评估你的创业基因第4课:离开了平台你是什么?

网上曾经有个很流行的鸡汤,叫作“离开位子,你是谁”。说的是在一座寺庙中,一头用来驮佛像的驴子经常被众人膜拜,它自以为了不起,就离开寺庙下了山,但这时候人们不仅不再膜拜它,还会因为它挡了路而殴打它。

这碗鸡汤经常被用作企业培训的内容,用来告诫员工不要轻易跳槽——离开公司,你什么也不是。抛开鸡汤的成分,这个问题倒是很值得我们认真思考一下。

曾经有一个游戏行业大公司的女高管,每次行业会议都姗姗来迟,高跟鞋嗒嗒响,气场十足地在众目睽睽之下走入会场,后面跟着的助理拎着包,拿着衣服,倒腾着小碎步,一鼻尖的汗。每当茶歇的时候,一大群人立刻涌到第一排,争着和这位高管换名片。后来这位女高管自己出去创业了,一开始轰轰烈烈,后来渐无声息。几年之后,在这家大公司的发布会上,我又看到了这位女高管的身影,披着个披肩,坐在第八九排的位置,神情娴雅而落寞。而台上演讲的,正是她当年的助理。那位曾经的助理一下台,又是一群人围上去换名片。剧本还是那个剧本,剧场也还是那个剧场,换了的,只是台上演戏的主角。

有人会说,这样的情景太常见了,不管是谁,只要离开了背靠的那棵大树,都会从高昂头颅的藤,变成匍匐尘埃的草。其实并不一定。很多时候,一个人的价值在他离开某个组织之后体现得更为明显。马拉多纳之后,再没有一个超级球星带领阿根廷夺得世界杯,离开了马拉多纳的意大利那不勒斯队,也一

度降到乙级,沉寂了整整20年。个人能力和声望大于整个团队品牌和实力的例子比比皆是。

我曾经在台湾大宇资讯的大陆分公司工作过4年时间,创作了《仙剑奇侠传》系列游戏中的3部作品,其中包括名噪一时的《仙剑奇侠传三》,这部作品是整个《仙剑奇侠传》系列作品中承上启下的开创性之作:系列中第一部3D游戏,第一次完善了世界观,第一个大规模进行社会化营销的国产游戏……我不敢说这部作品空前绝后,但它之后的“仙剑”历代作品,没有一部有这样巨大的跨越式发展。今天,我离开《仙剑奇侠传》这个品牌已经有十多年,但我依然活跃在玩家和粉丝群体当中。实力和产品,是最好的扩音器,可以让你的声音绕梁三日,十多年长盛不衰。

所以,创业之前,要先来盘点一下,你取得的职业成就,你目前的业务,哪些得益于你所在的公司,那些属于你自己。

首先我们来想象一下,如果你去相亲,介绍人会怎样向对方介绍你?抛开相貌、年龄、身高、体重等硬指标,剩下的不外乎是学历和工作两个标签。你毕业于某所著名高校,你的学历是硕士、博士,是两个经常被用到且拿得出手的标签,介绍人应该会强调一下;如果只是普通的本科或专科,介绍人估计会一笔带过。至于工作,如果你在世界五百强工作,或者你所在的单位尽人皆知,我想介绍人一定会强调你所在单位的名字;如果你的工作单位没有这么显赫,介绍人会说你所在的行业和具体的工作,譬如房地产行业的市场人员,广告行业的美术设计等。

一个合格的婚姻介绍人,总会挑出你人生中最显赫、最能提升你身价的符号作为你的标签。其实在商业上也是如此,在商务场合,如果对方是大公司的高层,我们总是很容易记住对方的头衔和公司,接下来才是名字;但如果对方的公司不知名,头衔也不高,我们反而更容易记住他本人的信息,包括名字和长相。

在接下来的一周当中,你做每一项工作的时候,都可以这样问自己:我现在做的这件事,是公司带给我的吗?如果我自己去创业,也能做到这件事吗?能不能接下这个单子?能不能和这么显赫的商业伙伴合作?能不能接受这家媒体的采访?能不能在这种规格的会议上发言?如果有可能,那么可能性有多大?

也许一周盘点下来,答案会让你感到沮丧,可能你的大多数业务,都和公司的品牌知名度相关。这并不奇怪,因为绝大多数行业都不像文化创意产业那样具有明星体制,可以让制作人成为名人。公众可能更愿意去了解这款游戏是谁策划的,那部电影的编剧是谁,但是不一定愿意知道“嫩牛五方”是谁的创意,或者某个爆款服装的面料纹样出自谁的手笔。但即使是这样,我们依然可以在“行业内”经营自己的个人品牌。

曾经有一次,我即将离开当时所在的公司,我把这个消息告诉了几个关系比较好的合作伙伴,其中一个跨国公司的总监对我说:“如果你离开,我想我以后再也不会跟你们公司合作了。”我觉得这句话可以当成是对我这段职业生涯的褒奖。

那家公司的总监为什么这么信任我?其实只有一个原因,就是我从来不放别人鸽子,也从来不迟到,答应别人的事情,一定尽全力做到,如果做不到,会如实说明,诚恳道歉。

守信守时是职场上最优秀的品质之一,也是最容易做到的。两个约会之间尽量空出足够的时间。万一发生交通事故、交通管制等特殊情况,要在约定时间到来之前,及时沟通自己面临的状况,并预计迟到时间,如果这个预估出了偏差,还要再次沟通,做出解释并道歉。差10分钟就能赶到的时候,再次提醒对方,让对方有个准备。这一切最关键的就是,不要撒谎!最令人无法容忍的行为就是明明还在卫生间涂粉底,却告诉对方还有两个红灯就到了,一旦这种谎言被揭穿,你的商业信誉就会跌入谷底。

出席各种会议和活动的时候,如果你不能保证全程都待在那里,那就一定要提前到,提前走,千万不要既迟到又早走。迟到但是全程撑到最后也不是一个很好的选择。因为大部分会议和活动的主办方,往往都是很忐忑的,最怕的情况就是来的人稀稀拉拉。如果你是最早出现的一批人,他们更容易记住你,对你也抱有感激之心,认为你给面子。如果你是坐在第一排的重要嘉宾,早早地坐到座位上比待在休息室要好,让所有人都看到你是最早来的。在等待开场的这段时间,其实非常适合进行一些商务交流,和其他嘉宾寒暄几句,交换名片,气氛会比较轻松。而散场的时候往往比较乱,又有很多人提前离开,则不是很适合做这些交流。

如果你迟到了,你会在众目睽睽之下走到第一排坐下,所有人都看见你迟到了,就算你坚持到最后,“迟到”这个第一印象也不会从人们心中抹去。再多说一句,这种场合,既然来了,就认真一点,把目光从手机上挪开,积极地和台上发言的人进行视线交流,该鼓掌的时候鼓掌,这也是刷人品的一种好方法。

一旦你在行业内部拥有了“守时”这个标签,“靠谱”和“值得信任”这两个标签也会随之而来。你所在的公司可没有守时不守时这一说,所以这就成了你个人的品牌价值。

很多人在商场上,经常有“用人朝前不用人朝后”的心态,尤其是作为甲方,对于没有达成合作的公司或竞标失败的公司,常常弃之如敝屣,态度非常冷漠,总是认为将来有生意他们还会招之即来,谁会跟钱过不去?殊不知,钱是你公司的,而商业信誉是你自己的。就算为了钱人家下次还跟你合作,但是对方体验到的不尊重是你给予的而不是你所在公司给予的。尊重每一个商务伙伴,广结善缘,只有这样,离开平台,你才有可能冲上云霄。否则,平台一撤,你就会直落深谷,再往上爬可就无处借力了。

创业就是脱离开你现有的平台,一切靠自己。如果你自己没有一点积累,全靠公司品牌知名度才能做到现在的成绩,那么创业对你来说,难度至少提升了一级,你未来将会遇到的挫折,也可能超出你的心理承受能力。不过不要紧,从现在开始经营你的个人品牌,还来得及。往下看,会有一些实用的方法。

往期回顾

第1课:你真的厌倦了现在的工作吗?

第2课:你是否受够了给别人打工?

第3课:创业会让你更自由吗?

中国最早的独立制作人之一;中国首套恋爱养成游戏《情人节·不见不散》制作者;《仙剑奇侠传三》主策划。10年高管经历,对于游戏企划和团队管理有深厚经验;3次创业,又选择回归职场,出版《你适合创业吗》。

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