Soft power in the workplace is harder than hard power, especially these three types, you know?

An industry insider once did a survey. The survey object was 500 workplace people, of which 50% were newcomers who had been employed for 1-2 years and 50% were veterans who had been employed for more than 3 years.

The content of the survey is: In order to make you stand out in the field, which three of the following do you think are the most critical.

The topics below include time management, interpersonal communication, presentation skills, positive attitudes, professional skills, and more.

The final statistical result is that the top three items selected by newcomers in the workplace are "professional knowledge", "core skills", and "job recognition". In the selection of veterans in the workplace, these three items are ranked 4th, 2nd, and 6th respectively. bit.

However, the top three items selected by seniors in the workplace are "positive attitude", "core skills", and "occupational habits". In the selection of newcomers in the workplace, these items are ranked 8th, 2nd, and 9th respectively.

This is enough to show that newcomers in the workplace have a great cognitive bias towards career development.

They believe that in order to stand out in the workplace, to be valued by leaders, and recognized by colleagues, the most important thing is professional skills, professional knowledge and other hard powers.

The more experienced workplace veterans believe that the most important thing for workplace development to be recognized by leaders and colleagues is attitude, literacy, habits and other soft power.

It can be said that more than 70% of middle-aged people in the workplace believe that soft power in the workplace is harder than hard power, and it is more worthy of some newcomers, especially students who have just stepped into the society, to learn and cultivate, so as to be more conducive to their career development. , especially the following three.

Soft power in the workplace is harder than hard power, especially these three types, you know?

1. The mentality is reset to zero, and the identity is quickly changed

Many people who are new to the workplace are just out of school. After leaving school, there will be a change in their identity, that is, their mentality needs to change, from the previous simple "consumer" mentality to a "consumer" mentality in the workplace. Producer” mentality, quickly reset the mentality to zero, and do the following 3 things.

1. Change egoistic thinking

When we were students, we always regarded "self-satisfaction" as a criterion for judging something, that is, we would first consider whether it would be beneficial to us, such as which courses to take, which certificates to obtain, which activities to participate in, which department to join the student union, etc.

Before making decisions and actions, they all consider whether it is beneficial to their own development and future employment, and rarely consider the interests of others or the collective interests.

But after entering the workplace, when working, it is to meet the needs of customers, meet the requirements of the boss, bring convenience and cooperation to colleagues, follow the company's rules and regulations, and create value for the collective.

We need to change that "egoistic thinking" and cultivate a certain "altruistic thinking", considering what the other party wants and what the other party likes, not what I like and what I think is right.

If there is no mentality change in this aspect, there will be a phenomenon that we often see in the workplace: complaining, complaining about the company's irregularity, complaining about the boss's impersonality, complaining about colleague intrigue, complaining... . Such a person is difficult to gain a foothold in the workplace.

Soft power in the workplace is harder than hard power, especially these three types, you know?

2. Refuse to be moved by yourself

When we were in school, we participated in a sports meeting and ran a thousand meters. No matter what the grades were, teachers and classmates would give you a thumbs up, or because you prepared for a practical activity for a week, won a consolation prize, and then felt special. Able to endure hardships and feel that he is excellent, so much so that he is moved by his hard work spirit.

This mentality must be reset to zero, why do you say that?

In the workplace, there are too many things like this, but your colleagues won’t appreciate you for working overtime all night, your boss won’t give you a pay rise for working overtime all night, leaders or colleagues don’t see how much you paid, but How much value is created.

When you haven't changed your mind, you are still used to being immersed in the emotion brought by this fake diligence, and you think it is very "praiseworthy", and the people around you no longer encourage and support you like the group of people in school. There will be a huge psychological gap, leading to disgust in the workplace, disgust with the current job, and hindered career development.

3. Create real value

Newcomers to the workplace must understand that the workplace is very different from the school. The fundamental purpose of the company is not to train you, but to create value and bring benefits through you.

In school, you are a "consumer", and everything is centered on you and serves you. In the workplace, you are a "producer", and you need to bring service to others, that is, real value.

We often hear such a sentence: after stepping into society, people will become more and more realistic. It is also such a truth that reality is the pursuit of value.

Therefore, those who are new to the workplace should quickly change their mentality, be guided by "actual value", and contribute to the company and customers. This is the kingly way. In this way, your career development will become more and more smooth.

Soft power in the workplace is harder than hard power, especially these three types, you know?

2. Learn to do chores and integrate into workplace groups

Most of the newcomers in the workplace are full of enthusiasm before entering the workplace, ready to show their skills and break out of their own world, but often at the very beginning of entering the workplace, they will be severely slapped with power.

There is a well-known "mushroom law" in management, which is a management method for many companies to treat newcomers. Newcomers in the workplace will be assigned jobs that are not valued, or run errands and the like.

What's more, some newcomers in the workplace are specially used to take the blame, and they have suffered and suffered on behalf of others.

This "mushroom period" is indeed very difficult. It is indeed a huge blow to the newcomers who are full of enthusiasm. They can't get the sense of achievement and attention they deserve, and they can't realize their own value. Worn out and become mediocre.

Therefore, as a newcomer in the workplace, the second soft power that needs to be mastered is "being able to do chores" and integrating into the workplace group as soon as possible.

1. Calm down and accept

The first is to calm down and accept the state of mediocrity calmly.

Don’t think that you are valued in school and have status. You should continue to be like this in the workplace. Many people are class leaders, student union officials, etc. in school. When you enter the workplace, you have to start all over again, starting with chores.

As the saying goes, a man can bend and stretch, can enjoy a huge halo and care, but also can bear the mediocrity and contempt of entering the workplace. This is the law of career development.

There is a saying in philosophy: Laws are objective and cannot be created, destroyed or changed. Therefore, we should adapt as soon as possible, change our mentality, and integrate into the workplace as soon as possible.

Soft power in the workplace is harder than hard power, especially these three types, you know?

2. Pay attention to "see things and do things"

Doing chores is also skillful. You must learn to "see things and do things", take the initiative to do things, and help colleagues print materials, organize documents, receive customers, etc. on the premise of doing your own work. Try not to wait for others to call you, Assigning tasks to you is a process of learning and growth in itself for newcomers in the workplace.

Therefore, the more newcomers in the workplace, even if we are treated with contempt, the more we should show our proactive work attitude, in order to win the appreciation of leaders and colleagues, and slowly change the identity of newcomers in the workplace, otherwise you will be more and more The more painful it is to do.

3. Miscellaneous things can be done to the extreme

I remember a company my friend opened. There was a female employee who just came to the company to do some chores, including printing materials.

But she can do the job of printing materials to the extreme. She understands the printing habits of each colleague in the department, whether she prefers single-sided or double-sided printing; one nail or multiple nails for binding; the approximate number of prints, etc.

At the same time, she prints a lot of materials, and she usually pays attention to it. She learns some data, work business processes, interpersonal networks, etc. Later, if she arranges any job for her, she can quickly enter the state and do her best. , The boss and leaders appreciate her very much and praise her as a person who can do great things.

Therefore, for newcomers in the workplace, the second soft power that must be possessed is the ability to do chores. A strong ability to do chores can quickly get you on the right track, transform into a professional workplace person, and even stand out among many workplace people and be valued by leaders.

Soft power in the workplace is harder than hard power, especially these three types, you know?

3. System Thinking to Improve Growth Efficiency

System awareness is to construct a path map to achieve the goal by splitting and combining the methods, steps, and processes of what needs to be done.

We often say that judging a young person's ability depends on how he handles something he has never done, especially a newcomer in the workplace who has not done much work.

Some people belong to the "intuitive type". The leader arranges the task, no matter whether it is 3721 or 21, just take it and start doing it, taking one step at a time, but they don't know that this will lead to many detours, useless effort, and seriously affect work efficiency.

System awareness requires us not to start directly when we do any work, but to base ourselves on the whole, make a rough plan and solution path, and consider how to do it faster and easier.

Once, a colleague of mine was asked to make a course on a writing topic. She usually just wrote articles and never wrote a class. She first spent 2 hours listing a step:

1. Summarize your writing experience

2. Search for relevant video, audio and text information on the Internet

3. Find and organize novel and effective ideas and sentences

4. Analyze the specific needs of the students attending the class for writing skills

5. List the syllabus

6. Write the text of the PPT

7. Make PPT

Next, as a novice, it only took her 2 days, she made a writing class that should have taken 5-7 days to complete, and at the same time guaranteed the effect, which was widely praised.

Just like before we write, the scientific approach should be to outline, have a main line of thought, and then write the entire article very efficiently, and the quality is guaranteed, otherwise there may be logical confusion and low efficiency.

This is not only a comprehension, but also a reflection of a person's work ability. Such employees will create higher value when they work. If newcomers in the workplace also have such soft power, the growth rate and work efficiency will definitely be fast.

For newcomers in the workplace, if they want to quickly change their identity, become a professional professional, and stand out from many workplaces, they must first master the three soft powers mentioned above, and then gradually improve their other hard powers. This is the workplace. The advice of a veteran is a "law" that has been tested by practice.