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安德鲁·卡内基《安德鲁·卡内基自传》· Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie · 领导

While upon the subject of our manufacturing interests, I may record that on July 1, 1892, during my absence in the Highlands of Scotland, there occurred the one really serious quarrel with our workmen in our whole history. For twenty-six years I had been actively in charge of the relations between ourselves and our men, and it was the pride of my life to think how delightfully satisfactory these had been and were. I hope I fully deserved what my chief partner, Mr. Phipps, said in his letter to the "New York Herald," January 30, 1904, in reply to one who had declared I had remained abroad during the Homestead strike, instead of flying back to support my partners. It was to the effect that "I was always disposed to yield to the demands of the men, however unreasonable"; hence one or two of my partners did not wish me to return.[42] Taking no account of the reward that comes from feeling that you and your employees are friends and judging only from economical results, I believe that higher wages to men who respect their employers and are happy and contented are a good investment, yielding, indeed, big dividends.

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白话

1892年7月1日,卡内基在苏格兰高地时,公司发生了历史上唯一一次严重劳资冲突,即霍姆斯特德罢工。他掌管劳资关系二十六年,一直引以为傲。他的合伙人菲普斯在报上替他解释:卡内基总是倾向于答应工人的要求,哪怕不合理,所以合伙人不想让他回来。卡内基认为,就算只算经济账,给尊重雇主、心情愉快的工人更高工资也是好投资,回报很大。核心是:善待工人不是慈善,是划算的买卖;但一味让步也可能埋下冲突。

上下文

卡内基自传回忆1892年霍姆斯特德钢厂罢工,这是他生涯中最大的劳资污点。

今日一问

你对下属的一再让步,是在投资关系,还是在回避艰难对话?

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