板凳球員到明星！林書豪給我們的３堂課
短短一星期，從板凳球員成為籃球明星，林書豪的竄起不僅顛覆了美國NBA的選秀思維，也給予企業領導人很好的啟發：
1.優秀的定義因人而異：企業往往依據既定標準，判斷一個人是否符合資格，但往往因此無法看見個人具備的特殊才能。企業不該用既定的標準去衡量人才，相反地，應該從個人出發、發現個人特別的才能，再思考如何運用這些才能，為企業加分。
2.每個人都該有表現機會：在向外求才之前，應仔細尋找內部是否有適合的人選。領導人眼睛總習慣向外張望，卻忽略了組織內其實也是臥虎藏龍，只是沒有放在對的位置，沒有好的表現機會。
3.明星員工不是績效保證：明星員工或許能力優秀，但往往無法成為優秀的團隊成員。而所謂的明星員工，過去的績優表現通常來自於先前公司所提供的龐大支援；一旦轉換環境，缺乏這些支援，便很難再有突出表現。
※ 摘自 《天下雜誌》網站 http://www.cw.com.tw/article/article.action?id=5030352
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●第二組啟發激勵●
在週一上班前，林書豪教我們的九堂課
Forbe 上有一篇不錯的文章「9 Lessons Jeremy Lin Can Teach Us Before We Go To Work Monday Morning」
- 要在沒人看好時相信自己，林書豪是 NBA 歷史上第三位從哈佛畢業的球員，同時也是唯一的哈佛亞裔球員，之前是被尼克隊送到發展聯盟打球，而在加入尼克隊前，已經被金州勇士隊以及休士頓火箭隊給先後交易出來。
這條NBA之路異常難走（連 SBL 球員都可以對他嗤之以鼻），一切只能夠自己面對，相信自己；大部份的成功都是無法預見的，不管是球評專家、電視台、運動員等，創業也是，雖然失敗者多，但是總是有那麼一個亮點可以持續下去。
- 當機會來臨時奮力抓住，當尼克隊上重點球員傷兵累累，沒有控球後衛，讓林書豪得以有上場發揮的機會，他盡了全力，表現到最佳。
這情勢似乎聽起來就像是「蜀中無大將，廖化作先鋒」，但如果真成了廖化，又是否真的能有真本事扛得住呢？這還是得有賴實力的累積以待情勢的改變，但要確定，這個實力是對的方向，對的用途。
- 你的家人永遠是支持你的，請同樣予以回報，直到紐約尼克隊正式簽下他之前，他仍睡在紐約哥哥家裡的沙發上，家人在這一路上的相信與支持，無疑是他可以持續走下來的關鍵。這是互相的，當你需要他們時，他們在身旁，而當他們需要你時，你也得同樣站在一起。
家人與朋友的鼓勵一直都是支持我們做某些事的最大動力，同時間也別忘了為自己的家人與朋友提供一樣的支持：）
- 尋找適合你風格的系統，林書豪不像是喬登或者是布萊恩一樣是得分高手，他是傳球者與貢獻者，但也同時能夠得分，這在之前的金州勇士隊或者是休士頓火箭隊行不通，但在紐約尼克隊奏效了。你必須知道你在做些什麼以及強項為何，以確保你在正確的系統（工作、組織或者產業）裡以展現長才，否則人們只會把你的天份棄之如敝屣。
我猜 System 這個字應該最近有看球的人（包含我這位一週球迷，我上一次認真看NBA的時候應該是10年前了…滿場我現在只認識 Kobe了…），都會知道這是中間廣告裡，Kobe 與王力宏的對話內容，也都會發出會心的一笑，我們需要找到對的位置、對的產業、對的市場，才能夠發揮最大的效益。
- 不要輕忽團隊中潛在的能手，你也許在公司裡管理著許多人，你確定你的團隊裡沒有一位林書豪嗎？你怎麼確定那位「阿明」或「小慧」沒辦法在某個專案大展身手呢？我們習慣把人貼上標籤，他來自哈佛、是個亞裔美人，看起來應該是不太能打，你對一些人已經先有偏見了嗎？你覺得你會不會就是金州勇士隊或者休士頓火箭隊的教練，讓高手從你手中溜走了呢？
紐約時報記者，Howard Beck這樣形容林書豪「 If you gathered everyone who overlooked or underestimated Lin over the last several years, you could fill Times Square.」，我們已經在魔球（Moneyball）的小說與電影裡聽過類似的故事，我希望我自己未來不會犯同樣的錯誤，不管是對團隊或者是對人。（但我認為我還是會，只能不斷的告訴自己不要這樣）
- 不要試著當別人的影子，人們會愛的是最初的你，你永遠都不會是喬登第二，你只要當你自己，這不代表你不需要努力，而是你要找到你在行的事情，並做他，粉絲們會像瘋狂追隨著林書豪般的追隨你。
不要試著當某一個知名人物，我們不會是賈伯斯、布林、馬克或者是保羅。葛拉漢，我們可以試著融合並由他們的故事學習經驗為自己所用，但只會模仿的結果，就好像邯鄲學步，不僅失去自己的特質，還可能貽笑大方。
- 保持謙虛，如果你有一天被放上報紙頭版以促進銷量，不要被衝昏頭。且看林書豪在接受媒體採訪時的謙遜，這會讓他的隊友以及球迷更愛他。
不管是因為任何上電視、上報紙、上臺接受表揚、演講，都要記得自己是誰，將榮耀歸於自己的團隊，光環只是一時，與人相處及自己的平常心，才會是長久的。
- 試著讓你週遭的人看起來很棒，他們也會更愛你，更早之前，根本不會知道Tyson Chandler多行，但直到他跟林書豪一起打球的表現，同時，林的吸引防守後的妙傳讓Chandler可以數次輕易的灌籃，這是部份為什麼尼克隊近期可以表現得這麼好的原因，他們不會自幹，打得是團體戰，使得球賽特別的好看，而當媒體在盛讚林書豪時，他也不會忘記讚美隊友，所以也這樣對你的同僚或在報告中做類似的事。
縱使你是團隊中閃耀的明星，但是別忽略了團隊合作與士氣的重要性，在許多時候，需要的是一個同心協力的團隊，而不是一個只會單打獨鬥的明星。
- 不要忘記運氣或命運在生命中的重要性，有些人相信上帝、有些人相信命運、有些人相信運氣，不管你相信哪種，請充滿感激。
我自己某種程度上，相信運氣其實在很多關鍵性時刻扮演了許多重要的角色，往回頭看，就好像賈伯斯的史丹佛演講所說的「Connecting the dots」，這些充滿運氣的點，終究會引領成你現在的線，每個點也許都是運氣、命運或者是神的旨意，不管你怎麼稱呼它，接受他並且享受他吧。
沒想到林書豪的崛起，也可以為工作者帶來一些有趣的啟發，你是不是也在林書豪的身上看到了些什麼呢？歡迎分享：）
※ 節錄自《Inside》網站http://www.inside.com.tw/2012/02/12/9-lessons-jeremy-lin-can-teach-us-before-we-go-to-work-monday-morning
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●原文●
Just Lin, Baby! 10 Lessons Jeremy Lin Can Teach Us Before We Go To Work Monday Morning
Lin-sanity has swept up the NBA over the last week. Now it seems like the phenomenon has gone worldwide.Friday’s 38 point performance by Harvard grad Jeremy Lin for the New York Knicks against the LA Lakers was his greatest performance yet as a starter, since he burst on to the scene and propelled the team to 4 straight wins.
Lin now has over 200,000 followers on Twitter. He’s got over 800,000 on Weibo – including 200,000 new ones in the 24 hour period after beating the Lakers.
But there’s more to this story than basketball. This isn’t just a modern-day, real-life version of the Hoosiers movie. The Jeremy Lin story is incredibly popular because we can all see a little bit of ourselves in this man’s struggles and now successes.
What can all of us learn from this young man — and how can we apply these same lessons to our own lives when we go back to work on Monday morning?
1. Believe in yourself when no one else does. Lin’s only the 4th graduate from Harvard to make it to the NBA. He’s also one of only a handful of Asian-Americans to make it. He was sent by the Knicks to play for their D-League team 3 weeks ago in Erie, PA. He’d already been cut by two other NBA teams before joining the Knicks this year. You’ve got to believe in yourself, even when no one else does.
2. Seize the opportunity when it comes up. Lin got to start for the Knicks because they had to start him. They had too many injuries. Baron Davis was gone. The other point guards were out. Carmelo Anthony was injured. Amare Stoudemire had to leave the team because of a family death. Lin could have squandered the opportunity and we would have never have noticed. But he made the most of it. You never know when opportunities are going to arise in life. Often, they’re when you least expect them. Make the most of them. Don’t fritter them away.
3. Your family will always be there for you, so be there for them. It wasn’t until a few days ago that Lin got his contract guaranteed by the Knicks for the rest of the season. Before that, he could have been cut at any time. He had to sleep on his brother’s couch on the Lower East Side to get by. His family always believed in him and picked him up when he could have gotten down on himself. That made him continue to believe. If you want your family to believe in you like that, you’ve got to be there for them too when they need it.
4. Find the system that works for your style. Lin isn’t Michael Jordan or Kobe Bryant. He’s not a pure scorer. He’s a passer and distributor – who can also score very well. It didn’t work for him in Golden State or Houston – where he was before landing at the Knicks. But Mike D’Antoni’s system at the Knicks has been perfect for him to show off his strengths. You’ve got to do your best to understand what your strengths are and then ensure that you’re in a system (a job or organization or industry) that is a good fit for those strengths. Otherwise, people overlook the talents you bring to the table.
5. Don’t overlook talent that might exist around you today on your team. You probably manage people at your own company today. Are you sure you don’t have a Jeremy Lin living among you now? How do you know that “Mike” couldn’t do amazing things if you gave him a new project to run with? How do you know “Sarah” isn’t the right person to take the open job in London that you’ve been talking over with your colleagues? We put people around us in boxes. He’s from Harvard. He’s Asian-American. Not sure he can play. How many assumptions have you made about talent around you? Don’t be like the General Managers in Golden State and Houston, and let talent slip through your fingers. With all their money, scouts, and testing, they didn’t have a clue what they had in their hands. Do you know what your people (or even yourself) is really capable of? Take off the blinders of assumptions you wear when you look at the world.
6. People will love you for being an original, not trying to be someone else. You’ve got to be you. You can’t be some 2nd rate copy of Michael Jordan. There will never be another Michael Jordan. Just be Jeremy Lin — yourself. Whatever that is. That doesn’t mean you don’t work hard — it just means you find what you’re good at and do it. Fans will love you for being you, just like they love Jeremy Lin. Judy Garland said it best:
Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.7. Stay humble. If you one day are lucky enough to have newspapers want to put you on the cover in order to sell more, don’t let it get to your head. It’s been remarkable watching how humble Lin remains through all this media frenzy. It makes his teammates and fans love him that much more.
8. When you make others around you look good, they will love you forever. I didn’t know how good Tyson Chandler was, until I saw him playing with Jeremy Lin. Lin has set Chandler up many times over the last week for easy dunks because he drew the defense and then passed the ball. That’s partly why the Knicks are playing so well. They are all working harder to share the ball with others. And it’s beautiful to watch. And when the media swarms Lin, he tells them how good his teammates are. Do the same with your peers and reports.
9. Never forget about the importance of luck or fate in life. Some people believe in God, some in destiny, some in luck. Whatever you believe in, be grateful for it.
10. Work your butt off. Lin couldn’t have seized his opportunity if he hadn’t worked like crazy for years perfecting his skills. There are no short cuts to hard work. Success is a by product of that. If you’ve got a Tiger Mom who’s always pushed you to work hard, great. If not, let your conscience be your own Tiger Mom! Get up early, stay up late. Nobody gave Lin any free passes. Why should you get any? You can only control what you control and that means you’ve got to work harder than anyone else you know.
I hope the Lin-sanity continues. And I hope we all can apply these lessons to our own work and family life.
There’s a great line from a New York Times article on Lin and his faith which is worth it for all of us to remember (from Romans 5:3-5):
"suffering produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us."By: Eric Jackson
from:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericjackson/2012/02/11/9-lessons-jeremy-lin-can-teach-us-before-we-go-to-work-monday-morning/
