A famous person once said, "The biggest difference between people is cognition". In this ever-changing society, having a pair of vicious eyes is like having a key to open the door to success, and being able to find gold in places that others can't see. So how to improve one's sharpness and be able to see the subtleties? The author believes that the key lies in three tricks:
The first trick: keep an eye on the contradictions
Contradiction is the fuse of opportunity and the breakthrough point of change! Strategists have an extraordinary sensitivity to contradictions. Guiguzi's "art of resistance" is the study of how to discover and use contradictions, and turn contradictions into help that we can control.
To keep an eye on contradictions, we must first learn to analyze the root causes of contradictions. This requires an in-depth study of the context of the issue, an understanding of the needs and expectations of different stakeholders, as well as the points of conflict between them. Through this analysis, the nature of the contradiction can be revealed, and the foundation for discovering opportunities can be laid.
Second, we must learn to predict the development trend of contradictions. This requires a keen sense of market dynamics, social trends, and policy changes. Through the comprehensive analysis of these factors, it is possible to predict the possible development direction of the contradiction, so as to lay out in advance and seize the opportunity.
More importantly, we must learn to use contradictions to create opportunities. This requires a certain degree of strategic thinking and action, the ability to find common interests between both parties in contradictions, and to turn contradictions into opportunities for cooperation through clever strategies and negotiations.
The second trick: keep an eye on the character
In the workplace and shopping mall, each character is the protagonist on the stage and has his own role. To identify opportunities quickly, you first need to identify key players. These roles may be decision-makers, influencers, or executors, and their actions and decisions have a decisive impact on the development of the entire event. By identifying these roles, you can more accurately grasp where the opportunity is headed.
Understanding the interests of key players is the second step in identifying opportunities. This requires an in-depth understanding of the motivations, goals, and expectations of these characters, as well as the actions they might take in a particular situation. Through a deep understanding of the interests of the characters, solutions can be found that meet the needs of all parties, thereby creating opportunities.
Take it a step further and learn to influence and guide key roles. This requires a certain degree of influence and persuasiveness, and the ability to influence the decision-making of key players through communication, negotiation and other means, so that they can develop in a direction that is beneficial to their own goals. This ability is an important trait for a strategist and the key to identifying and seizing opportunities.
To cite two examples, the key to Lü Buwei's operation of the "Strange Goods and Habitable" project was to seize and guide the role of Win Yiren, and Zhuge Liang's operation of "Lianwu to resist Cao" and the promotion of the "Battle of Red Cliffs" relied on seizing the role of Lu Su.
The third trick: keep an eye on resources
Resources are your weapons and your confidence! To keep an eye on resources, we must first learn to identify key resources. These resources may be funding, technology, talent, information, etc., which are essential to achieving the goal. By combing through and evaluating resources, we can uncover those that have been overlooked, so as to support the capture of opportunities.
Once you've identified key resources, the next step is to optimize resource allocation. This requires planning the use of resources in line with goals and strategies to ensure that they are working in the right place at the right time. Through efficient resource allocation, the value of resources can be maximized, thus creating conditions for seizing opportunities.
More importantly, learn to create and accumulate resources. This requires a certain degree of innovation ability and strategic vision, and can create new resources on the basis of existing resources, through cooperation, reference, micro-innovation and other means, or through long-term accumulation and reserves, to form a unique competitive advantage.
In short, if we want to quickly practice a vicious vision, we must learn these three tricks: keep an eye on contradictions, see roles clearly, and make good use of resources! These three tricks seem simple, but in fact we need to constantly hone and accumulate in practice. Remember, opportunity always favors those who are prepared!
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