In the workplace, who hasn't met a few "rivals"?
Zeng Guofan, the big man of the late Qing Dynasty, even if he was powerful, could not escape the fate of being "wearing small shoes".
Today, let's talk about how he performed a counterattack drama with high emotional intelligence in the "love and killing" between Jiangxi and Governor Chen Qimai.
It is said that Zeng Guofan, who had just shown his might in Xiangtan, became famous in the first battle, and was proud of the spring breeze, but was sent into the "land of right and wrong" in Jiangxi by Emperor Xianfeng's edict.
This Jiangxi governor Chen Qimai, who was in the same class as Zeng Guofan, should have been teammates in the same boat, but he became a "pig teammate" who set up obstacles everywhere.
It stands to reason that when encountering this kind of "professional demolition household", we have to endure the calm for a while, take a step back and open the sky.
But Zeng Guofan is not going to take the usual path, he tells you with practical actions: In the workplace, it is better to swallow your anger than to skillfully maneuver and let the opponent know where your bottom line is.
Zeng Guofan first quietly collected evidence and recorded Chen Qimai's various "small actions".
You put obstacles in my way, and I don't get angry, but silently mark every stumbling block.
Then, at the right time, a secret letter went straight to Emperor Xianfeng's desk, not crying, not complaining, just talking about things, laying out the facts in an orderly and clear manner, and letting Emperor Xianfeng taste the ups and downs by himself.
This trick can be called "four or two thousand pounds", which not only did not destroy the superficial harmony of colleagues, but also made the senior management see their own difficulties.
What's more, Zeng Guofan's performance art also shows his measurement and wisdom by the way: I don't care about you, but I am not at your mercy, my goal is the sea of stars, and if you stand in the way, you have to move your position.
In the end, Chen Qimai's wishful thinking failed, and Zeng Guofan not only smoothly advanced the war, but also invisibly won the admiration of more people.
This "contest" tells us that in the face of the "stumbling blocks" in the workplace, instead of wronging ourselves, it is better to deal with them skillfully, pave the way for ourselves with wisdom and strength, and let those little tricks have nothing to hide in the sun.
Zeng Guofan's lesson vividly illustrates what it means to "counterattack with high emotional intelligence": it is not to repay the enemy, nor to blindly forbear, but to protect oneself while letting the opponent understand that the real strong man is never afraid of challenges, and knows how to resolve conflicts gracefully.
In the workplace, a battlefield without gunpowder, learn this trick and you can become a master with ease.