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競爭 

 

No. 1  一日一諺:「競爭」(1)

商場上的競爭有如銳利的剃刀,總是可以剃除不必要的成本!

 

一日一諺:「競爭」(2)

商場上的競爭有如銳利的剃刀,總是不計代價地篩選勝出企業!

亨利福特

Ford 汽車創辦人

 

附註:為了Henry Ford這句名言,特地請教兩位英文與管理經驗俱佳的大哥;前者著眼內部成本管控,尤其Henry Ford首創組裝線方式(assembly line)震撼傳統汽車業;後者著眼外部競爭,以不計代價方式、建立組裝線,製造差異化。兩種說法並列,作為「競爭篇」的肇始。

 

"Competition"

Competition is the keen cutting edge of business, always shaving away at costs.

Henry Ford

 

No. 2  一日一諺:「取代」

請恕我直言,微軟與英特爾能夠獲得無可取代的市場地位,是因為能夠把握住正確的時機、並制訂出正確的市場定位!

安迪葛洛夫

Intel 前董事長

 

附註:物換星移,Andy GroveBill Gates已經不再是董事長,而且WinTel主導市場的地位也今非昔比,因為市場環境是瞬息萬變的。

 

"Substitution"

With all due respect to Microsoft and Intel, there is no substitute for being in the right place at right time.

Andy Grove

 

No. 3  一日一諺:「民營企業」

民營企業間的自由競爭雖然激烈,但是遠勝過國營企業裏的壟斷經營。

羅納德雷根

美國第40任總統

 

"Free Enterprise"

Free enterprise is a rough and competitive game. It is a hell of a lot better than government monopoly.

Ronald Reagan

 

No. 4  一日一諺:「企業失敗」

許多企業的失敗肇因於決策團隊疲態已現...當初充滿創意的創業者再也無法提出新意。

勞倫斯鮑斯迪

Allied-Signal前任CEO

 

"Corporate Failure"

Many corporate failures occur because the team of decision makers is tired...The founders who were once innovators run out of ideas.

Lawrence A. Bossidy

 

No. 5  一日一諺:「競爭策略」

競爭策略在於創造差異性,就是巧妙選擇異於他人的系列行動,以產生獨特的價值組合。

麥克波特

競爭策略大師

 

"Competitive Strategy "

Competitive strategy is about being different. It means deliberately choosing a different set of activities to deliver a unique mix of values.

Michael E. Porter

 

No. 6  一日一諺:「競爭優勢」

製造業的競爭優勢開始在洲際間轉移,造成的原因不在只著眼於低廉工資與資本投資,反而著重於管理技術的演進。

經濟學人, 1992125

 

"Competitive Advantage"

Competitive advantage in manufacturing has shifted across continents, led not so much by low wages and capital investment as by evolving management techniques.

The Economists, December 5,1992

 

No. 7  一日一諺:「建議」

墨守成規的建議當然不對,為求改變而改變的建議同樣不正確!

納珊麥爾弗德

Microsoft 前任CTO

 

"Suggestions"

Anyone who says you should stick to your knitting is wrong.  And anyone who says do or die, create something for the sake being different, is wrong too.

Nathan Myhrvold

 

No. 8  一日一諺:「核心能力」

核心能力是屬於一種策略性的概念,指的是企業特別擅長、但難以被其他競爭者比擬的能力;另一方面,核心意識形態則是捕捉了企業得以立足及存在的價值。

詹姆士柯林斯 & 傑利薄樂斯

Built to Last」作者

 

"Core Competence"

Core competence is a strategic concept that captures your organization's capabilities - what you particularly good at - whereas core ideology captures what you stand for and why you exist.

James C. Collins & Jerry I. Porras

 

No. 9  一日一諺:「公司規模」

公司規模並不是成功的障礙,因為所有小公司都希望成長為大公司,關鍵在於會不會因為規模變大而導致行動遲緩。

葛斯納

IBM前任董事長及CEO

 

"Company Size"

Size is not a deterrent to success. I've never seen a small company that didn't want to be a big one.  The challenge is being big without being slow."

Lou Gerstner Jr.

 

No. 10  一日一諺:「員工」

企業如果無法擁有能夠反映顧客需求的員工,那麼這個企業就不具備競爭力!

伊芳阿爾弗立歐

Aetna 公司

 

"Workforce"

If you don't have a workforce that reflects your customers, you are not going to be competitive.

Yvonne Alverio

 

No. 11  一日一諺:「賽跑」

我們理解這是一場沒有終點線的賽跑,當我們進步時,競爭者同樣也在進步中。

大衛肯斯

Xerox 前任董事長

 

"Race"

We realize that we are in a race without a finish line.  As we improve, so does our competition.

David Kearns

 

No. 12  一日一諺:「多重戰線」

商場上的競爭註定會有多重戰線,而每個戰線都會面臨不同的競爭者。

布魯斯韓德生

BCG顧問公司創辦人

 

"Multiple Fronts"

Business competition inherently has multiple fronts with a different competitor on each front.

Bruce D. Henderson

 

No. 13  一日一諺:「午餐」

如果競爭獲勝,別人成為你的午餐;反之,你成為別人的午餐。

史考特麥克里尼

昇陽董事長及CEO

 

"Lunch"

You either eat someone for lunch, or you can be lunch.

Scott McNealy

 

No. 14  一日一諺:「午餐」

一日一諺:「求勝 vs. 守成」

競爭者的奮鬥目的是在市場競爭中求勝、而不是守成!

喬治索羅斯

全球知名的投資者

 

"Prevail vs. Preserve"

The goal of competitors is to prevail, not to preserve competition in the markets.

George Soros

 

No. 15  一日一諺:「經濟鏈」

在商場上屢見不鮮的是:一個名不見經傳的小公司在短短幾年間,不費吹灰之力就取代了市場上的領導者。追究原因都是一致的,就是這些小公司了解並掌握整條經濟鏈的成本,而不僅僅在控制自己的成本。

彼得杜拉克

管理思想大師

 

附註:近年推出的小米手機就是一個最佳例子

 

"Economic Chain"

Again and again in business history, an unknown company has come from nowhere and in a few short years overtaken the estimated leaders without apparently even breathing hard...The reason is always the same: the new company knows and manages the cost of the entire economic chain rather than its costs alone.

Peter F. Drucker

 

No. 16  一日一諺:「避免失敗」

如果不能允許錯誤發生,那麼就會喪失競爭力。一旦將避免失敗作為激勵員工的手段,那麼公司就會失去行動力,因為只有在行動時,才有可能會摔跤。

羅伯特葛伊祖塔

Coca Cola 前任董事長/CEO

 

"Avoiding Failure"

We become uncompetitive by not being tolerant of mistakes.  The moment you let avoiding failure become your motivator, you're down the path of inactivity. You can stumble only if you're moving. 

Roberto Goizueta

 

No. 17  一日一諺:「生活方式」

競爭是一種生活方式。如果沒有一個真正強悍的競爭者,那麼就應該設法創造一個出來。

比爾史密斯伯

Quaker Oats 食品前任CEO

 

"Way of Life"

Competition is a way of life. If you don't have a really tough competitor, you ought to invent one.

Bill Smithburg

 

No. 18  一日一諺:「偏執狂」

只有偏執狂得以生存。

安迪葛洛夫,英特爾前任董事長

 

附註:這是Andy Grove 的名言,在市場競爭激烈的環境下尤其顯著;Andy後來罹患癌症,不知與自己偏執的個性是否有關聯?

 

"Paranoid"

Only the paranoid survive.

Andy Grove

 

No. 19  一日一諺:「改變遊戲規則」

企業競爭時往往需要改變遊戲規則,但是並非偶而為之,而是要將其視為持續進行的作法。在競爭中,改變遊戲規則是沒有終點的!

亞當布蘭登堡 & 貝利奈爾巴夫, Co-opetition 一書作者

 

附註:孫子兵法:凡戰者,以正合,以奇勝。故善出奇者,無窮如天地,不竭如江河。

 

"Changing the Game"

Changing the game is not something you'll want to do once and then forget about.  It's best viewed as an ongoing process...There is no end to the game of changing the game.

Adam Brandenburger & Barry Nalebuff

 

No. 20  一日一諺:「開創事業」

開創事業並不是因為希望賺錢,而是需要競爭。

羅傑斯

Cypress 半導體公司前任CEO

 

"Start a Business"

You don't start a business because you want to make money.  You start a business because you need to compete.

T. J. Rodgers

 

No. 21  一日一諺:「差異」

企業生存的前提就是必須與競爭者有所差異。

布魯斯韓德生

BCG顧問公司傳辦人

 

"Differences"

Differences between competitors is the prerequisite for survival.

Bruce D. Henderson

 

No. 22  一日一諺:「瞭解競爭」

能作到:瞭解在何處競爭?在何處按兵不動?以及何時與何處撤守?是需要作到瞭解競爭對手勝過瞭解自己。

大衛史鐸,作家

 

"Knowing Competition"

Knowing where to fight, where to sit tight, and when and where to withdraw requires one to know one's competitor better than he knows himself.

David Stout

 

No. 23  一日一諺:「達爾文主義」

互聯網的發展有如使用了類固醇的達爾文主義,更符合「適者生存、不適者淘汰」的定律。

羅爾費南迪茲

Proxicom 網際科技顧問

 

"Darwinism"

The Internet is like Darwinism on steroids. You evolve or get eliminated.

Raul Fernandez

 

No. 24  一日一諺:「眼球戰爭」

就全球市場來看,新型電腦的出貨量雖然已經超過電視,但是要贏得這場「眼球戰爭」我們還有一條長路得走。在這場戰爭中,"誰贏得最多的眼球,誰就贏得競爭"

安迪葛洛夫

英特爾公司前任董事長

 

附註:互聯網興起時,各家互聯網公司當時也是在進行「眼球戰爭」、或稱為「點擊率」(page view). 沒想到「眼球戰爭」一語是Andy Grove是在電腦市場率先提出的。

 

"War for Eyeballs"

While new PCs outship new TVs on a worldwide basis, we still have a long way to go before we win this "war for eyeballs."  In this war, "He who capture the most eyeballs wins."

Andy Grove

 

No. 25  一日一諺:「全球化」之一

全球化是可長期持續的競爭優勢。我們開發的新型渦輪葉片,競爭對手在18個月也能夠開發出來。但是,建立一個全球化的公司,就不容易被競爭對手複製。

 

柏西巴勒維

瑞士Asea Brown Boveri工業公司前任CEO

 

"Globalization"

Globalization is a long-lasting competitive advantage. If we build a new gas turbine, in 18 months our competitors also have one. But building a global company is not so easy to copy.

Percy Barnevik

 

No. 26  一日一諺:「全球化」之二

企業全球化並不僅僅是將事業開展到世界各地,而是如何在世界各地作生意。

史蒂芬哈倫 KPMG

 

"Globalization"

Being global is not just where you do business but how you do business.

Stephen D. Harlan

 

No. 27  一日一諺:「國內競爭」

激烈的國內競爭,往往可以培養出國際市場的成功。

麥克波特,競爭策略大師

 

"Domestic Rivalry"

Tough domestic rivalry breeds international success.

Michael E. Porter

 

No. 28  一日一諺:「改變規模」

改變規模越大,成功的機會越高!

詹姆斯錢辟

企業再造(Re-engineering the Corporation)作者

 

"Scale of Change"

The larger the scale of change, the greater the opportunity for success.

James Champy

 

No. 29  一日一諺:「活力與能力」

我相信企業成敗的分野,在於是否能夠激發員工的活力與能力。

湯瑪士華生

IBM 創辦人

 

"Energies and Talent"

I believe that the real difference between success and failure in a corporation can very often be traced to the question of how well the organization brings out the great energies and talent of its people.

Thomas Watson Jr.

 

No. 30  一日一諺:「一個目標」

針對一個具決定性的目標,集結力量與決心進行追逐。

克勞賽維茲

普魯士戰略思想家,1780-1831

 

"One Aim"

Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.

Carl von Clausewitzv

 

No. 31  一日一諺:「沒有作為」

我從來不擔心採取行動的後果,只擔心沒有作為。

溫斯頓邱吉爾

英國首相, 1874-1965

 

"Inaction"

I never worry about action, but only about inaction.

Winston Churchill

 

No. 32  一日一諺:「演進與革命」

自然界的生存競爭是演進式的,但是企業界的戰略競爭則是革命式的。

布魯斯韓德生

BCG顧問公司創辦人

 

"Evolution and Revolution"

Natural competition is evolutionary.  Strategic competition is revolutionary.

Bruce D. Henderson

 

No. 33  一日一諺:「真正的贏家」

真正的贏家是不會按照既有的遊戲規則,而是改變、甚或制定自己的遊戲規則。

奈爾費哲羅

Unilever 公司前任董事長

 

"Real Winners"

Real winners do not play the rules - they change them or even make their own.

Niall Fitzgerald

 

No. 34  一日一諺:「休息處」

在競爭激烈的經濟環境中,企業是不可能有所謂的休息處。

阿佛列德史隆

曾任GM汽車公司董事長

 

"Resting Place"

There is no resting place for an enterprise in an competitive economy. 

Alfred P. Sloan

 

No. 35  一日一諺:「淘汰」(1)

企業應該努力淘汰自己的產品線,而不是讓市場競爭代勞。

菲利浦科特勒,行銷大師

 

"Obsolescence" (1)

Every company should work hard to obsolete its own product line before its competition do.

Philip Kotler

 

No. 36  一日一諺:「淘汰」(2)

如果不是我們自我淘汰,就是競爭淘汰我們。

硅谷流行語

 

"Obsolescence" (2)

Either we obsolete ourselves, or the competition will.

Popular saying in Silicon Valley.

 

No. 37  一日一諺:「有所不為」

當企業不具備競爭條件時,就要有所不為,避免進入競爭狀態,除非競爭條件發生深層次變化,不然不要輕易進入競爭狀態。

羅伯海勒

The Fate of IBM 作者

 

"Stay out"

Don't compete when you can't - get out and, unless circumstances change profoundly, stay out.

Robert Heller

 

No. 38  一日一諺:「威脅」

切莫在憤怒的情緒下,去否定任何建議。

西奧多羅斯福

美國第26任總統

 

"Threats"

Never shake your fist and then shake your finger.

Theodore Roosevelt

 

No. 39  一日一諺:「謹慎」

即使敵人看來弱小如鼠,仍需要謹慎待之如獅。

義大利諺語

 

"Caution"

Though thine enemy seems like a mouse, watch him like a lion.

Italian proverb

 

No. 40  一日一諺:「前進方向」

世上最重要的事情並不是我們所處的現況,而是我們正在前進的方向。

奧立佛溫德爾赫姆斯

 

"Moving Direction"

I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.

Oliver Wendell Holmes

 

No. 41  一日一諺:「首要法則」

勝戰的首要法則:不要自己擊敗自己!

足球箴言

 

"First Rule"

The first rule of winning: Don't beat yourself.

Football adage

 

No. 42  一日一諺:「實力」

企業應該依照公司的實力,來擬訂競爭策略。

彼得杜拉克

管理思想大師

 

"Strength"

Any business needs to know its strength and base its strategy on them.

Peter F. Drucker

 

No. 43  一日一諺:「鬥士」

沒有一個鬥士可以在戰鬥時,依靠掩護或躲避攻擊,而能夠獲勝。

厄尼斯金恩

美國名將,1878 - 1956

 

"Fighter"

No fighter ever win his fight by covering up - by merely fending off other's blows.

Ernest J. King

 

No. 44  一日一諺:「鯉魚」

在強敵環伺的環境裏,怯懦退讓是難以生存的!

俾斯麥, 德國「鐵血宰相」, 1815 - 98

 

"Carp"

You cannot afford to be a carp in a pond where there are pike about.

Otto von Bismarck

 

No. 45  一日一諺:「卡在中間」

企業經營如果被卡在中間的話,註定獲利不佳,因為不僅會失去大客戶、也可能會失去高利潤客戶。

麥克波特

競爭策略大師

 

"Stuck in the Middle"

The firm stuck in the middle is almost guarantee low profitability. It either loses the high volume customers, or it also loses high margin business.

Michael E. Porter

 

No. 46  一日一諺:「最佳策略」

保持強盛不衰就是最佳策略。

克勞賽維茲

普魯士軍事戰略思想家 1780-1831

 

"Best Strategy"

The best strategy is always to be strong.

Carl von Clausewitz

 

No. 47  一日一諺:「理想情況」

不要坐等理想情況出現,因為理想情況從來不會發生,也不存在所謂的最佳機會。

珍妮特厄斯金史都華

英國作家,1857-1914

 

"Ideal Circumstances"

Do not wait for ideal circumstances; they will never come; nor for the best opportunities.

Janet Erskine Stuart

 

No. 48  一日一諺:「沈默」

當詞窮時,不妨保持沈默;軟弱無力的回應反而會增強對手的聲勢,所以保持沈默所造成的損害,會比軟弱無力的回應要少得多。

查爾斯卡列柯頓

英國作家,1780-1832

 

"Silence"

When you have nothing to say, say nothing; a weak defense strengthens your opponent and silence is less injurious than a weak reply.

Charles Caleb Colton

 

No. 49  一日一諺:「競爭變數」

關鍵的競爭變數變少時,就意味著能夠參與競爭的對手也變少了!

布魯斯韓德生

BCG顧問公司創辦人

 

"Competitive Variables"

The fewer the number of competitive variables that are critical, the fewer will be the number of competitors.

Bruce D. Henderson

 

No. 50  一日一諺:「成本」

企業往往在意推動新方案所增加的成本,其實更應該關心的是:如果不推動新方案所需要付出的成本為何?

菲利浦柯特勒

行銷大師

 

"Cost"

Companies pay too much attention to the cost of doing something; they should worry more about the cost of not doing it.

Philip Kotler

 

No. 51  一日一諺:「結果展現」

只有結果展現才是真實的,除此無他!

哈洛德季寧

ITT前任CEO,曾被譽為「管理界的米開朗基羅」

 

"Performance"

Performance is your reality. Forget everything else.

Harold Greene

 

No. 52  一日一諺:「與時俱進」

如果希望長久保持成功,就必須改變作為,並與時俱進!

馬基維利,義大利政治家,1469~1527

 

"Change with the Times"

Whoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times.

Niccolo Machiavelli

 

No. 53  一日一諺:「收穫」

贏得勝利但卻沒有收穫,那麼就不要發動這場戰爭!

喬治巴頓將軍

美國名將, 1885-1945

 

附註:孫子兵法:「非利不動、非得不用、非危不戰」

 

"Gain"

Don't fight a battle if you don't gain anything by winning.

General George S. Patton Jr.

 

No. 54  一日一諺:「強悍的競爭者」

學習成為一位真正強悍又值得尊敬的競爭者,就是不僅知道如何攻擊,也明瞭何時後退,去掌握競爭機會。

傑佛瑞魯賓

Tufts University 心理學教授,Culture and Negotiation一書作者

 

"Tough Competitors"

Grasp the possibility that a truly tough and worthy competitor knows not only how to fight but also when to quit.

Jeffrey Z. Rubin

 

No. 55  一日一諺:「展現自信」

在我們敵人面前永遠要展現自信,不然我們顯而易見的不安,會鼓舞敵人做出更大膽的舉措!

拿破崙一世,法國皇帝, 1769-1821

 

"Go with Confidence"

Always go before our enemies with confidence, otherwise our apparent uneasiness inspires them with greater boldness.

Napoleon I

 

No. 56  一日一諺:「孫子兵法」

兵法的要點有五項:一、衡量地形;二、估計兵力;三、計算多寡;四、比較優劣;五、判斷勝負。 (一曰度,二曰量,三曰數,四曰稱,五曰勝)

孫子

 

"Art of War"

Now the elements of the art of war are first, measurement of space; second, estimation of quantities; third, calculation; fourth, comparisons; and fifth, chance of victory.

Sun Tzu

 

No. 57  一日一諺:「計算風險」

執行計算過風險的行動,與輕舉妄動是大相徑庭的!

喬治巴頓將軍, 美國名將, 1885 - 1945

 

"Calculated Risks"

Take calculated risks.  That's quite different from being rash.

General George S. Parton Jr.

 

No. 58  一日一諺:「鄙視」

切莫鄙視看起來弱小的敵人。

日本諺語

 

"Despise"

Do not despise the enemy who looks small.

Japanese proverb

 

No. 59  一日一諺:「志得意滿」

身為老闆不能耽於逸樂、志得意滿,一旦如此,整個公司便會開始向下沈淪。

艾科卡

Chrysler 公司再造英雄

 

"Complacency"

Never rest on your oars as a boss. If you do, the whole company starts sinking.

Lee J. Iacocca

 

No. 60  一日一諺:「競爭策略」

競爭策略就是採取攻擊性或防禦性行動,在產業中建立起可以固守的地位,以成功地面對五股競爭力量,並從而獲取優異的投資回報!

麥克波特

競爭策略大師

 

附註:五股競爭力量來自:供應商、業內競爭對手、客戶、新進入者、法規或新科技

 

"Competitive Strategy"

Competitive Strategy is taking offensive or defensive actions to create a defendable position in an industry, to cope successfully with the five competitive forces and thereby yield a superior return on investment.

Michael E. Porter

 

No. 61  一日一諺:「集中力量」

形成實力的秘密在於集中各種力量,不論在政治上、戰爭上、或貿易上,簡而言之在所有人類事務的管理上,都是如此。

雷夫華道愛彌生

美國詩人與哲學家, 1803-82

 

附註:孫子兵法的作戰原則:形成局部優勢,徹底殲滅!

 

"Concentration of Forces"

Concentration is the secret of strength in politics, in war, in trade, in short, in all management of human affairs.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

No. 62  一日一諺:「全力投入」

你必須投入!只想著朝九晚五上班,是不可能在商場或職場上勝出的。全力投入才是關鍵!

傑克希爾頓

 

"Dedication"

You have to invest yourself. There are no 9-to-5 possibilities in terms of true success in business or professions. Dedication is the key.

Jack Hilton

 

No. 63  一日一諺:「極致」

戰略的極致就是沒有經過戰爭手段,就令敵人屈服!

孫子兵法

 

附註:不戰而屈人之兵,善之善者也!

 

"Acme"

To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill.

Sun Tzu

 

No. 64  一日一諺:「幫手」

競爭對手往往也是我們的幫手。

艾德蒙伯克

英國政論家, 1729 - 1797

 

"Helper"

An opponent is our helper.

Edmund Burke

 

No. 65  一日一諺:「領導地位」

樹立產業的領導地位主要在於提升企業強項領域的品質及專注力,而不僅僅是著眼於企業的規模。

彼得杜拉克,管理思想大師

 

"Industry Leadership"

Industry leadership is a matter of quality and concentration on areas of strength, rather than size alone.

Peter F. Drucker

 

No. 66  一日一諺:「動量」

在不考慮主導市場優勢的情況下,動量比地位更重要。如果你是挑戰者,在競爭力量未消退前奮力向前衝;如果你是領導者,運用市場優勢強化領先地位、或收買競爭者退出市場競爭。

約瑟夫福特,美國物理學家、混沌理論先驅

 

"Momentum"

Despite the power of dominance, momentum is more important than position.  If you are the challenger, drive forward and seize the day before the powerful force abates. If you are the leader, buy or buy off the challenger.

Joseph Ford

 

No. 67  一日一諺:「競爭優勢」(1)

競爭優勢對於企業發展至關重要。它可以被爭取獲得、被珍惜維護、被培養壯大,它也可以被虛擲浪費。所有商業競爭都在於建立並保持競爭優勢。

理查柯克

80/20法則作者

 

"Competitive Advantage (1)"

Competitive advantage matters hugely. It can be gained. It can be cherished and multiplied. It can be squandered. All business is game to establish and retain competitive advantage.

Richard Koch

 

No. 68  一日一諺:「競爭優勢」(2)

競爭優勢並不是建立在競爭對手的優勢上,而是建立在他們的劣勢上。

約翰凱伊

英國經濟學家及策略大師

 

"Competitive Advantage (2)"

Competitive advantage is based not on doing what others already do well, but on doing what others cannot do as well.

John Kay

 

No. 69  一日一諺:「成功的競爭者」

成功的競爭者能夠優於其他競爭者,主要是在時機、通路、產品與客戶上建立起獨特組合所形成的競爭優勢。

布魯斯韓德生

BCG 顧問公司創辦人

 

"Prosperous Competitors"

Competitors who prosper will have unique advantages over any and all other competitors in specific combinations of time, place, products, and customers.

Bruce D. Henderson

 

No. 70  一日一諺:「成功的企業」

成功的企業是能夠巧妙發揮槓桿效應,將公司的獨特能力充份應用到所有可能的產品與市場上。

麥克羅伯,知名策略顧問

 

"Successful Companies"

Successful companies are those that can leverage their unique set of capabilities across the largest number of products and markets.

Michael Robert

 

No. 71  一日一諺:「模仿」(1)

大多數日本公司彼此模仿抄襲,沒有積極創新。

麥克波特,競爭策略大師

附註:卅年前,日本企業確實時常模仿抄襲,但是現在卻能夠領先創新!

 

"Imitation" (1)

Most Japanese companies imitate and emulate one another.

Michael E. Porter

 

No. 72  一日一諺:「模仿」(2)

當公司要求經理人建立競爭優勢時,他們多半只是分析競爭對手的做法,然後設法做得優於競爭對手。經理人的這種戰略思維與競爭法則是背道而馳的。如果依照這種做法,公司在投入大量資源與努力後,頂多只能夠在原有業務的基礎上得到增長,因為這種做法只是模仿,並沒有創新!

金謙 & 倫尼莫邦

歐洲INSEAD 企管學院教授

 

"Imitation" (2)

When asked to build competitive advantage, managers typically assess what competitors do, and strives to do it better. Their strategic thinking thus regress toward the competition. In the end, companies expend tremendous effort but often achieve no more than incremental improvement - imitation, not innovation.

W. Chan Kim & Renee Mauborgne

 

No. 73  一日一諺:「專注」

統治者的思考、目標、與研究均應該專注於戰爭及戰爭法則和紀律上,因為這是責無旁貸的。

馬基維利,義大利政治家, 1469-1527

 

"Focus"

A Prince ought to have no other aim or thought, nor select anything else for his study, than war and its rules and discipline; for this is the sole art that belongs to him who rules.

Niccolo Machiavelli

 

No. 74  一日一諺:「獲利的基礎」

在競爭環境下,競爭優勢才是獲利的基礎。

約翰克拉克森,BCG 管理顧問公司

 

"Basis for Profitability"

The basis for profitability in a competitive system is competitive advantage.

John Clarkson

 

No. 75  一日一諺:「成功戰鬥」

爭取成功戰鬥的密訣就是:讓對手陷入不利處境,而且絕對不在彼此勢均力敵的情況進行戰鬥。

蕭伯納, 1856-1950,

1925年諾貝爾文學獎得主

 

附註:孫子兵法所建議的戰鬥也是:形成局部優勢後,徹底殲滅對手。

 

"Successful Fighting"

This is the whole secret of successful fighting. Get your enemy at a disadvantage; and never, on any account, fight him on equal terms.

George Bernard Shaw

 

No. 76  一日一諺:「賽局理論」

賽局理論使得商場上過分單純的競爭或合作關係,拓展為既競爭又合作的競合局面。

亞當布蘭登堡貝利奈爾巴夫

「競合」一書作者

 

"Game Theory"

Game theory makes it possible to move beyond overly simple ideas of competition and cooperation to reach a vision of coopetition.

Adam Brandenburger & Barry Nalebuff

 

No. 77  一日一諺:「生態系統」

當今世界的競爭優勢來自於知道何時及如何建立起企業運營的生態系統?建立後能夠導引它不斷成長及持續改善。

詹姆士摩爾

The Death of Competition 一書作者

 

"Ecosystem"

Competitive advantage in the new world stems from knowing when and how to build ecosystems, and from being able to steer them to lasting growth and continuous improvements.

James F. Moore

 

No. 78  一日一諺:「回報」

失敗的回報幾乎與成功的回報相當。

巴克德,美國律師

 

"Payoff"

The payoff for failure is almost as much as for succeeding.

Joe Bachelder

 

No. 79  一日一諺:「事情發生」

有些人會推動事情發生,有些人是看著事情發生,還有些人則是不理解究竟發生了什麼事情?

無名氏

附註:在「資訊不對等」的情況下,第三類人最多。

 

"Make Things Happen"

Some people make things happen, some watch things happen, and some wonder what happen?

Anon.

 

No. 80  一日一諺:「生意經」

除了了解自己的生意外,最好也能夠清楚競爭對手的生意狀況。

約翰洛克斐勒,石油大王

附註:孫子兵法有云「知己知彼,百戰百勝!」

 

"To Know Business"

Next to knowing about your own business, the best things to know about is the other fellow's business.

John D. Rockefeller

 

No. 81  一日一諺:「微小差異」

如果競爭對手之間僅存在微小差異的話,那麼競爭的結果必然會產生失敗者。

約翰克拉克森,BCG 管理顧問公司

 

"Minimal Difference"

If the differences between competitors are minimal, their struggle may produce only losers.

John Clarkson

 

No. 82  一日一諺:「小即是美」

在企業經營上,小即是美往往是個誤區,因為只是將組織拆解為各自獨立的單位,並不足以創造成功的條件。

葛斯納,曾任IBM董事長

 

"Small is Beautiful"

There is a misconception that small is always more beautiful than big. Just fragmenting an organization does not create condition sufficient for success.

Lou Gerstner Jr.

 

No. 83  一日一諺:「巔峰」

如果自認已經抵達巔峰,那麼你就不會再往上攀登。

阿諾葛拉索

 

"Tops"

If you think you're tops, you won't do much climbing.

Arnold Glasow

 

No. 84  一日一諺:「勝利」

真正的勝利是無懼於失敗!

法蘭達肯頓,美式橄欖球明星

 

"Winning"

Winning means being unafraid of lose.

Fran Tarkenton

 

No. 85  一日一諺:「數位化」

幾乎任何事物均可被數位化,而且數位化的影響深遠。一旦資料能夠被轉換為資訊,那麼數位化就成為競爭利器。

希奧多李維特,行銷大師

 

附註:李維特提到數位化的時候,「大數據」(Big Data) 時代尚未來臨。

 

"Digitization"

The digitization of everything is a powerful influence on everything. So that data can be converted into information, it becomes more powerful as a competitive device.

Theodore Levitt

 

No. 86  一日一諺:「附加價值」

進入任何商業競爭前,需要先衡量自己所能夠提供的附加價值!

亞當布蘭登堡 & 貝利奈爾巴夫

競合 (Co-optition) 一書作者

 

"Add Value"

Before you enter a game, assess your added value.

Adam Brandenburger & Barry Nalebuff

 

No. 87  一日一諺:「更好的嚮導」

在商業競爭上,達爾文比經濟學者是更好的嚮導。

布魯斯韓德生,BCG顧問公司創辦人

 

"Better Guide"

Darwin is probably a better guide to business competition than economists are.

Bruce D. Henderson

 

No. 88  一日一諺:「專業」

專業就是質量的一貫性!

法蘭克泰格

 

"Professionalism"

Professionalism means consistency of quality.

Frank Tyger

 

No. 89  一日一諺:「成功企業」

成功企業要進行變革往往是非常困難的。

羅伊韋格勒斯,曾任Merk製藥公司CEO

 

"Successful Company"

It's very difficult to change a successful company.

P. Roy Vagelos

 

No. 90  一日一諺:「競爭力」

沒有任何一個國家能夠在任何領域都具備競爭力。

麥克波特,競爭策略大師

 

"Competitiveness"

No nation can be competitive in everything.

Michael E. Porter

 

No. 91  一日一諺:「過程」

變革是一個轉變過程,而不是單一事件。

湯姆愛倫菲特

Harvard Business Review 作者

 

"Process"

Change is a process, not an event.

Tom Ehrenfeld

 

No. 92  一日一諺:「移動標靶」

如果希望擊中一個移動標靶的話,就必需瞄準標靶移動的方向,而不是標靶原先的位置。

倫尼巴斯特

 

"Moving Target"

If you want to hit a moving target, aim where it's going to be, not where it is.

Rene Bartos

 

No. 93  一日一諺:「獨門絕活」

所有歷久不衰的競爭者,必定保有與眾不同的獨門絕活。

布魯斯韓德生

BCG 顧問公司創辦人

 

"Unique Advantage"

All competitors who persist over time must maintain a unique advantage by differentiation over all others.

Bruce D. Henderson

 

No. 94  一日一諺:「贏家」

贏家往往在市場機會轉變時,能夠快速獲利,但是需要面對的挑戰則是洞燭機先、推陳出新。

魯伯特梅鐸,News Corp. 集團董事長

 

"The Winners"

The winners will be those who capitalize quickly on changing opportunities. The challenge is to move early and innovate often.

K. Rupert Murdoch

 

No. 95  一日一諺:「競爭」

只有一家企業能夠成為產業的領袖。競爭雖然是良性、而且必需的,但是獲取勝利並非人生唯一值得追求的,不然的話我們就可能成為人生的失敗者。

查爾斯韓第,管理哲學大師

 

附註:「競爭篇」全部結束,5月份開始「管理篇」

 

"Competition"

Only one firm can be the industry leader. Competition is healthy, maybe even essential, but there has to be more to life than winning or we should nearly all be losers.

Charles Handy

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