Interview Hou: I never thought I was working for someone else.

Hou, CEO of Grand Literature, career coach, senior micro Boda. He often shares his workplace laws on Weibo, receives a lot of forwarding comments, and he has a unique, fresh-and-dressed personality that is loved by his subordinates. He spoke not impatient, gentle, but in principle, not compromise, in order to maintain the interests of the original people do not retreat; He has compassion for all groups in need of help; he is really busy, not in communication with customers is in and the general manager of the company to talk to, he said that Chen's dream is the most important opportunity in his life, for which he is willing to pay all to practice it. ...... He is can-do for the dream in his heart, because he wants to be the best himself. Reporter: In your mind, what kind of company is worth to pay the youth and passion of the good company? How to judge? H: From a realistic point of view is to make people grow companies. The first is full of opportunities, the industry is full of opportunities, enterprises full of opportunities, within the enterprise and so there are many opportunities. The second is to make people grow. Whether through training or through guidance or through high pressure, let people have a growing environment. Interviewer: Do you remember what your first job was when you graduated from college? H: My first job in college was working in a publishing house, and I should say there was no special plan when I chose to work. I do not agree with the planning will be in accordance with the sequence of development. Most of the time, when I was in the publishing industry, because I was studying in Chinese when I was a graduate student, publishing was an alternative industry. For example, when there was an Internet boom (1998 or so, the Chinese Internet was just up), I wanted to work for an internet company. Others go, I also go, so the first choice is based on the timing of the unconscious choice of results, this is the number one. At the beginning of 1999, I worked in a real estate company, one months to earn 5500 yuan, was still very satisfied. Then there is a chance to Sina, then I think the internet industry is growing fast. From the industry's point of view, Sina will certainly be more than in the real estate company work prospects. So at that time Sina gave me the conditions than 5500 lower, but I chose Sina. I choose a faster growth of the internet companies, in fact, is to choose a big brand, big platform, big industry. This is the 2nd. Then in the third step, with this awareness, I started a new job. I think in Sina work I do not think I have any particular strong ambition, but at that time to their own requirements is to do anything to do with others, do better than others. This is also I grew up to their own requirements: unlike others, better than others. Although I did not think about three years or five years later what will happen, but this request is guiding me. The fourth stage is to leave Sina to come to the grand literature, why come to the grand literature? I think this is a dream, of course, Chen General's dream touched me. The dream of man is perfectly possible to combine with the occupation you engage in a. Although I am also a professional manager, but I still think that today is not a career, but a career. I never feel like I'm working for someone else, I feel like I'm working for a dream in my heart. Reporter: A lot of office workers say come to work every day, but work is not like to do, oneself in fact how how, but for the reality no way. Including now, after 85 come out will bear more pressure, reality and dream there is a gap between, how do you think? H: I think it's less than 10 years ago, and ten years ago people were full of idealism and lots of opportunities. The whole state is more relaxed, house prices are not so high, prices are relatively low. And there are new industries, like the Internet, that provide opportunities for some people. So now the chances are less, the price is higher, people's mentality and mood impatient some. The rise of the generation, the rise of mobile internet and so on, I feel that people's mentality has made some changes. But no matter what, you know every era, even the worst of times, it will have many opportunities, its road is still so wide. If you realize that you have a strong ability to control yourself and guide yourself, you will overlook the difficult environment outside, so I think I have to do my best. How to be the best of yourself? First can control their emotions, the second is good at communicating with others, the third is good at learning, the fourth is good at guiding themselves. Because when you have the strength, the opportunity to come to you, so what is the strength, is to do the best of their own. Reporter: You think what style of leadership is more able to manage the team, may be for the executive and grassroots management is not the same, you can say? H: I am also studying, but now faintly and vaguely feel, the leadership at all levels is not the same, different companies have different, there is no accurate rules to describe what you should be in this stage, what kind of leadership is good leadership. At this stage of my time, I still have to make some changes. Careful to think of is: 1, before more external communication, now more internal communication. 2, the former dislike colleagues, now always think they are cute. 3, before the fear of others to make the wrong decision, now people do not make a decision. 4, the previous stare process, now stare at the target. 5, the day before doing 10 things, now three months busy on so two or three things. 6, always for creative excitement, now always pour cold water on the idea. I can not say that I did wrong, now do is very right, but I vaguely feel that I do now is good, I can not say that now do a good company performance will certainly be good, not necessarily, a company performance is good or bad has the right time and all aspects. What I want to say is that no matter the weather and the right, we must try our best to take responsibility, which is the most important thing. Journalist: What do you think is the most important thing for a new career? such as environment, rising space, salary? H: Just said a new person to choose a company when the first to see the industry good, and then see the brand good, and then look at youGood or bad. As for the salary, these are not the most important, I often say, to read an EMBA will cost four hundred thousand or five hundred thousand, now let me run a company and give me a high salary, which is to get two wages in vain. An employee from graduation to you work three years first don't consider your salary, first look at your industry position, first look at your boss. The boss is important, you have to pick the boss. For example, your direct superiors, if he is reasonable, can give you a lot of inspiration many opportunities, can give you a good habit, then I think you will stay here, even if the salary is lower. Reporter: How do you view the communication between superiors and subordinates, in the workplace, what is effective communication? H: I think the best communication is to be outspoken, what is blunt? is to be very honest about your concerns, do not be afraid to say wrong, but a little attention to the environment, pay attention to the rhythm, pay attention to the way. For example, the boss made a decision, you scold this is not blunt and taboo. If the boss makes a decision, you don't tell him accurate information, including a lot of negative information, many people are afraid to tell the boss bad news, this is not a career. The most effective and best communication is taboo, and must have a clear understanding is to communicate, even if you do not like, but also must realize that communication may be you do not like but very important things. People say the CEO leaves 70% because the EQ is too low, I think the reason is too low because of communication. Journalist: What kind of communication are you not suggesting? Just now you said not to pay attention to the occasion, but also a little more? Like Leapfrog? H: Leapfrog I do not encourage, I often talk with our people, Leapfrog report, we can not go with the Leapfrog petition. Leapfrog briefing hurt a company's management system, the entire enterprise flattened, it let all people have no order. I don't really encourage the leapfrog report, but I'm not saying it's not necessarily possible. One is you go to complain about him, another is an urgent matter, and on a major issue of disagreement, I think at that time you can leapfrog. But in addition to reporting, all of the leapfrog should occur in respect of your superiors under the premise. Reporter: Last interview you talked about the management, you said that Shanda literature is a literati team, is different from other companies management methods, now what kind of change? H: I spared no effort to promote in the grand literature on three things, these are also our changes. First, professionalism. Whether professional managers or mergers and acquisitions of business entrepreneurs, dedicated. And I need full communication and good service. Second, commercialization. Each organization in charge of the enterprise so that each individual should be clear input-output ratio, should be market-oriented. Third, move. The future will be the mobile internet era, in the cloud of the bookstore into the main force. Reporter: The ordinary staff to become the management, or the middle level to with the advanced step need to have what condition? H: Employees from a manager to become a director, or higher to vice president, president or even CEO, each stage needs is different. There are two points which are constant, one to have constant performance, the firstSecond, we must identify with the company's values, or basic values. One tube 35 person to tube 350 person, to tube 3,500 people are different, I particularly appreciate the words of an entrepreneur in Japan who I take with them when there are only 100 people in the business, I am among them when there are only 1000 people in the business, and I only stand behind them when there are 10,000 people. Reporter: Some time ago, the company HR has done a project of evaluating and developing senior executives, and I would like to ask you to talk about the personal feeling after this item. H: I entered Sina, especially after blogging, cultivate their own interpersonal relationships, business philosophy, innovative thinking, which for me is a huge growth opportunities. This training project has overturned many of my ideas and it has made me grow up very quickly. When I was judged by the VP of the company, I found that I had a huge bias in my perception of myself and their perception of me, and I experienced a very painful phase in accepting this deviation. I was very surprised at first, how did I feel? Then there is anger, then it is the feeling of inequality, then calm, and finally change. There is indeed a gap between what we know about ourselves and what other people perceive about ourselves, and where these gaps are going to be analyzed and summed up, this is the first. Second, I am more rational. For example, I realized that I had to do a lot of important things that I didn't like. Many things in the past are like but not important, or like it is important, but for important and not like things are generally evasive, so in doing things more rational. Third, there are more levels of management. It used to be that you felt like doing it, letting someone else follow suit or follow it up. Now realize that as a manager, we must make the people below have a sense of accomplishment, must let them be responsible, must let them to do things, like a pyramid, the level of sense out. To sum up, to be more accurate in their perceptions, more rational and more hierarchical, I would like to have more to share, and we think they will go through my process as well. Interviewer: How do you talk to your boss about a raise? H: I think you're going to be seen by your boss, and if he doesn't, it means the company has no future. For me, I used to be an ordinary employee when never mentioned a raise, each raise is someone else to me, is to say that no need to give you add, so fundamentally speaking or to do your own business. Journalist: What tips do you have in the workplace? H: The three magic weapons in the workplace are learning ability, responsibility and kindness. The most important ability of a person is in fact only two, introspection ability and learning ability. The former is yourself, the latter is easy to be around, appreciate knowledge, experience, a person or organization's characteristics anytime, anywhere, and use it for me. Usually, I don't believe that an introspective person has a good ability to learn. Journalist: How to view office politics? H:1, don't complain about corporate politics. There are people where there is politics. 2. The only meaningful thing you can do is focus on your goals and be a person of kindness. This is your biggest political. 3,As a manager, need to carry forward prohibit, outspoken have taboo, lead by example, do what they say. This is the company's biggest politics. 4. I would like to repeat that accomplishing goals is just as important as being in a similar way. Interviewer: What do you think of office romances? H: I don't encourage it. I feel normal about Office romances, but I shouldn't encourage them. Journalist: What is the most important virtue in the workplace? H: Responsibility is one of the most important virtues in the workplace. It includes: 1, must learn to make a decision. 2, dare to make mistakes and take the wrong. 3, even sometimes to dare to violate the boss's decision, some red tape or the system risk. 4, remember your goal, practice it. Responsibility is responsible for the result.