pEOPLE RESPECT THE LEADERSHIP of an organization for
different reasons in different periods. When you start a
business, your employees are willing to follow you if you
set a good example and bear more hardships than they do.
In my early days at Haier, when I went on a business trip, I often
had to set out right away. If there was no seat available on the
train, I would spend two yuan to rent a small camp stool and sit
in the aisle. That was seen and heeded by employees.
Later, it’s conviction that appeals to people. When we started
building Haier Industrial Park in the 1990s, people held back,
expecting problems to arise. But as it became clear to them that