In the workplace, we often encounter colleagues who seem to be grateful for the help of others, but when they need their support, they seem to hesitate or refuse outright. When leaders assign tasks that require cooperation, they will think about it very clearly; And when something goes wrong at work, they don't hesitate to pass the buck.
For such colleagues, we may think that they are short-sighted, lack team spirit, or even have a less bright career prospect for them. However, the facts tell us that the more selfish people are in the workplace, the better they are to stand on their feet and achieve greater success.
In the case of Li Cong, who was identified as a "selfish ghost" by the company, he was always proactive in his approach to tasks, but he was extremely individualistic when working in a team. However, his selfishness is not really selfishness, but a kind of rational realism. There are three main reasons why Li Cong was able to succeed:
First, selfishness makes people better able to grasp opportunities. The workplace is full of competition, and those who are good people often miss out on opportunities because of humility. Status determines face, not character, in the workplace. When a person is able to take the initiative to fight for opportunities, moderate selfishness is instead a sign of responsibility for one's own future. Therefore, in the workplace, we need to learn to be moderately selfish and take the initiative to strive for opportunities to better achieve personal career development.
Second, selfishness makes people better able to weigh what they give. In the workplace, some people are too kind and give too much to others, but such giving is often seen as cheap. Selfish people are more focused on their own needs and are able to grow and achieve results more quickly. The most important thing in life is oneself, and living for oneself is a normal and healthy attitude. Learning to be selfish in moderation not only keeps you valuable, but also allows you to better balance the relationship between the individual and the team.
Third, selfish people know how to weigh the scale of "selfishness". In Mencius's philosophy, "the good will help the world, and the poor will be good to themselves" expresses the relationship between the individual and the whole. In the workplace, we need to focus on ourselves first, and then think about the interests of the whole. Selfishness is not necessarily a bad thing, as long as you have a good grasp of the scale, doing the right thing, doing the right thing is a kind of success. Moderate selfishness allows one to retain one's own principles and opinions, while safeguarding one's own interests without harming the interests of others.
Selfishness in the workplace is not an absolute negative trait, but a rational choice in a given situation. A moderate amount of selfishness can make it easier to grasp opportunities, weigh giveaways, and find a balance between the individual and the whole. However, we also need to be careful not to harm the interests of others in the pursuit of personal interests, but to act cautiously within the limits of moderation. Only in this way can we better maintain our personal competitiveness in the workplace and achieve greater success.