin and Xiao Jian are the main opponents, and they always delay the implementation of the performance system on the grounds that the design is not reasonable.
Zhu Zejun, the project manager sent by the consulting company, has long lost patience. He suggested that Ding Zelin should not only reform the performance system plan, but also carry out a comprehensive reform of the whole company. From a professional point of view, he helped Ding Zelin analyze the pros and cons of comprehensive reform and partial reform of enterprises.
What is a comprehensive reform? It is necessary to carry out a complete set of reforms from the strategic map setting of the enterprise to the corporate culture and salary grade.
"President Ding, you have to know that the knife can't change those deep-rooted business philosophy, those old diehards, you think about the employees to do their own thing, talk to themselves, and the interests have long become a habit, how can they cooperate with the reform. Therefore, the successful transformation of all enterprises depends entirely on the courage and wisdom of the top leaders. Zhu Zejun said this to Ding Zelin loudly.
Ding Zelin also thought for a long time after listening to Zhu Zejun's suggestion, and he understood that without a strong backing and the strong support of several core personnel in his subordinates, it would be difficult for his reform to succeed? Not only will it not be successful, but it may also make your position unstable. To consolidate one's own position, we must take small steps and try to do it, and we must not be in a hurry, and the failure to cooperate with enterprise reform is nothing more than a human matter. Then let's start with people.
Judging from the feedback from the consulting company, the main ones who do not cooperate at present are the advertising project department, and the two leaders who do not cooperate are none other than Huang Lin and Xiao Jian. Ding Zelin saw this very clearly, and he remembered what Ye Xin said when he handed over: "Huang Lin is the person who has stayed in this society for the longest time. Loved pulling the party in pairs"
It seems too obvious to start directly with Huang Lin, so starting with his most effective cadre is the best policy. When Ding Zelin thought of this, his mood suddenly relaxed.
The workplace is like a battlefield, especially an airborne leader, if you want to make your subordinates obey authority, in addition to character and ability, you must also have means. This is the wisdom that Ding Zelin has learned in the workplace for a long time. Character and ability are two things that need time to prove. However, the means are something that has an immediate effect.
Ding Zelin decided to set up a bureau.
When he was about to get off work the next day, Ding Zelin instructed Xia Nan to inform Xiao Jian to come to his office. When Xia Nan walked to the advertising project department, he didn't see Xiao Jian, but happened to see Ye Xiaosheng busy there.
"Director Ye, where did Mr. Xiao go? President Ding wants to look for him. Please see him come back in a moment, and let me know on my behalf." Xia Nan saw that the time to get off work was almost here, and she was in a hurry to go home. There must be two babies waiting at home.
"Okay, but I don't know where he went. You'd better give him a call. Ye Xiaosheng reminded Xia Nan.
"Okay, you can make a call, I'll call here." Xia Nan picked up the phone on Ye Xiaosheng's desk and dialed it as he spoke.
“13988888116。” Ye Xiaosheng blurted out.
"Hey, Mr. Xiao? President Ding asked you to come to his office right away. I'm in your office right now, and I haven't seen you. Xia Nan shouted into the microphone.
Ye Xiaosheng looked at her, thinking that it was no wonder that Ye Xin had said that Xia Nan was "lacking in heart" before.
"Ah, what? You're with the customer and can't come back. All right. When Xia Nan said this, his voice became louder. The whole office of the advertising project department heard it.
Ye Xiaosheng thought that if it continued like this, Xia Nan would be replaced by Ding Zelin sooner or later.
"This Xiao is true, I asked him to explain the situation to President Ding by himself, and even said that I would convey it on my behalf. I'm not his secretary. Xia Nan's voice did not decrease in decibels when he said this.
"Mr. Xiao may be discussing important matters with customers, so you can reluctantly convey them." Ye Xiaosheng spoke for Xiao Jian.
"Forget it, I'll go and tell President Ding, the president is too, it's time to get off work, who is it?" Xia Nan muttered a sentence and went to Ding Zelin's office.
Ye Xiaosheng wondered in his heart, what was Ding Zelin looking for Xiao Jian for? Is it because of the performance reform? His mind flashed through what Ding Zelin had said at the dinner table before: "If you need anything, just look for me." ”
Ye Xiaosheng has been in the advertising project department for almost two months, and the business progress is not obvious, which has made him worry for two weeks. He didn't know what to do, Xia Nan came to the office this time, which made him want to talk to Ding Zelin.
Ye Xiaosheng pretended to be packing up and preparing to get off work, and after the people in the office left one after another, he walked to Ding Zelin's office.
Sure enough, the door of Ding Zelin's office was open, and he was still there.
"President Ding, is it convenient for me to come in?" Ye Xiaosheng knocked on the office door and whispered through the crack in the door.
"Come in." Ding Zelin immediately responded.
Ye Xiaosheng found that Ding Zelin knew more about life than Ye Xin, and after Ding Zelin placed a lot of green plants in the original vermilion office furniture, the whole office was no longer a vermilion treasure, but looked elegant and cultured.
"The office has changed a lot, and it seems too cultured." Ye Xiaosheng looked at the layout of the office and was amazed, which made Ding Zelin laugh.
"I don't like the original color of this room, but I can't change it all because I don't like it, it's too wasteful, so I have to get some calligraphy and greenery to decorate it." Ding Zelin was quite satisfied with his proud work.
"Virtue" Ye Xiaosheng pointed to the calligraphy work that was two meters long and one meter high above Ding Zelin.
"I remember when the president was the director of the school, it is said that all the calligraphy works in our department's office were written by you." Ye Xiaosheng mentioned that year again by the way.
"It's purely a personal hobby." When Ding Zelin said this, he got up and closed the door to his office.
"What has Xiao Jian been busy with lately?" When Ding Zelin returned to his position, he immediately asked Ye Xiaosheng this sentence.
"I don't know, but he often goes in and out with Huang Lin." Ye Xiaosheng had already sat down on the chair opposite Huang Lin's desk when he said this.
"I want to bother you with something, can you help me keep an eye on them and see what they're doing? Progress on the project of performance reform has been delayed. I want to find a breakthrough. Ding Zelin didn't hide anything from Ye Xiaosheng.
"Well, the president just ordered it." Ye Xiaosheng nodded.
"How do you work in the advertising project department?" Ding Zelin took out a box of cigarettes from the drawer, smoked one himself, and put it in front of Ye Xiaosheng. Motioned for him to draw.
Ye Xiaosheng waved his hand: "I won't smoke it, it's not how it has been lately?" Business is not progressing. ”
"Why?" Ding Zelin took a lighter, lit one, and took a sip.
"I don't have any customer base, and the customers are all in Xiao Jian's hands. He didn't let go, and the client didn't dare to sign with me. Ye Xiaosheng sighed.
"Oh, I see. Well, the reason why I'm doing performance reform is to give young people something to do. Ding Zelin spat out the smoke ring.
"Would you like to have dinner together in the evening?" Ding Zelin asked Ye Xiaosheng.
"Yes" Seeing that the neon lights outside the window were already lit one after another, Ye Xiaosheng stood up. "I'll book a place, what does the president want to eat?" Ye Xiaosheng turned on his mobile phone and flipped through the ordering phone.
"Whatever, find someone closer." Ding Zelin stood up and put the suit jacket on the back of the chair in his hand.
"Then let's go to the nearby harvest day, the dishes are not bad." Ye Xiaosheng asked Ding Zelin.
"Okay, I'm really hungry, let's go."
The two walked out of the office building.
There are always various plots being staged in the workplace, but the people who are deeply involved in it participate in the performances with relish, not for anything else, just to be the only protagonist.