1 Once a man from a small country came to China to pay tribute to three identical gold people, and the emperor was very happy. However, the people of this small country are not kind, and at the same time, a question arises: who is the most valuable of these three gold people? The emperor thought of many ways to ask the jeweler to check, weigh and watch the work, all of which were exactly the same.
What shall we do? The messenger is still waiting for a return. A vast country, you don't even understand this little thing? Finally, an old minister who abdicated said that he had an idea. The emperor invited the emissary to the main hall, and the old minister confidently took three straws and inserted them into the ear of the first gold man. The straw came out of the other ear. The straw of the second gold man fell out directly from his mouth, and the straw of the third gold man fell into his stomach without any noise. The old minister said: the third gold man is the most valuable! The messenger was silent and the answer was correct. The most valuable person is not necessarily the most talkative person. God gave us two ears and one mouth, which was supposed to make us listen more and talk less. Being good at listening is the most basic quality of a mature person.
A scholar went to buy firewood. He said to the firewood seller. Come here, wage earners! ? The firewood seller doesn't understand? Payer? Three words (woodcutter), but do you understand? Come here? Two words, so he put firewood in front of the scholar.
The scholar asked him:? What is the price? Firewood sellers don't quite understand this sentence, but they do. Price? This word, so I told the scholar the price. The scholar went on to say: solid outside but weak inside, more smoke and less flame, please damage it. Your wood is dry on the outside, but wet on the inside. When it burns, there will be more smoke and less flame. Please lower the price. )? The firewood seller didn't understand the scholar's words and left with firewood.
Managers usually use simple language and easy-to-understand words to convey information, and grasp the object and opportunity of speaking well. Sometimes excessive modification can't achieve the expected purpose.
Examples of ancient people's successful communication 3 Confucius traveled around the world. He was once troubled by war and horses, and his three meals were wild vegetables. For seven days, everyone has not eaten a grain of rice.
One day, Yan Hui finally got some white rice to cook. When the rice was almost cooked, Confucius saw Yan Hui lift the lid and put some white rice in his mouth. Confucius pretended not to see it and didn't ask.
When the meal was ready, Yan Hui invited Confucius to dinner, and Confucius pretended to say thoughtfully. I just dreamed that my ancestors came to see me. I want to bring clean rice that no one has eaten to worship my ancestors first! ?
Yan Hui suddenly panicked and said? No, I have eaten this pot of rice first, so I can't worship my ancestors first. ?
Confucius asked: Why?
Yan Hui blushed and said shyly? When I was cooking just now, I accidentally dropped some grey rice in the pot. Unfortunately, I lost the grey rice, so I had to catch it first. I didn't eat it on purpose. ?
Hearing this, Confucius suddenly realized that he felt guilty for his observation and said with regret. I usually trust Yan Hui the most, but I still doubt him, which shows that the most difficult thing in our hearts is stability. Disciples, write this down. It's really not easy to know someone! ?
Examples of successful communication between the ancients 4. Rainstorm and flood. The raging lake quickly approached an advertising company with 50 employees at the lake. Evacuation is imperative.
This company has been absent-minded for three years, and the chief culprit is the executive director: smoking and swearing indiscriminately on all occasions have aroused strong resentment among employees. Moreover, employees complain that they don't know anything about the company's major events, and often have a feeling of being "used" by the boss. In recent weeks, rumors of pay cuts for all employees have made the company more nervous.
The work may be delayed by heavy rain, but the customer's time limit is tight and it can't be delayed at all. At this critical juncture, the company needs the support and cooperation of employees. Therefore, the management decided to let some employees working on the first floor move to the second or third floor to continue their work. Other employees need to work in temporary places outside the 45-minute trip.
In order to ensure the completion of the task on time, the executive director issued a strict notice, ordering everyone to stick to their posts. The notice reads: "In view of the tight time, everyone must stick to their posts without exception."
To our great surprise, five people said they were ill and left early that day. The next day, only 15 of the 50 employees came, and the rest either called in sick or simply didn't show up, which made the executive director very angry.
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