Old Zhan is a small local man and rarely takes the elevator in the past.
Coming to the city, taking the elevator at first, very fresh and curious.
I think this thing is really interesting, whizzing a guy, to the third floor and four floors!
And then the guys, to the seventh floor and the eighth floor,
Even twenty or thirty floors!
Qingyun went straight up, and it felt really good.
Multiply for a long time, multiply out of doubts.
For example, in the same neighborhood, you live on the twenty floors, she lives on the eighteenth floor,
When we entered the elevator together, everyone was a neighbor, but they didn't know each other.
Two strangers, a man and a woman, staying in the elevator,
It's not good not to talk, it's not good to talk,
Some are awkward.
Another example, when I arrived at the unit, as soon as I got on the elevator, there were already several people.
Moreover, the leader is also in it!
Say hello, not knowing what to say, but also afraid that others will say that you are patting your ass.
Don't greet it, is it a little arrogant and don't know how to be polite?
I had to pretend not to see, look down, look at my shoes,
Or tidy up the sleeves,
A bit awkward.
Although the elevator is small, the knowledge is great.
And this knowledge has nowhere to learn, no one to teach,
You have to slowly understand and ponder on your own.
Is that right?
Eat inaccurately, there is no answer.
Now well, a sociologist back from America,
Dedicated to teaching you how to take the elevator,
In the elevator encountered a variety of situations, how to deal with,
How can you be rude in just one minute,
and fully and decently present themselves,
Don't start with such small things as taking the elevator,
Missed a big thing like your career promotion.
This person's name is Zhao Qiguang, professor of comparative literature at Carleton University in the United States,
Shave your head, grow a beard, and speak a pure Beijing rural accent.
This image, at a glance, you know that it has grown up to become a type before going out.
Now, out of breath, glorious return to the hometown, come to the Internet,
Give a live lecture on "That Minute in the Elevator".
Things in the elevator, can you also talk about a lesson?
But no, the knowledge is great.
For example, I'll ask you, you go to the elevator, you're going to the fifth floor.
When I met the boss, I also got on the elevator and went to the tenth floor. What do you do?
You'd say, easy to do, press five floors, then ten floors.
On the fifth floor, before getting off the elevator,
Nod to the boss and say goodbye, isn't it enough?
Professor Zhao said, no, you do this,
The boss does not necessarily have a good impression of you, in the boss's mind,
You can only count as a third-class employee.
Third-class employee? Vomiting?
Are there still second-class employees? First Class Employee?
Yeah.
The practice of second-class employees is not to press five floors, but only to press ten floors,
After the boss went down, he waved goodbye and returned to the fifth floor.
Good fellow, really careful!
So there are first-class employees, even more powerful?
The practice of first-class employees is to first press ten floors,
Wait for the elevator to reach the sixth or seventh floor, and then press the fifth floor.
When you reach the tenth floor, say goodbye to the leader and return to the fifth floor.
Is there any difference between doing so and a second-class employee?
The difference is not big, but it is very critical.
Think about it, the boss saw that you reached the sixth floor and the seventh floor and then pressed the fifth floor,
You will know that you are five layers,
In order to take care of the boss, he let him go up to the tenth floor first.
Doesn't that leave a good impression on the boss?
Is he considered a first-class employee in his mind?
Wow, don't you just take an elevator?
It's so complicated!
Are you tired of living?
If you want to live without getting tired, you have to get a little tired first.
Ten years of daughter-in-law to become a mother-in-law,
This is the reality of the day, this is the philosophy of life.
Professor Zhao taught it personally.
No wonder people say, professor professor, the more you teach, the thinner you get!
But I can really fit it, there is nothing to find, there is no word to find words.
Is that! American universities don't eat rice for nothing.
The knowledge in the elevator is still big,
What should I do if I meet the lady I like in the elevator?
What should I do when I see a leader and a lady together?
What if someone spanks?
Wait, wait, that's interesting, right?
Well, old Zhan is no longer broadcasting,
Let's watch the livestream.
However, Professor Zhao's speech is more wordy,
If the whole recording, the effect is not good,
Old Zhan played the editing specialty,
Slightly abridged, with a subtitle,
Eli read also.
That minute in the elevator
——Professor Zhao Qiguang teaches you how to deal with the world
Opening warm-up
Moderator: Hello audience and friends, welcome to "On the Road". We are discussing the topic of "that minute in the elevator" today, and we are honored to have an old friend, Professor Zhao Qiguang of the Department of Asian Languages and Literatures at Carleton University. Applause welcome.
1, and discord with the leader to take the elevator?
Host: This is a story about the elevator, a netizen called "soloist" said, "I once met the leader in the company elevator, there were only two of us at that time, I didn't say a word, I felt very rude, but I didn't know what to say, until the elevator door opened, I was very uncomfortable." Since then, every time I see the leader standing at the elevator door, I will change the stairs. I feel like I have a psychological disorder, what do you think of this phenomenon?
Guest: This person does have psychological obstacles, when he sees the leader, he hides and does not dare to take the elevator with the leader, this is not a problem of taking the elevator, it is that he has a phobia of power in his daily life. The leader will not like this person, I am not a wolf, nor a ghost, see me to hide! So, the next time you see the leader, it should be on the top, it doesn't matter if you don't talk, because the leader won't pay as much attention to you as you pay attention to him, it doesn't matter if you don't talk, it's better than hiding from him. The guy did a decent job despite thinking wrong and climbing stairs was a very good exercise. If there is a staircase to climb, try to climb the stairs, I am not climbing the stairs for the leader, I am climbing the stairs for myself.
2. Four types of passengers in the elevator
Moderator: Or follow the normal contact process.
Guest: Yes, I divide the elevator into four types of passengers. Failed passengers, normal passengers, successful passengers, passengers who overtake. See the leader does not dare to go on, which belongs to the failed passengers. I saw that the leader was on the upper side, I hid here first, Mr. Zhang came, I jumped up, I had to perform with Mr. Zhang. Lao Tzu said, "Things must be reversed", which is also the same as the failed passengers. Normal passengers are, whether they meet and talk, do not speak, whether they are cold or noisy, whether they are cold or noisy, which is normal. The successful passenger is, I go to the fifth floor, the leader goes to the tenth floor, I will think of a way to make a good impression on the leader. We'll talk about that later.
3, pat the horse ass to say specific points
Guest: In foreign countries, men can not praise how women look, how good-looking, and even good-looking clothes, can not say, this is a bit of an emphasis on the difference between sex, subordinates can not say superiors, superiors can not say subordinates, the safest thing is to say the weather.
In addition, outside the workplace, try not to talk about work, if you want to make the leader happy, you want to praise the leader is OK, do not generalize that you are really smart, you are my good leader, finished, full. Where's the cleverness? If the leader has just finished a report, his heart is very weak, he needs to hear feedback, you said, what you just said is very good, you gave us a certain point in the annual budget, the mention is very correct.
Confucius said, "To speak to it and not to speak to it is to lose one's life, and not to speak to one's word, and to speak to one is to speak to one's word." When it's time to talk to him, you don't talk to him, you lose the person, when you shouldn't talk to people, you talk, you say it wrong. The leader thought in his heart, he just received the approval of the upper leaders, the stock fell by 10%, just went home and scolded his wife, you have to talk here to disturb him, he feels uncomfortable in his heart.
You and the leader are equivalent, in this small world, you two are equal, don't be shorter, talk to him about the world, talk about the ball, talk about the idle day, people leaders like you to take him as an ordinary person, you see celebrities see the leader you shoot, he is not comfortable, why? Because there are so many people filming him, you praise me, I may be happy.
4, when you meet a leader, who is more embarrassed?
Host: You just said that the leaders in the elevator are also people, which one do you think is more embarrassing, the leader or the leader in the elevator?
Guest: Sometimes the leader is quite embarrassed, he doesn't know what to say to you, and he wants to comfort you, but most of the time you are more embarrassed. But on the other hand, the leader is also a person, and he also has a wounded heart that also needs to be soothed. Huang Guangyu Huang Zong, the richest man in the country, was sentenced to 14 years in prison, a sword hanging over his head, and his life was quite difficult. You see a person in danger who is cold in the heights, help him, give him a little kindness, although you don't speak, you send a little kindness in your eyes, it is not impossible to bless him, he is not easy, he is also quite embarrassed, right.
5. What should I do if the bathroom encounters the leader?
Moderator: A netizen said that I think the elevator is fine, the key is that the bathroom is really embarrassing to meet the leader, talking is not, not talking is not, a face of embarrassment.
Guest: Meet the leader in the bathroom, don't stare at him. I have an American colleague, a woman, and she says that when she goes to the bathroom, she is most afraid that people will stare at her, and the parts of the leader are the same as yours, so you don't stare. You do your thing, he does his thing, and he does his own thing. Unless he takes the initiative to talk to you, you will hide farther away and do your own thing.
6. Tell the truth to the leader?
Host: A netizen said, "Our big boss likes to observe the people's feelings, and often asks us about military information in the elevator, and once he asked me, has the performance of our department been completed this month?" I knew our boss had just told him it was done two days ago, but it might actually take two more days. In the face of such a question, I would like to ask Teacher Zhao how to answer with tact? ”
Guest: The boss uses the elevator to observe the people's feelings, this elevator is on the two of us, I asked the people at this time, indicating that the boss is a very shrewd boss. But there is a contradiction, if the truth is told, the big boss is anxious to hear it, call the second boss, how did you do this, who said it, I listen to your subordinates, who? Bald, bearded one, Zhao Qiguang said! Broken. At this time, let him know that it is not good for the company, you can help the second boss to hide it, if this concealment is good for the company. Of course, you are not a god, if you answer wrongly, you will answer wrong, the sky will not fall, you will calm your mind and let him go, it does not matter whether it is right or wrong.
7, the boss ten floors you five floors, how to press the elevator
(This is omitted, see text)
8, sloppy eye is also a way
Moderator: A netizen in response to what you just said, the boss in the elevator asked more sensitive questions, you can be sloppy, because the leader does not necessarily really want to understand, he may also be casually asked, and you do not know the relationship between the second boss and the big boss, rushing to answer may bring trouble.
Guest: This person said very well, sloppy eye is very good, a total of two minutes of elevator, nothing is clear, you tell the truth can not hear clearly, in fact, he is just cold noise, give everyone a space, give everyone a flexible, there is a fuzzy theory in mathematics, this thing is not so clear, very good, your cold noise is at least normal.
9. What to do when you encounter a leader and a lady together
Host: Another netizen asked, our family went to the weekend tourism area, on a very narrow road suddenly met the company leader and another female colleague, face to face, very awkward, greeting or not greeting is not good, what to do in this situation?
Guest: Too simple this question, do not greet, when not seen! Just now here you hinted, these two people have some relationship, his relationship let you discover, you see in the eyes, he also saw you, since he did this kind of thing he did not want people to know, you saw, he will find an opportunity to open you, you do not know why. There is a gourd monk in "Dream of the Red Chamber", right? The gourd monk tried every means to help Jia Yu Village, but Jia Yu Village opened him up, why? Because he knows so many things. It is best to pretend not to see this situation. If he greets you, you say hello again, don't smile, he will give you all kinds of explanations, your secret let me know, or whatever.
10. What to do if you meet the girl you like
Host: A netizen said, "I met a girl I liked for a long time, and I wanted to talk to her, but I didn't know what to say." The time to take the elevator is very short, just one to the sixth floor, or six to the first floor, say too much and can't say it, please Ask Teacher Zhao to help, give some experience, I have not talked about love, thank you. ”
Guest: See if people like you or not, two people at that station, no feelings, forget it. If you really don't know, you can try, take some risks, chat, talk to her about general issues, you don't scare her. You have to detach, the performance in the elevator is the performance of your own quality, if your quality is good, all aspects are good, it will inevitably show it. In the past, the phrase was called "five minutes on stage, ten years off stage", one minute on the elevator, ten years under the elevator. You usually love to read, like to exercise, you exude the enthusiasm of youth, like a fire, like a cloud, you come up naturally all girls will think you are very special. If you don't have anything, don't love to read, don't love to exercise, you want to be stunned with other girls, can it have an effect? In this case, you try, try normally, don't scare people to try, chat about idle days, the weather is very good, you go up a few layers, we know each other, two sentences can be, the general try, no, pull down, don't torture yourself.
11. What should I do if the leader is not in good order?
Host: A netizen said, "Our company has a leader with unclean hands and feet, I am particularly afraid of "encountering" with him in a confined space, he can always inadvertently bump into me, so I am particularly afraid of summer, especially in the elevator, how can I protect myself and not offend him? ”
Guest: This uses the method of those who think they are mentally unsound when we first opened the scene, and you are finished avoiding him. You get on the elevator, I climb the stairs, and I exercise. I was surprised that this leader was not so bold, if there were other people in the elevator, he dared to mess around? This must be the time when the two of you are hiding, he does not dare to say anything, you can sue him abroad, if there are legal factors in the country that do not get enough support, or your influence in the company is not good, we can't afford to hide, he sees you hiding from him, he understands in his heart. It's not so dark that you have to be dragged up the elevator! You saw him go in, and you said Zhang Zong, you went up first, and the pony was waiting for me. No workplace interest will exceed the instinct of self-protection, so self-protection is the first, and he must not be allowed to take advantage of you.
12, someone in the elevator fart?
Host: A netizen said, I asked a more vulgar question, everyone watch Hong Kong movies, Hong Kong movies have a lot of elevator plots, what if a person in the elevator suddenly farts? Who is more embarrassed about this and how to deal with it?
Guest: Of course, the people who put it are the most embarrassed, and the people who don't put it don't laugh, pretend not to hear it, and there is no response. Recently, you have not seen a statistic, the statistics of the least liked women in the world and the most likeable women. Which country doesn't like any country? The United States is one, is the penultimate, and the first place is the United Kingdom! I was also shocked, British women are the most annoying, why? Including farting in public, and men rolling on the ground drunk, and third, being very fat. This is characteristic of British women. I don't know how this statistic was formed, I didn't look at the first few in China, look back at the website, fart is quite embarrassing. People who put it try to avoid, and if others appear in this matter, you also forgive, don't laugh, and don't tell others Zhang San and Li Si, it's also quite embarrassing.
Host: The person who put it is not intentional, and sometimes it is really uncontrollable.
Guest: People are not sages, who don't do that.
13. Do you want to say hello to the leader?
Host: A netizen said, "After I entered the elevator on the morning shift, just when the door was about to close, someone pressed the button outside, quickly flashed in, a vice president surnamed Lin from other departments of our company, I immediately shouted "Lin Zonghao", but Lin Zong did not react, it is estimated that he did not hear, and later made me particularly embarrassed, because there were several of my colleagues in the elevator, at that time I really wanted to find a seam to drill in, in front of colleagues, should not be too active to greet the leaders of other departments?
Guest: This problem is complicated again, the elevator is not only one person, you are too close to Lin Zong, others look at you with their eyes, so this is also worth considering, so many people look at you, this kid is very photographed, the leader who is photographed does not necessarily pay attention to you, it is possible that he does not know you, and this leader has something in mind, do you see that Lin Zong is not ignoring you? So if many people take the elevator together and the big leader comes in, you can also not say hello without greeting others. So many people in the elevator you are particularly enthusiastic with him is not good, but it is not so big, said Lin is good, everyone did not see, the past is over, people's life do not regret it. The time of life should not be divided into three parts, the first is afraid of the future, the second is regret of the past, and the third is uncomfortable with the present. The past is over, it doesn't matter.
14. McKinsey's "30-Second Elevator Theory"
Moderator: Finally there is a small summary about the elevator, there is a company called McKinsey, for a large customer to do consultation, the end of the consultation, the project leader met the other chairman in the elevator room, the chairman asked about the project situation, only a short tens of seconds, the project leader did not know to start from and started, failed to say clearly, so that the company lost an important customer. Later, McKinsey asked the company's employees to express the results clearly in the shortest possible time, and find the point of interest of the other party in 30 seconds, which they summed up as "30 seconds of elevator theory".
Guest: Why elevator theory? He wants to use the elevator to explain the shortness of time, in a minute, to make your words clear, the first straight to the point, the second short, the third, the theme clear. You ask the teacher for leave, you say Teacher Zhang, now there is a world football match, everyone goes to see, I don't love to watch the World Cup, my mother is sick, I have to go to the hospital to see her, I don't want to go, my dad has to ask for leave, my brother will go for my dad, our family can't open fire. After half a day, what exactly are you going to say? It is better to tell the teacher, I want to take leave, my mother is sick, what a disease. No need to go around in circles. Elevator theory, that's what it says.
(Originally published in Youmi.com video)