1. Inspiration from life

Everything has a concept of quantity and degree, and there is also a question of timing. When you decide to increase the capacity of water, you must check whether the barrel is going to make up for your shortcomings. The key is to see if you have the mind and energy.

In the same way, when the external competitive force of the market requires the company to improve, the main problem at this time is to make up for short reports. If you can plan ahead, just like the management fable above, before it becomes a top priority, you should consider your own methods of making up short notices, and be prepared. We can imagine that when the original short notices are made up, there will naturally be another Shortcomings appear, and this is the challenge we face and will face.

〖Learning Inspiration〗

The principle of wooden barrels tells us that when you want to fill water, you must pay attention to the size (capacity) of the wooden barrel, and check whether there is any problem with the board made into the wooden barrel, loose conditions, perforation and corrosion in various aspects. Making up for it will improve another shortcoming, just like going up the stairs; if a team wants to reach the top of the mountain, every member of the team can't be left behind unless you give up.

2. Who decides the amount of water to be filled?

●From an individual point of view, the comprehensive quality and ability of his own conditions "hardware and software" determine his own water capacity.

●From the perspective of the department, team and organization, the collection of each member's respective water capacity becomes a large wooden barrel. This is not a simple addition, but constitutes each board; at this time, the shorter or the lower quality ability The board determines the capacity of the water.

●From the perspective of decision makers, the "three gases" determine the capacity of water. Atmosphere: forward-looking and open-minded mentality, talent: capacity and knowledge of people, Reiki: personality charm and art. Basically, do as much as you want.

〖Learning Inspiration〗

The so-called "three-horse carriage", the size of the combined forces of enterprises, departments and individuals, is not a simple addition and formation; it must have the same direction, the same heart, and the same force, so that it is possible to make the "three-horse carriage" run faster, but not fast. Equal to good, "doing one's own strength" is really good. In the same way, look at the water capacity from above and find a consensus height. Then try to do it.

3. Linear and integrated mode

Examining the principle of wooden barrels, making up for shortcomings is the key to solving the problem. Objectively, it is to learn from each other's strengths, but it must consume a certain amount of manpower and material resources; this is a linear thinking mode. Neither in terms of time nor performance is a more optimal choice.

To make the long board more special is to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses; this is integrated thinking. It requires how to integrate resources into process management in operation and work, and maintain the regulating role of strategy and operation at any time.

For example, in a certain enterprise, the marketing channel has been established and its own research is in the early stage. At this time, it should maintain appropriate coordination from the four elements of strategic products, cost and talents. Just as a family is in conflict, and there are outsiders looking for it, shouldn’t it be time to put aside the small things at home and deal with the outside affairs first? Only come back and deal with it later when it is settled (this is the ethics of a process and strategy).

〖Learning Inspiration〗

Everything has a problem of dealing first and then coordinating; it is not a manager's style to go to extremes or shrink back, and from the perspective of the enterprise, grasp the core of the problem and solve all kinds of things that are already available, and prioritize them first. Isn't the arrangement more organized?

4. Business cycle measurement

Enterprise development generally goes through four basic stages of introduction → formation → stability → weakening. Different stages have different ways of using the barrel principle.

Enterprise introduction to formation, that is, from the establishment to the development stage, this is a process from establishment, ascension and consolidation, the use of linear thinking mode is appropriate, and only when it is stable can it become stronger.

From the stage of stability to weakness, that is, from the stage of control to innovation, enterprises need to use the integrated thinking mode; find out how to overcome or break through the core competitiveness - self-break out of the encirclement. Figuratively speaking, it is a "hump-shaped" diagram.

〖Learning Inspiration〗

Nothing is absolute, just as change is eternal; change is relative. When applying this principle, a better way should be to fully evaluate one's own resource conditions and position, and devote all the energy to instigating a solution, with a prudent strategy for winning.