Jeff: We need to see trends in the next 3 years, 5 years, and 7 years.

Absrtact: Last week, LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner a Pando daily interview in San Francisco. Investor, writer Li Jiang in medium, summed up his 3 important lessons from the school. There are many suggestions that Silicon Valley can often hear, and there are few

Last week, LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner a Pando daily interview in San Francisco. Investor, writer Li Jiang in medium, summed up his 3 important lessons from the school. Here are some of the suggestions that Silicon Valley often hears, and some of the ideas that few people have mentioned, and share them here.

1. Focus

On。 Yes, you must have heard that, "focus" is almost as fast as the Silicon Valley people's mantra. Starting a company requires the dedication of the entrepreneur, so focus is particularly important to the entrepreneur. But unlike previous interpretations, Jeff also offered his own insights into "focus".

During Jeff's tenure at Yahoo, Yahoo opened up a lot of business, including search, news, email, etc. Yahoo needs to manage more and more products. Later, competitors gradually entered these areas and established advantages in various vertical areas.

The "problem" facing Yahoo is that it is one of the few areas in which it participates. And that is why it is hard for Yahoo to decide which business to give up and to focus on.

Jeff believes that business leaders need to see trends in the next 3, 5, or 7 years and ask themselves, "will we remain ahead in this field in the future?" "If the answer is no, then the leaders of the business will have to summon up the courage to make the decision to divest these businesses, even if they are still the best business today."

Vertical competitors are able to focus on a bit, putting their time and resources into one area, eventually surpassing Yahoo.

2. Thoughtfulness

The word thoughtfulness has two layers of meaning, the first is deliberate, and the idea of anything is strictly enforced; the second is to take care of others.

Inspiration is not scarce in the scientific and technological community, but only by deliberate deliberation can we go further. The so-called deliberate thinking is to think about everything thoroughly, and form a problem-solving mode of thinking, it is not superficial thinking, but based on years of experience, pattern recognition and continuous repetition. To put it simply, there is a systematic and strategic solution to all aspects of work and life.

The second meaning of thoughtfulness is to take care of others. Thinking about others is one of the most important values we learn in growing up, but it's hard to see in a competitive company. Jeff praised the company's other co-founder, Reid Hoffman, for always taking care of others and doing everything possible to help others. This form of thoughtfulness is a crucial point in Silicon Valley culture, and it casts the shape of what Silicon Valley is today.

3. Compassion

Compassion。 This is a story that has not been heard in Silicon Valley, and few people in the business world value it. Most people will admire their leadership, with a firm attitude and superhuman will to obey the leadership, but in some cases, this practice makes the corporate culture a mess.

Jeff gave his concept of compassion and compassionate leadership, and gave us a refreshing understanding of what good leadership is.

As a leader, you can easily impose your worldview on others, and you will be angry if they do not finish the work as you think.

Jeff told a story that a subordinate who reported directly to him was dissatisfied with one of the members of the team and deliberately suppressed the member, but the crackdown led to bad results and the rest of the team couldn't work well. Jeff asked his subordinates to be more sympathetic and discover the strengths of their team members. He believes the member is on the team because of the leadership decision, and the leader should put him in a position where he can be more professional, or let him leave the team altogether. If someone doesn't perform well, the team leader is responsible for understanding and listening to the voice of the team and solving the problem smoothly.

Within a few weeks, the underling reported to Jeff that his team's performance had improved markedly after he had switched the member to another position. At the time, Jeff realised that he might have made the same mistake about his other subordinate, imposing his ideas on others and feeling frustrated when his subordinates did not do their job. From that day on, he understood that management needed to be always compassionate.

I'm also inspired by Jeff's sympathetic management. This kind of management is of great significance to enhance the team and improve the culture. It is easy for team leaders to impose their will on their members, but to listen, teach, and help team members realize their potential requires more patience, maturity and self-knowledge. Being a sympathetic leader will reap good results in the long run, but the idea is almost never heard in the fast-growing, competitive, and enterprising scientific community.

Conclusion

The last question Jeff answered that night was: "What special abilities do you want to have?" Jeff hesitated to answer:

Infinite Patience