Matsushita Yukisuke: The story of half a steak

Matsushita Yukisuke: The story of half a steak

Matsushita Yuki, president of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., known as the "God of Management", once hosted a restaurant in a restaurant, and a group of six people ordered steak. After waiting for six people to finish the main meal, Panasonic asked the assistant to come to the chef who cooked the steak. He also emphasized: "Don't look for a manager, look for the chef." The assistant noticed that Panasonic's steak was only half eaten. A scene that thinks for a while may be embarrassing.

The chef was very nervous when he came, because he knew that he had to come to his own guests. “Is there any problem with the steak?” the chef asked nervously. “Cooking the steak is no longer a problem for you,” Panasonic said. “But I can only eat half. The reason is not cooking, the steak is really delicious, you are a very good chef, but I am 80 years old. The appetite is not as good as before."

The chef and the other five diners were confused and confused. It took a while for everyone to understand what was going on. "I want to talk to you in person because I am worried that when you see that only half of the steaks are eaten back to the kitchen, you will feel sad."

If you are the chef, what do you think of Mr. Matsushita’s explanation? Do you feel respected? The guest heard Panasonic say so, admire Panasonic's personality and prefer to do business with him.

The leader who really cares about the feelings of the subordinates will fully capture the heart of the deployment and let the deployment be willing to go through the fire. Showing concern and goodwill to others can produce more results than any gift.

Comments: The reason why many people are dissatisfied with the companies they serve is because they don't feel the care from the leaders. The relationship between people is subtle. If the employees don't feel the care and warmth from the company, Then he has no passion for his work. We must know that people are emotional animals, not machines. To manage people by means of management machines, it is definitely not feasible.

That's why I don't like my leadership, because his mind is purely mechanical thinking, and everything wants to set a standard, to make a template or a "mold", so that it can be done step by step in the future. Being lazy, in fact, this is just a fantasy, his way of thinking is doomed that he will not have great success.