Only when you find your own advantages can you work tirelessly and get twice the result with half the effort!

Barrel theory

There is a well-known in management , The famous barrel theory , This principle mainly means that a wooden barrel is usually composed of many pieces of wood hooped together , These planks may vary in height , For such a barrel , The amount of water depends on the shortest piece of wood on the barrel , Not the tallest piece of wood .

The reason is simple , Once the water level exceeds the shortest piece of wood , The water in the bucket will overflow automatically . so to speak , The shortest board is the limiting factor for the amount of water in the barrel , If you want to increase the amount of water in the bucket , Then replace the shortest board with a longer one .

 

 

Usually this theory tells people such a truth , In a team , It may not be the so-called advantage projects that determine the development and competitiveness of the team , And it is precisely those most vulnerable points . If the team invests most of its resources in a department with the greatest advantage or a strong point , While neglecting to reinforce the weak projects , Then the competition level of the whole team is still not high .

It seems very reasonable, right ？

But the barrel theory only applies to teams , Not for individuals .

 

Inclined barrel theory

Many people have read the barrel theory , I think that as long as I make up all my weaknesses , We will become perfect , So they constantly make up for their shortcomings , Instead of using your strengths , In the end, it may just turn itself into a balanced development , But it has no characteristics , Mediocre people .

In fact, the best way to make up your weaknesses is to 70 branch , It doesn't make you excellent , And it's very hard , Because you are not good at it . If you want to achieve 100 branch , What you need is your talent and hard work . Many people can easily get 80 branch , Some people work hard and only get 60 branch . This is the difference between talent and not , Try to be talented , Yield twice the result with half the effort , On the contrary, twice the effort .

Inclined barrel theory ： Just tilt the bucket , At this time, it is not the short board that decides the amount of water , It's a long board .

 

Short board is dead

The personal growth strategy of making up for weaknesses has become invalid today , Here's why ：

1. The division of labor in the Internet era is very detailed , Everyone's specialty is easy to be magnified , It is easy to form the long plate principle . such as , You can talk , Have a sense of humor , In the past, I could only eat and drink with my friends , A lively atmosphere , Now you play your specialty on the Internet platform , There may be hundreds of thousands of fans . The Internet has greatly magnified our specialty , Let's ignore our weaknesses .
2. When management experts put forward the short board theory , It is emphasized that the ability of an organization depends on the shortest board , Not a person . So the way for an organization to make up its weaknesses is very simple , Just build a team , Members of a team often complement each other , This is precisely the application of personal long board rather than short board .

 

Develop the long board

Developing the long board is the correct strategy that modern people should adopt ：

1. The most successful individual in the world , All through the best use of advantages , Instead of succeeding by making up for weaknesses .
2. The world's top professional managers have always followed a philosophy to manage the team ： Deliberately seek and cultivate talents with special advantages , Create value for the team through advantages .
3. Nobel laureates are people who have made great contributions in a certain field , Instead of people who have made good achievements in various fields and have developed in an all-round way .

therefore , Organizations can talk about the short board principle , But individuals must give full play to their advantages .

Be sure to find your long board , Develop long version , Take the long version as the core , Design your own career .

To what extent can the long board be considered a success ？

The long board is good enough for everyone to ignore or endure your short board , Success is considered. .

What about the things you are not good at ？ What you are not good at can be done by others , Solve in a cooperative way , This is the best practice of teamwork .

 

Last , How to find your talent ？

We should pay attention to what we can do easily , Other people often ask us for advice , When people around you ask you for advice, it means that you have special skills . These aspects may be our talents , It's very important to find your specialty , So that we can develop our strengths and avoid our weaknesses .

If you don't find your specialty , Just find something that you are interested in . What is interest ？ Interest is no matter how hard or tired you will not give up , And we enjoy it . If you encounter difficulties, you will give up interest , That's ye gonghaolong .

Interest is the best teacher , We are likely to find our own advantages in our interests , Then let it take root , Grow into a towering tree .

 

If , What if you still can't find your talent ？

Don't panic. , There's another way , I recommend a book here ：《 Gallup advantage recognizer 》

It's not so much a book , Rather, this is just a manual to explain the test results , The greatest value of this book is the test code at the back of the book , It takes about half an hour to log in to the website to do an advantage test , The test results are your top five strengths .

Then refer to the explanation in the book , You'll know what your talent is , I tried , It seems to be quite accurate .

When you know your talent , You can deliberately cultivate and train your own advantages , Race in the track we are good at , You can work without getting tired , Twice the result with half the effort ！