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安德鲁·卡内基:安德鲁·卡内基自传·补录 381
安德鲁·卡内基《安德鲁·卡内基自传》· Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie · 领导
"Gentlemen of the Blast-Furnace Committee, you have threatened our firm that you will break your agreement and that you will leave these blast furnaces (which means disaster) unless you get a favorable answer to your threat by four o'clock to-day. It is not yet three, but your answer is ready. You may leave the blast furnaces. The grass will grow around them before we yield to your threat. The worst day that labor has ever seen in this world is that day in which it dishonors itself by breaking its agreement. You have your answer."
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定位:Additional excerpt 381 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
核心是:绝不向毁约威胁低头,哪怕停产长草。高炉委员会威胁说,若下午四点前不满足加薪要求,就撕毁协议、撤出高炉,让工厂瘫痪。卡内基还没到三点就给出答复:你们可以走,高炉长草之前我们也不会屈服于威胁。他痛斥:劳工最糟糕的一天,就是为施压而毁约、自辱信誉的那天。这背后是原则:契约不能被胁迫推翻,否则以后任何协议都不可靠。做法是明确拒绝威胁,同时承担停产代价,把底线亮清楚。
上下文
卡内基自传中记载的劳资冲突场景,工人以停工毁约施压,卡内基以强硬立场维护契约。
今日一问
当对方用毁约来威胁你让步时,你会守住底线,还是为求安宁而妥协?
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