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爱德华·博克:爱德华·博克自传·补录 176

爱德华·博克《爱德华·博克自传》· The Americanization of Edward Bok · 领导

Here and there a relative "played a favorite," but even with the push and influence behind him "the lucky one," as he was termed, did not seem to make progress, unless he had merit. It was not long before Bok discovered that the possession of sheer merit was the only real factor that actually counted in any of the places where he had been employed or in others which he had watched; that business was so constructed and conducted that nothing else, in the face of competition, could act as current coin. And the amazing part of it all to Bok was how little merit there was. Nothing astonished him more than the low average ability of those with whom he worked or came into contact.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3538
定位:Additional excerpt 176 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

偶尔有亲戚“照顾”某个幸运儿,但即便有推手,若本人没真本事,也走不远。博克很快发现,在他待过或观察过的公司里,真正起作用的只有实打实的能力;商业竞争激烈,除了能力,别的都当不了硬通货。最让他吃惊的是,有真本事的人竟然那么少,身边同事的平均水平低得出奇。这提醒我们:与其抱怨别人靠关系,不如把精力花在打磨真本事上,因为能力稀缺,市场自然会给你回报。

上下文

博克在自传中回顾早年职场经历,对比“关系”与“能力”在现实中的作用。

今日一问

我最近一次提升自己的“硬通货”能力是什么时候?还是只在抱怨环境?

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