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哈佛商学院毕业典礼致辞:布隆伯格的五个人生建议 |
客家经济网 2019 年 7 月 15 日 21 时 48 分 47 秒 来源: 百度-百家号 2019-7-9 13:39:00 |
近日,彭博创始人迈克尔·布隆伯格受邀出席哈佛商学院毕业典礼,并为2019届毕业生发表毕业演讲。面对美国日益严重的道德危机,他向毕业生提出五点建议以重塑国家诚信。 thank you. distinguished graduates of the great class of 2019. experience here. You have mastered the case method during your time on campus – and the art of asking tough questions, like why don't the printers ever work here? Why on earth do they use the case method to teach accounting? Who thought of that? Bowl at Hong Kong? For the record, the correct answer there is more than one. but so did my daughter, Emma.“My foundation teamed up with the B-School and K-School to create a mayoral leadership program run by Professor Abdelal. thrilled him. Massachusetts. That was convenient, because I never would have made it through the B-School without my mother nearby – she typed all my papers. Five decades later I still can't type – or spell. But I do have the good sense to have someone proof my tweets. myself when I was Mayor of New York City, especially when the Red Sox, Celtics, Bruins or Patriots came to town. I will just note that during my time in City Hall, the Giants beat the Patriots in two Super Bowls. I did my job. clunked me over the head with a rock and I went in bleeding to my mother, which is to say I learned about Boston hospitality at a young age. I guess I had a hard head even back then. I felt like I'd entered a whole new world. Suddenly, I was in classes with friends whose families had built major companies and had famous last names. That was a pretty radical change from my childhood. My mother once told me: we never knew anybody whose name was in the newspaper, unless it was in the crime or the obit section. evidence of that. I was always one of those who made the top half of the class possible. I was more likely to be over the bridge at what is now the Russell House Tavern. Back then, it was a German beer hall called The Wursthaus. It's where I first learned that it's better not to watch sausage being made. haven't, don't worry. I was a month away from graduating from the B-School and I still had no idea what I wanted to do. I asked a classmate for advice. He said, ‘Go to Wall Street.’ I said, ‘I don't know anything about finance.’ He said, ‘Just apply for jobs at Salomon Brothers & Hutzler, and a firm named Goldman Sachs.’ And I said, ‘Who are they? What do they do?’ since then. $14,000 a year – not bad pay for 1966. Salomon Brothers sent me a train ticket and offered me a job for only $9,000. After the interviews, I thought I would fit much better into Salomon. But I told the senior partner, John Gutfreund, I couldn't afford to pay the rent on that salary. Rent in New York was really expensive back then – 120 bucks a month, as I remember. the spur of the moment $11,500. He said, ‘OK, $9,000 in salary and a $2,500 loan.’ And he walked out of the room. This is a true story, I didn’t know what to do. negotiating skills. year bonus was forgiveness for the other two grand. Just remember that when you think you are getting stiffed on a bonus negotiation. life when you’re considering a career change, leave salary out of the equation. Make decisions based on the quality of the opportunity, and where you'll have the most fun and the most room for growth. development and happiness. The cash will come later on. learned had nothing to do with stocks and bonds. They were lessons on how to apply what I had learned – not only here at HBS, but also from my parents, and from my time as an Eagle Scout. business school. He never took a class in corporate responsibility – and he didn't need to. Being ethical does not require a Masters degree. It requires having a conscience – and following it. It requires being honest and truthful, and never lying or cheating. gifts to clients to win more business. When Billy caught someone sending a case of wine to a major client, he fired him on the spot. Period, end of story. It didn't matter that he was perhaps the most productive salesman in the company. to follow he followed himself – no exceptions. And when it came to ethics, there was no compromising. staff. No one was better than anyone else. And Billy believed if you were lucky enough to make some money, you had an obligation to give a percentage of it away to help others. In fact, he didn't ask you what the percentage should be, he told you and you did it. where I got to see the ethics I learned growing up put into practice in the workplace. And I'd like to think the principles that I learned at Salomon have guided my life ever since. s not clear that everyone with a degree in business has those principles. And that's one reason, I believe, that this great country of ours is suffering from an ethical crisis that is corroding our society. Washington – can provide the moral leadership our country needs, both economically and politically. They see the rewards of the economy increasingly concentrated at the top. They see wealthy parents scamming the college admissions process. They see families unable to afford health care and housing in the world's richest country. They see decades of discrimination based on race and ethnicity trapping another generation into poverty. And they wonder: is our economic system breaking down? Washington, D.C., they see truth and science being trampled with reckless abandon. They see the rule of law being attacked and undermined. They see a chorus of enablers who defend every lie and abuse of power. And they wonder: is our political system breaking down, too? Democrats, Republicans, and independents. Hell, I've actually been a Democrat, Republican, and independent. us have an obligation to reject those who traffic in dishonesty and deceit. That is not a partisan position. That is a patriotic position. Philadelphia when the Republican nominee was promising to run our country like he ran his business, I said, ‘God help us.’ And not just because he went to Wharton. Actually I wish I hadn't been right. in ethics, that depravity trickles down and it seeps into our culture. problem – only the bad behavior is not on city streets but in the halls of power in Washington. And as our political culture degenerates, so does our ability to address all the big challenges that we face. to our political problems is also the solution to our economic problems. And I can sum it up in one word: integrity. demand. But for capitalism to really function, people need to have faith that they will be entering into generally fair exchanges – that one side won't cheat on the other. laws and regulations that are intended to guarantee it. Those legal controls don't always work – and periodically, we do need to update them. that were destroying competition. Twenty five years later, Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal provided relief from a Great Depression that some thought would lead to the downfall of capitalism. markets – by restoring people's faith in them. that unfettered capitalism works hasn't read history. consolidation has reached record levels, and is suppressing competition and choice. And more and more Americans – especially in your generation – are questioning whether capitalism is capable of creating a just society. Their faith in America – and all that we represent – is being shaken. prelude of what’s to come, and that could shake the very foundations of our society. now. We must find new ways to build a capitalist society that is more dynamic and more secure, more affluent and more equal. our country, because it's based on the ultimate question: how do we restore faith in the promise of America and the future of the American dream? So let me offer you a few ideas on how you can help lead the way. your colleagues, clients and contractors. Don't ever try to take advantage of them. Don't hesitate to speak up when someone else does. understood that. And I hope you will seek out organizations that are led by people who understand it, as well. that are engaged in philanthropy. I tell job applicants all the time, if you want the fruits of your labor – the company's profits – spent on education, public health, the arts, government innovation, and the environment, come to work at Bloomberg. If that’s not what you want, you’re not the right person for us. retaining talent. And I can tell you from personal experience it is also good for the bottom line, as good a thing a company can do. my father write a check for 50 bucks to the NAACP – which was a lot of money for us when I was a kid. I asked him, ‘Daddy, why?’ And he said, ‘Because discrimination against anyone is a threat to everyone.’ respect for those who make a difference in society than they do for people who just make money. And the networks that you will make through philanthropy will open up lots of new opportunities for your career. organizations. There are so many groups that could benefit from your expertise. So volunteer, serve, go into government. Just remember the difference between business and government: business is a dog-eat-dog world. And government is exactly the reverse. So you can do it. one of the fundamental mistakes that I see businesses and boards make all the time: under-valuing their labor force, and over-compensating their CEOs. they rarely are. and education, and we offer industry-leading benefits. In return, our employees pay us back ten-fold with their dedication and loyalty. better way to strengthen capitalism than to give people a greater stake in its success. that Bloomberg had already qualified for. And I waived the fees for the Bloomberg Terminals that the city agencies had under contract. And I certainly never charged taxpayers $300,000 in golf cart fees for my security team. I would've thought Wharton would teach its students not to do that, but who knew? who ask for the most precious commodity you will ever own, and that is your vote. work for everyone, and not be so naive to think other systems will be better. That means picking up where Teddy Roosevelt and Franklin Roosevelt left off, and modernizing capitalism for our time. perspiration and innovation. But it must never be a place where the middle class steadily loses ground – and where many of those feel trapped at the bottom. that path, the more likely that the most extreme voices on both the left and right will attract large followings, win power, and do real harm to our country. because of how business leaders are already taking on one of the biggest challenges that we face: climate change. next year, on investing in the age of climate change – with Bloomberg Philanthropies’ support. It’s another example of where doing right and doing good are aligned. they face – because it affects their bottom line. I've helped spearhead a push for more transparency, through the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures. And next year here at HBS, we will bring government and business leaders together to discuss how we can harness the power of the market to protect the environment. it's climate change, or income inequality, or gun violence, or any other issue, those forces must be guided by ethical leaders, or else the market's invisible hand can turn into a clenched fist. you they will fight back with unpredictable consequences – and demand a better deal, as they should. economic and political systems is a big job. If you won't lead it, who will? the real world can be dirty, unfair, and unjust, unless you insist otherwise. And capitalism can run amok, unless you steer it back on course. help our nation do all of that and much more – and I sincerely hope that you will. restore and renew our national sense of integrity. |
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