A letter from Liu to Yang 20 years ago

In addition to ordinary superior and subordinate relations, the more subtle between Liu and Yang is the complex of entrepreneurs and successors. In China, the relationship has been mysterious and intriguing. 20 years ago, Liu wrote a "mushy love letter" to Yang. In his letter, Mr Liu wrote in a cordial and casual tone what he looked like as the young leader's core, and led the way to tell him how to ascend a higher level, and it was the letter that bought the foreshadowing for his future.

What are the early deficiencies and shortcomings of Yang? What did Mr Liu say in his letter? The letter not only opened the mystery of the relationship between Mr Liu and Yang, but provided some constructive advice on how to be a young leader.

The following is a letter from Liu to Yang in 1994:

Yuanqing:

After coming to Hong Kong, although the task is heavy, but you still do not trust the situation. Self-examination, feel that these years and you communicate less, talk about are some of the specific problems you want to solve. The objective reason is that you and I are busy, the subjective reason is not to pay special attention to the importance of communication between us. I would like to use the corner or break time to write to you, the way of writing will be more calm, but I do not want to be very formal, just pick up the pen to think where to write to where, or natural feelings of the casual reveal, not necessarily logical, reasoning is very strong, a talk is not finished, the next time to talk about.

I like young people who are capable. Bosses in private companies prefer talented people for one reason--that's enough to make money. In addition to this one, the bosses of state-owned companies, of course, want to be emotionally compatible. No one wants a successor, he can make a big deal, but he has a bad relationship with his predecessor. If the other person is beautiful (equivalent to ability) but does not love me, what is the use?

Lenovo is already a small business, according to the scheduled plan will be developed to a greater extent. At the moment not to cultivate the core of leadership carefully, the future is all empty talk.

So what is the core of my young leadership like? This morality includes a few parts: first, to be loyal to Lenovo's cause, which means that personal interest is fully subordinated to Lenovo's interests. Publicly speaking, this is the main article. In private, there is one that can be sincerely to the former pioneers-and I think it should be part of the "de". In the pure Commodity Society, the Enterprise's entrepreneur is bigger after the business, pays off the work should obtain a return from the material to the spirit. In our society, this is not guaranteed because of differences in mechanism. This makes the older generation of the power to grasp the firm, rather delay the matter is not willing to shift. My duty is to calm the old comrades to the handover, but to ensure their interests. On the other hand, from the multiple assessment of people to create a layer of backbone, and then choose to withstand the test of the leadership core.

In addition, the "Only" and "de" edge of the content is, the young leader should rely on his selfless, and his strict demands on himself, as well as the generosity of his partners, tolerance, he has excellent leadership, but also humbly see the strengths of others, and constantly reflect on their own shortcomings and so on. The good quality makes the heart suit. You know my "big chicken" and "chicken" theory, you really only have to exercise yourself as big as a turkey, chickens will admit you are older than him. When you're so big as an ostrich, chicks convinced. Only by winning this kind of "convinced" can we have the conditions to do the core in the same generation. Of course, in other state-owned enterprises, is the superior leader of the head of the enterprise, the following are generally not satisfied, so the leadership is difficult to unite. If I do not consider this issue in advance, and the same as the general state-owned enterprises in the time to decide, it is not a problem, but in Lenovo's further development, may leave a hidden danger in the team issues.

I want to train you in this direction. When you are transferred from the CAD Department to the computer division, and in that year when the computer division has made a significant improvement, my heart in addition to the joy of the success of the matter itself, there is a layer of talent to stand out from the joy. Soon after you started working, many contradictions arose. I am firmly opposed to the perfection of man. If you add to the experience of all the others, it will make it difficult for you to do it. We strive to unity, as far as possible to ensure environmental support for the computer division. Facts have proven your ability and motivation to not reach your goal.

When things go this far, I should be more supportive of your development advantages, pointing out your shortcomings and how to get to the higher steps. And what should you consider at this time? I think I should sum up my real strengths. What are your weaknesses? What kind of support does Lenovo have for your environment (which allows you to look at your grades more appropriately)? Take the initiative to a higher level.

When I have a clear understanding of the future of the leadership of the people should have the conditions, I will do for you:

1. Strengthen your overall understanding. You have to take every opportunity to share ideas with me. Not only at work, but in every aspect.

2 Strengthen and your communication, so that you understand my advantages and shortcomings, the weakness of the character, "The back of the head" side, this can produce real emotional exchanges.

3 Help each other. But more than that, I guide you through the way you accept to correct your shortcomings and move on to a predetermined goal.

The above part was written in Saturday with one heads and Sunday one heads. I'm going out again soon, and I think it's written here. Here are the information I want to get from you:

1 Do you really have the heart to eat bitter, endure injustice, to climb higher peaks?

2 reflect on yourself, if you are moving towards this goal, what are you missing?

Liu--written in 1994