14.How to run a company

If you want to run a company well,you should remember that are four general policies to follow with employees.

First,pay them what they are worth.When people begin with your company,they are rarely worth what they are paid,because you are investing in their future productivity.You should pay people low at the start,with higher payments once they are established and productive.

Second,you should make employees feel important.Build them positively and openly when praise is deserved.Temper this with negative motivation,pointing out where minor shortcomings are diluting the success that could be enjoyed.Avoid complacency by keeping employees slightly off-balance.

Third,make employees think for themselves.Sometimes by being nonspecific,you create the environment where employees adapt other ideas and learn how to apply them in the new situation.

Fourth,separate office life from social life.It is impossible to let your hair down with someone one night,and come down hard on them the next day.

You should also remember that if you have to fire employees,take a creative approach.Try to find a job for them somewhere else,and let the other company steal them away.However,if extreme action is called for,act decisively while respecting the feeling of the employee.

Never expect from your employees anything that you are not willing to do yourself.It's more than a chiche——it's sound business practice.

如果你想把一家公司经营好，你应该记住这是员工必须遵循的四项总政策。

首先，按照他们的价值付给他们薪水。当人们在你的公司开始工作时，他们很少值得他们所支付的，因为你正在投资于他们未来的生产力。你应该在一开始付给人们低薪，一次支付更高的报酬他们是成熟的和富有成效的。

其次，你应该让员工感到自己很重要。当值得表扬时，积极和公开地培养他们。用消极的动机来缓和这一点，指出小缺点在哪些地方稀释了可以享受的成功。通过让员工稍微偏离来避免自满-平衡。

第三，让员工自己思考。有时通过不具体，你创造了一个让员工适应其他想法并学习如何在新情况下适应他们的环境。

第四，将办公室生活与社交生活分开。不可能一晚上对某人卸下防备、轻松交流，第二天就对他们狠狠地贬低他们。

你还应该记住，如果你必须解雇员工，采取创造性的方法。尝试在其他地方为他们找到工作，让其他公司挖走他们。但是，如果需要采取极端行动，则果断行动在尊重员工感受的同时。

永远不要期望你的员工做任何你自己不愿意做的事情。这不仅仅是一个噱头——它是正确的商业惯例。