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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯:节俭·摘录 366

塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《节俭》· Thrift · 投资

The carrying business required a great deal of personal supervision. Only a man of determined spirit and indomitable energy could have done it. He had a flying boat in which he rapidly passed along the canals, seeing that the men were at their posts, that the agents were at work, and the traffic duly provided for. He did this by night as well as by day. At other times, he would fly along the roads in his special travelling carriage,--always paying the highest prices to the innkeepers, in order that he might secure the best horses, and avoid delay and loss of time. He would overtake his vans, and see that his men were sober, and that they were well forward at the stations along the road; that their blunderbusses were loaded (for highway robbery was then one of the risks of travelling by road), that the agents were doing their duty, and that everything was in proper order.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14418
定位:Excerpt 366 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

运输生意需要大量亲自监督,只有意志坚定、精力过人的人才能干。巴克斯代尔坐快船沿运河巡查,昼夜不停,看工人是否在岗、代理是否干活、运输是否安排妥当;有时又坐专用马车飞驰上路,给客栈老板最高价以确保换到最好的马、不耽误时间。他追上货车,检查工人是否清醒、是否按时到站、防身火枪是否装好弹药,因为当时公路抢劫是常事。这说明关键业务不能只靠遥控,要亲自到现场看细节;今天管理者也应定期下现场,而不是只看报表。

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斯迈尔斯《节俭》中描写巴克斯代尔亲自巡查运输线路,反映19世纪公路运输的风险与管理方式。

今日一问

你负责的事,最近一次亲自到现场查看是什么时候?发现了什么报表上看不到的问题?

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