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"McKinsey Thinking" reading notes and methodology for doing things in the workplace. Through 10 chapters, this book teaches readers to have the same 10 abilities as McKinsey elites, that is, mastering the thinking ability that will last a lifetime, ultra-high work efficiency and ultra-rapid improvement ability, communication skills, interpersonal skills Communication skills, information collection skills, information and numerical analysis skills, data production skills and expression skills, time control skills, motivation management skills and self-confidence.
Edited at 2024-12-09 15:59:44これは稲盛和夫に関するマインドマップです。私のこれまでの人生のすべての経験は、ビジネスの明確な目的と意味、強い意志、売上の最大化、業務の最小化、そして運営は強い意志に依存することを主な内容としています。
かんばんボードのデザインはシンプルかつ明確で、計画が一目で明確になります。毎日の進捗状況を簡単に記録し、月末に要約を作成して成長と成果を確認することができます。 実用性が高い:読書、早起き、運動など、さまざまなプランをカバーします。 操作簡単:シンプルなデザイン、便利な記録、いつでも進捗状況を確認できます。 明確な概要: 毎月の概要により、成長を明確に確認できます。 小さい まとめ、今月の振り返り掲示板、今月の習慣掲示板、今月のまとめ掲示板。
2025 年度計画テンプレートは、1 年間の開発を包括的に計画するためのツールであり、今後の方向性を示すことができます。このテンプレートでは、夢の実現に向けた取り組みに役立つ、年間目標の設定、四半期目標の内訳、月次計画の策定について詳しく説明しています。
これは稲盛和夫に関するマインドマップです。私のこれまでの人生のすべての経験は、ビジネスの明確な目的と意味、強い意志、売上の最大化、業務の最小化、そして運営は強い意志に依存することを主な内容としています。
かんばんボードのデザインはシンプルかつ明確で、計画が一目で明確になります。毎日の進捗状況を簡単に記録し、月末に要約を作成して成長と成果を確認することができます。 実用性が高い:読書、早起き、運動など、さまざまなプランをカバーします。 操作簡単:シンプルなデザイン、便利な記録、いつでも進捗状況を確認できます。 明確な概要: 毎月の概要により、成長を明確に確認できます。 小さい まとめ、今月の振り返り掲示板、今月の習慣掲示板、今月のまとめ掲示板。
2025 年度計画テンプレートは、1 年間の開発を包括的に計画するためのツールであり、今後の方向性を示すことができます。このテンプレートでは、夢の実現に向けた取り組みに役立つ、年間目標の設定、四半期目標の内訳、月次計画の策定について詳しく説明しています。
McKinsey Thinking
1. “Do the right thing” and “do things right”
1. The premise of “correctness”
Find the general direction and set clear goals based on your actual situation
Combining long-term goals with short-term goals
2. Effective execution
Result-oriented, planned implementation, effectiveness first, efficiency second
Attention to details, concentration, correct attitude, and timely correction
3. Assessment of “correctness”
Choice is greater than effort. Direction determines success or failure. When choosing, you must consider yourself, the environment, time, the market, opponents, etc.
It must be in the right direction and implemented in place
4. Look further ahead
Consider long-term interests, regardless of short-term gains and losses
stay patient
5. “Right” is always changing
Be prepared for danger in times of peace, always pay attention to changes in yourself and the environment, and make timely adjustments
2. The "28-20 rule" to improve work efficiency
1. The important minority and the unimportant majority
Find out the core problems, seize the core personnel and customers, and then most of the problems will be solved.
Examples: Pay more attention to employees with good performance, or eliminate the bottom five products from the product portfolio.
2. The secret to doing things is first of all the order.
Sort by priority
3. Prioritize carefully before doing things
Clarify your long-term goals
what should i do now
What kind of things give me the highest reward?
Be clear about what you can do to give yourself a sense of satisfaction
4. The "Four Quadrant Rules" of Time Management
Important and urgent: do it immediately
Important or not urgent: follow the plan
Urgent but not important: do it immediately or authorize others to do it
Not urgent or important: try not to do it
5. What matters first should be important
Create a priority list for each day's work
Make a schedule and write down the things to be done in order
While asking yourself to abide by time, you also ask others to abide by time.
Dare to refuse requests from others to waste your time
3. Let the facts speak for themselves
1. Based on facts
Using facts as a basis is the prerequisite for solving problems
2. Don’t fall into the subjective trap
Seek truth from facts, not guesswork or personal expectations
Allow others to provide opinions
Even if you don’t like it personally, you have to act on the facts.
If core issues are not found, will implementation be delayed?
Make decisions based on facts rather than inspiration and inner feelings
Even if you don't like an employee, you can readily accept the method he proposes if it is correct.
Serve the interests of the company regardless of personal likes and dislikes
Do not mix personal prejudices, likes and dislikes
In relationships, understand others first before drawing conclusions.
4. Use key driving points to get to the core of the problem
1. Identify key driving points
Always be aware of finding key driving points
2. Achieve the goal efficiently
Solve problems from key points and prioritize
3. Key driving points in daily life
Find the right direction
Collect a large amount of data and conduct analysis and research using logical tree diagrams
Conduct "brainstorming"
Pay attention to communication with the other party and collect information that the other party is concerned about.
5. MECE analysis method with no overlap and no omissions
1. Mutually independent and completely exhaustive
List all the questions. These questions must be independent of each other and cannot be inclusive.
2. Make your list
The number of first-level projects is between 2-5, 3 is the best, and more can be listed in "Other Matters"
Consider issues from all aspects and angles
Collect as many facts as possible
Use charts to analyze problems
6. Use “logic tree analysis method” to present rigorous reasoning
1. From "trunk" to "branches"
List the problems hierarchically, starting from the top level and analyzing them layer by layer.
Keep the factors of concern, remove the secondary factors, and focus on the key factors
2. Use logical thinking to conquer complex problems
Confirm the problem that needs to be solved
specific, single
Analyze the problem
Use issue tree, hypothesis tree, whether tree
Eliminate minor issues
Find out the core problem
Develop a detailed work plan
Conduct critical analysis
brainstorming
Comprehensive analysis of survey results and establishment of arguments
Describe the entire work process and communicate
7. Take it step by step and pick the fruit first.
1. Start by choosing something easy
Do easy things first to gain experience and confidence, then challenge difficult things
2. Use the shortest time to do more and easier things
Do more things that are easy to do, communicate frequently with colleagues and customers, and gain customer trust
3. Break the whole into parts and proceed step by step
Split the tasks, start with the simple ones, lower the difficulty, and defeat each one
4. Pick the fruits carefully
attention to detail
5. Occam’s razor, simplify things
find the point
Improve technical level
Authorize, assign certain things to subordinates to do
Outsourcing, outsourcing some things to more professional companies when necessary
Cancel, cancel things that are not important or urgent
8. Only do one thing well at a time
1. Play one base exclusively
Concentrate and put your mind on one thing at a time
Be attentive, put your mind on the present moment, put it on the scene
2. Improve penetration
Learn to get rid of things, refuse some things or branch out
Learn to get rid of people and refuse unnecessary activities and social interactions
Learn to let go of the past and focus on the present
9. Screen information and deal with information interference
1. Prepare a large paper basket
Throw unused data in to eliminate interference
Create a storage folder on your computer desktop to store files that you will not use recently.
2. Buridan Choice
Sort information well to avoid difficulty in choosing.
3. Digital distraction
There is a huge amount of information, don’t be paced, stay calm and avoid stress and anxiety
4.The war inside the mind
Concentrate and try to eliminate interference from external factors
5. Set up an interference-free zone
Find a quiet place, turn off your phone and computer, and make an agreement not to allow others to disturb you.
10. When you are stuck in the fog, take a step back to see the overall situation clearly.
1. Start from the selected direction
Always remember your ultimate goal and all actions revolve around it
Always check your route to avoid deviation or loss of direction, Detail Book P134
2. Focus on the “big picture”
Pay attention to the overall situation, don’t dig into the shortcomings, and ask yourself: Is it necessary for me to do these things?
Be determined to achieve your goals no matter what difficulties you encounter
Clarify the problem, prioritize, and then take action, specific P139
3. Innovation must be effective
Proceed from reality, respect reality, and truly solve problems
4. Know yourself
Values, principles, beliefs, strengths and weaknesses, goals
When I encounter difficulties, what stops me from moving forward?
Find out the priorities
11. “Brainstorming” using contradictions to stimulate thinking
1. Brainstorming by the McKinsey team
The core "innovation" of brainstorming
When customer needs cannot be addressed
Extremely dedicated and responsible, and will never take things for granted.
Get solutions to problems
2. Principles of brainstorming
Raise specific questions, make plans, and prepare questions
Create a relaxed atmosphere, do not make any comments, criticize or praise, speak freely, without worries
Encourage fanatical and exaggerated views and encourage unbridled ideas
Pursue maximizing the number of ideas, record them carefully, and do not filter or evaluate
Establish new ideas based on brainstorming, using direct brainstorming and questioning brainstorming
Don’t worry about your opinions being rejected, it’s normal to be questioned
Don’t ignore simple questions, get to the bottom of it
Be prepared to smother your babies, don’t be stubborn, dare to correct and let go
Arrange your time reasonably, two hours is the most reasonable. Continue if you are motivated, and pause if the team is tired.
Do a good job in logistics services, make jokes, tell jokes, take a walk, etc.
Write it down in pen and circulate it among the team
3. Brainstorming exercises
4. Improve common problems that arise during brainstorming
Brainstorming is not necessarily the best option
People who think independently have stronger decision-making abilities
Disadvantages of brainstorming
The weakening of brainstorming is caused by social loafing, which tends to make people stay out of the process.
There is a potential problem of "risk transfer" in the brainstorming method, and risky solutions are prone to occur.
The concept of obedience to superiors hinders the generation of new ideas
Ways to perfect brainstorming
Brainstorming can achieve a "warm-up" effect for decision-making and improve participants' creativity.
Create a relaxed environment so that everyone can speak freely, and superiors and authority figures are not eager to express their opinions
Utilizing the "Multi-Scientific Group Method" to Improve Brainstorming
Strengthen teamwork and strive to avoid social loafing
5. Several issues that must be emphasized
Coordinate the relationship between superiors and subordinates. The superiors avoid or write down their opinions on paper for discussion.
To relieve stress caused by the environment, find a place that doesn’t feel like a meeting, such as in the wild or at a resort.
How to recognize criticism and accusation, maintain a good attitude, and try to deal with the situation rather than the person
Cultivate creative thinking methods, conscious training, such as brain teasers, etc.
There must be a definite theme, support people to grasp the direction, and make it clear that the theme will not deviate
Analyze the plan and select the best plan
12. Manage your work with a chart every day
1. Make a simple form
Organize complex work contents clearly
Make charts as concise and to the point as possible
List current goals and understand current progress
Able to prioritize work
You can sort out the work of the day and make staged summaries.
2.The meaning of work log
Make work style more rigorous
It is a reorganization of work that can enhance logical thinking ability
Make every day meaningful
Improve writing skills through summarization
Set an example for future generations
3. Make daily summary a habit
Overcome laziness, develop habits, and get things done every day
Save time and make work summary more complete
Improve execution and work initiative
Ensure work continuity
Accumulate work experience
4. How to record work logs
Keep running accounts
Record the problems at work and the results every day
Write down your daily work experience
Make a plan for the next day’s work
Practical operation
Prepare a complete notebook
Mark the start and end dates in chronological order
Leave a blank space for making notes
The time you have already arranged should not be occupied by other things.
If it is unavoidable, keep a record
Every day when you go to work, check the completion of yesterday's work and give a concise explanation and summary.
Make a list of plans and notes for the day when you go to work every day
Check the completion status of the day before leaving get off work, record the unfinished items, check again the next day, and make up if necessary
Everything related to work can be recorded
Develop the habit of taking a journal with you when you go out
Classify and summarize weekly and monthly based on completion status, completion time and effect
Write down your insights, thoughts, experiences and lessons in your diary
Keep this book and don't lose it
5. Extend the meaning of the chart
Arrange work time intuitively and scientifically
Charts are an intuitive tool to convey information, the simpler the better
A chart only conveys one message
Mark the source of information clearly to facilitate backtracking
19. Use an outing list to manage trivial matters
1. Make a list of going out, see P296 for details
Clothing
Tools
daily necessities
Things to keep organized and connected to your company
entertainment supplies
Relevant documents
2. Don’t overlook details
Opportunities are hidden in the details. Only with careful attention can you discover the details and seize the opportunities.
18. Talent cultivation rules from “seed” to “fruit”
1. Pressure interview
Through tough questions, the candidates' professional abilities, adaptability, independent working ability, team spirit, problem-solving ability, emergency response ability, stress resistance, endurance and professional style are examined.
During a stressful interview, stay calm, express your opinions as accurately as possible, avoid areas that are not good for you, and remember to stay rational
2. McKinsey’s employee training system
Master-apprenticeship
Professional ability
Speech and communication skills
3. Methods are more important than knowledge
Once you master the method, the problem will become simpler
Learn to ask "why" and "how", starting from the root of the problem and developing solutions is the key
Learn to think about problems from multiple perspectives and always believe that there is more than one way to solve a problem
Improve your methods to keep up with the times
4. “If you don’t advance, you will retreat.”
Provide high-level professional training to employees to help them improve their capabilities and overall quality
If employees still fail to meet the company's requirements after training, they will be eliminated.
Because of ability theory, whoever does a good job controls the right to speak
Strong sense of crisis and motivation
how to survive
Establish crisis awareness
Have a strong motivation to achieve before taking action
Turn passion into action
17. Ask a guide to lead you out of the jungle
1. Don’t reinvent the wheel
Good at learning from other people’s experiences
When using existing resources, we must also consider specific situations, be based on facts, and analyze specific issues in detail.
Follow first, then catch up, follow the leaders in the same industry, learn from experience, find areas that can be innovated or improved, and then find ways to surpass
Finding the best experience and imitating the best performers in the industry is often a shortcut to improving performance.
2. Follow the guide out of the thorns
Work with a mentor as much as possible to learn his way of thinking and execution methods
The lessons of others are warning us not to make similar mistakes again
3. Find your mentor
Mentors are people with expertise in your industry or profession who can provide you with guidance, advice and help.
The purpose of apprenticeship is that when you encounter difficulties, he will not only help you, but also correct your mistakes in time, and may be your good partner.
Studying under a master runs through all stages of life and can be done anytime, anywhere
who is your mentor
Are you willing to be your mentor?
Do you have any real talent or knowledge that you can teach?
Do you respect and like him?
How to build a relationship with a mentor
First, make it clear that you have a relationship with your mentor.
What questions do you have, when to ask the instructor for advice, and what is the instructor’s opinion?
Ask your instructor for advice from time to time, send a WeChat message, make a phone call, etc.
Repay your mentor in a timely manner, for example, when you achieve results under his guidance, during special holidays and holidays
Get rid of the "I'm smarter than others" mentality
Things to note
Know what kind of mentor you need
Choose people with vision
Choose people who understand you
Choose someone who has deep knowledge in your field
avoid your boss
Pay attention to social relationships. It is best for the other party to have good social relationships, and you should also have social relationships that can help the other party.
4. Learning, mentors are everywhere
Read more
Observe more
Communicate more
Dare to admit when you have made a mistake
Learn from other people’s successes and failures
Learn lessons from failure
Good at changing the way of thinking
Stay humble and never be satisfied
good at thinking
Implement in action
16. One cannot boil the entire ocean
1. Necessary team spirit
Establish an overall view of the team, regard individuals as part of the team, and help and collaborate with members
Team spirit is greater than personal interests, let’s make the cake bigger first
Listen to others' opinions and allow everyone to speak freely
2. Organize the team correctly
Clearly define what problem the team needs to solve
Consider the strengths and skills of members so that they can cooperate with each other and learn from each other's strengths in future work.
We can greet each other with smiles and live in harmony without hostility or suspicion.
3. Ice-breaking game, see P238 for details
Group skipping rope
Connect the dots game
4. Maintain high morale within the team
Grasp the temperature of the team, make people willing to work, mobilize enthusiasm and creativity, and need to be discovered and mastered at any time If people have any questions about the work they are doing, what their attitude is, and what their mental state is, tell them the significance of the work in a timely manner
Master the stable process, determine goals, plan carefully, make timely adjustments, and explain the reasons when making adjustments
Let everyone understand the purpose of current work and motivate them immediately
Respect for team colleagues, "Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you". When you ask for everyone's opinions, seek their opinions and lead by example.
Promote humanized management to make everyone feel warm and care about members' lives, families, children, interests, etc.
When encountering difficulties, you must work hard to support yourself, stick to your goals and stick to them. At the same time, you must be considerate of everyone's difficulties and share the joys and sorrows with everyone.
5. The internal management of the team must be smooth
Ensure that members understand the general framework of the project
Let everyone understand their goals and the value of their work
Two-way communication between leaders and subordinates to understand each other’s intentions
Hold meetings in a timely manner so that everyone can share information together. At the same time, do not hold meetings that are not important.
Various forms of information communication can be used on the road, in corridors, in coffee shops, etc.
Information communication must be frequent and open, and it will play a role in boosting morale and enhancing cohesion.
a valid message
Be concise, strive to be concise and to the point
Complete, the content is complete and substantial, this is the core. For example: when reporting work, you should clearly explain the causes and consequences, as well as the situation, opinions and methods you handled.
Structure, make it clear what to say first and what to say next
6. Maintain confidentiality for the collective
Don’t say what you shouldn’t say, don’t let people know what you shouldn’t know
Take care to keep the information well
15. Work with clients
1. Get your customers to stand with you
Convert the customer team's goals into our goals and work together to safeguard common interests and goals
Let the other party understand that cooperation with us is meaningful and beneficial to them
Mingle with each other, eat together, have fun together, and deepen each other's feelings
2. Dealing with “debt collectors” among customers
Try your best to fight for what you can, and try to avoid or eliminate ideas that you can't fight for.
3. Don’t leave customers out of the loop
Involve customer advocates in the problem-solving process
Think about him, act in his interests, and understand the speaker’s thoughts and intentions.
Let him see hope and use so-called "early wins" to mobilize customer enthusiasm and enthusiasm
4. Strive for support from all aspects
Before the implementation of the plan, opinions from all aspects were widely solicited. Not only the top management accepted it, but the grassroots also put forward their opinions.
Communicate with people at different levels and use different communication methods
5. Ensure rigorous implementation
Dedicated personnel responsible for specific tasks
The process is specific and rigorous
Implement it carefully and concretely, including time, place, people and all details
14. Visiting rules to achieve the goal within a limited time
1. Overview of McKinsey’s visit
Company supervisors, supervisors, suppliers, customers, industry experts, etc. must understand every aspect of the company's production and operation.
Especially the production line
2. Prepare a visit outline in advance
What issues do you want to learn from the people you interview? List the questions
Clear goals: What is the real purpose of the visit? Why conduct a visit?
After making an outline, identify the three core issues you most want to solve.
3.Seven tips to help you succeed in your visit
The visit is arranged by the respondent’s leader to attract their attention.
Two people visit, two people alternate, pay attention to consistency, one person can ask questions, and the other can record
Listen carefully, interrupt less, and get more information
The importance of retelling, retelling it to the interviewee in a clear and coherent manner, they may add supplements or emphasize key points, while ensuring they really understand what they said
Don’t press too hard, you can make insinuations, pay attention to the interviewee’s feelings, and keep the interviewee relaxed and happy.
Don’t ask too many questions, focus on the most basic and important core issues.
Colombo’s strategy is worth learning from, casual supplements, for example: “I’m sorry, there’s something I forgot to ask.”
4. The meaning of listening and guiding
When listening, respond to the other party in concise language, such as: "I understand", "Yes", "Right", etc.
Pay attention to body language, such as: move closer to the other person, nod, take notes
Always remind yourself that the purpose of the visit is to understand information, ask questions and provide guidance in a timely manner, and ensure that you are not left alone or sidetracked.
Be a good listener
Listen more than guide and ask more open-ended questions
When it's your turn to speak, don't keep talking. Focus on the other person.
Learn to read between the lines and pay attention to whether the other person’s words and deeds are consistent.
Speak when you should speak
5. Don’t make the interviewee feel uneasy
Create a relaxed environment and atmosphere so that the other party feels goodwill and understands that we are not a threat to them
Stand in the other person’s shoes, think about the other person, and understand the other person’s difficulties
Indicate that the purpose of the visit is to solve problems, which is beneficial to both the company and the individual.
6. Visits can also encounter difficulties
For those who are uncooperative, state your intention, stand firm, and be sincere.
If conditions permit, change the respondent
Let the other party's leaders put pressure on them
7. Intense negotiation battles
Avoid contradictions and eliminate the other party’s wariness from another angle
Believe in your ability to get the other person to drop their hostile or aggressive attitude
8. Express gratitude after the visit
Write a thank you letter to express our gratitude emotionally and sincerely
Give a small gift appropriately
13. The “30-second elevator rule” for rapid communication
1. Express your intentions quickly and clearly
Start with each issue to be addressed
Articulate key content that will be useful to customers
Let’s talk about the conclusion first, then the arguments and details.
Fully understand your own company, products, and solutions
Content is controlled within three points: 1, 2, 3
2. "Know, feel, and do"
Express yourself clearly and let the other person understand that what you understand is what he or she wants to understand.
What is the point? Does the other party understand it? (Know)
After you finish speaking, let the other person have the intention to express their wishes.
Do you understand the needs of the person you are communicating with? (feel)
After expressing your point of view clearly, let the other party take action
What do we need to do now? (OK)