惠普首席执行官卡莉在清华大学演讲英文实录.docx

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惠普首席执行官卡莉在清华大学演讲英文实录

惠普首席执行官卡莉在清华大学演讲英文实录

　　CarlyFiorinaRemarksatTsinghuaUniversity

　　Beijing,China

　　March12,2004

　　Xie,xie.Xiawuhao.ThosearetheonlytwowordsofChineseIknow.That’snotrue,Iknowathird–Nihao.IwanttothankallofyoufortakingtimeoutofyourwhatIknowthatisaverybusystudyscheduletobeheretoday.Iknowthisisvaluabletimeforyouthatyoucouldbeusingtowork,orstudy,ormaybetoplaySwordonline.Thankyouforhavingmeheretoday.

　　Comingfromacompanythathas“invent”aspartofourbrand,aspartofoursignature,IsometimesbeginspeechesbysayingthatinventionandinnovationhavebeenparttheDNAofHP’sformorethansixtyyears.Ourscientistsandengineerstodaygeneratemorethan11patentseveryday.Wespendmorethan4billiondollarsayearonRD.Soinventionispartofourfutureaswellaspartofourpast.

　　ThatallsoundsprettyimpressiveuntilyouthinkaboutChina’shistory,andyourealizethat“invent”hasbeenpartofChina’sDNAformorethan5,000years.EveryschoolchildinAmericalearnsaboutChina’smanygiftstothisworld—fromtheinventionofpaper,togunpowder,thewheelbarrow,thecompass,acupuncture—rightuptothefirstblastfurnaceandthefirstuseofironcasting,backinthesixthcentury.

　　Asacompany,weactuallyatHPareespeciallyindebtedtoamannamedBiSheng,whohadthevisionin1045A.D.toinventtheworld’sfirstmovabletype,whichledtoitsfirstprinter—afull300yearsbeforeGutenberg’sinventionofmovabletypechangedtheWesternworld.Sotoday,IwanttoissueabelatedthankyoutoBiShengforhavingtheforesighttosetinmotionaprocessthatwouldeventuallyleadtoa20billionbusinessforHP.

　　ThatgreattraditionofinventionandinnovationhascertainlybeencarriedonhereatTsinghua,wheresomeofthefinestinstructorsintheworldtodayareworkingtotrainsomeofthefinestscientistsandengineers.It’sabitironicthatthisschoolwasoriginallyestablishednearly100yearsagoasaplacewhereyoungChinesecouldgotoAmericaandotherwesternnationstolearnfromus.Today,therestoftheworld,Ithink,hasmuchtolearnfromChina.

　　It’salwaysstruckmethattheprocessofinventionisalittlebitliketheprocessofbeingacollegestudent.Afterall,asaninventor,yougointoalabandyouhaveastrongbutperhapsvagueideaofwhatyouwanttoachieve.Byworkinghard,experimenting,learningalongtheway,andusingasaguidetheworkofthosewhowentbeforeyou–youadvancedowntheroadtowardsdiscovery.Youmaynotendupwhereyoustarted–orevenwhereyouexpected,butifyouaresuccessful,thenbeginsanotherdifficultprocessoftryingtomakeyourinventionworkintheworldaroundyou.

　　Likeinventors,manyofyouhavetraveledthesameroadoverthelastfouryearshereinuniversity.Thepersonyouaretoday–thegoalsyouhavetoday,thedreamsyouhavetoday–maybedifferentfromtheonesyouhadwhenyoufirstcamehere.Andnow,youarebecomingpreparedtotakeallthatyou’velearnedhereandmakeitworkintheworldaroundyou.

　　Ibelievethatyoungpeoplearegraduatingtodayintoaworldfilledwithmorehopeandmorepromisethaninanyothertimeinourhistory.Iknowsometimesthatmightsoundstrange,becausewethinkalwaysofthedangersandchallengesintheworldaroundus.ButIhavestudiedhistoryinmylife.Idobelievethisisaneraofgreatpromiseandgreatopportunity.

　　Forthoseofyouwhohaveseenourads,youknowthattheyendwiththephrase,“everythingispossible.”Acynicmightsaythatjustamarketingslogan–butIactuallybelievethat.Idon’tthinkeveryiseasy,Idon’tthinkthingshappensrightaway.ButIdothinkthateverythingispossible.

　　Foralltheremarkableadvancementswehaveseeninrecentyears,nothinghasmatchedthepowerofinformationtechnologytochangeourworldforthebetter.Andinthenextdecade,itwilltakeustoplaceswecanonlyimaginetoday.

　　Chinaistheworld’sfastest-growingeconomy;theworld’sleaderindirectforeigninvestment;oneoftheworld’slargesttradingnations--aleaderonboththeproductionandconsumptionofinformationtechnology.Chinaispoisedtoplayahugepartinthatfuture–andthestudentswhograduatefromTsinghuaUniversityarepoisedtoshapethefutureoftechnologylikeneverbefore.Nowlikeanyuniversitystudents,Iknowforyoutheroadaheadhasmuchuncertainty.ButifthereisonethingIhavelearnedinthepast20yearsinthisindustry,itisthattheprinciplethatyouhavelearnedinsidethewallsofTsinghua,theprincipleismoretrueoutsidetheuniversitythaninside.TheprincipleIamspeakingofisthis:

thatgreatleaders–likegreatorganizations,greatcompanies,andgreatnations–greatleadersaredefinednotsimplybytheircapabilities,butbytheircharacter.Notjustbythecompanytheyare,butbythecompanytheykeep.Notbysuccessalone–butasTsinghuateaches,withself-disciplineandsocialconcerninequalbalance.

　　Tobehonest,IwishIcouldsaythattheroadtolearningthatlessonformewaseasy.IwishIcouldtellyouthatthedayIgraduatedfromuniversityIknewexactlyhowallthepieceswouldfittogether,thatIknewexactlywhatIwantedtodofromdayoneandmylifeasbeenanicestraitlineandcarefulplaneversince.Thetruthis,Ididn’tbeginmycareerasatechnologist.ItooktoheartthewisdomofConfucius–whotaughtusthatoneshould“studythepastifyouwoulddefinethefuture”–andImajoredinmedievalhistoryandphilosophyatStanfordUniversity.Asperhapsyoucanappreciate,thatofdegreewasnotingreatdemandwhenIgraduatedfromUniversity.

　　SoIwasn’tsurewhattodoaftercollage,soIwenttolawschoolbecausethat’swhatmyfatherwantedmetodo.ButfoundIdidn’tlikelawschool;Ididn’thaveanypassionforit.Iquitafteronesemesterquitafterasemester,andwanderedoffintotheworldtofindmyself.Ididsomestrangethings.IjoinedacommercialbrokeragecompanyandthereItyped,Iansweredthephones–Iwaswhatwecallasecretary.ThenIwentofftoItalytoteachEnglishtoItalianbusinessmen.Then,finally,Idecidedtoapplytobusinessschool.AndthereIlearnedaboutmarketingandoperationsandstatisticsandotherskillsnecessaryforbusiness–butperhapsmoreimportantly,Ihadprofessors–likethestudentsheredo--whochallengedme,whotaughtmeadifferentnotionofwhatwaspossible,whoforcedmetoseemylifeinnewways.AndIthink,inaverygreatmeasure--thatiswhatleadershipisabout,thatiswhateducationisabout,thatiswhatcharacterisallabout.

　　Yousee,Ithinkoneofmostimportantqualitiesaleadercanbringistheability,theenergy,thedesiretounlockpotentialinothers.Ithinkleadershipisultimatelyabouthelpingotherpeopleachievemorethantheythinkispossible;itisabouthelpingpeopleseeadifferentsetofpossibilitiesforthemselves.

　　I’vebeenaskedalotsinceifthereareanylessonsI’velearnedaboutcharacterandleadership.Therearethreelessons,IthinkthatIhavelearned,thatcontinuetoinstructmetothisday,thatcontinuetoguidemeinbothbusinessandinlife.

　　Thefirstlessonisthatvaluesmatterandcharactercountsandthat.Thefirstlessonisthatvaluesmatterandcharactercounts,andthatnomatterhowmuchthingschange,fundamentalvaluesshouldn’t.Forthoseofyouwhoarejuststartingoutyourcareer,youwillfindthatinleadership—asperhapsinlife—themostimportantdecisionsyoumake,andthetoughestdecisionsyoumakeareoftenthedecisionsyoumakealone.Andwhenyoumakethosedecisions,thereisanopportunitytobebuffetedaboutbyandconfusedbyallkindsofthings:

conventionalwisdom,andpopularemotion…andmaybebycynicismanddoubtaswell.

　　IthinkleadershiptakeswhatIwouldcallastronginternalcompass.AndIusethetermcompassbecausewhatdoesacompassdo?

Whenthewindsarehowling,andthestormsraging,andtheskyissocloudythatyouhavenothingtonavigateby,acompasstellsyouwheretrueNorthis.AndIthinkwhenapersonisinadifficultsituation,alonelysituation;youhavetorelyonthatcompass.WhoamI?

WhatdoIbelieve?

DoIbelieveIamdoingtherightthingsfortherightreasonsinthebestwayIcan?

Sometimesthat’sallyouhave.

　　ThesecondlessonI’velearnedaboutcharacterandleadershipisthatleadership,justlikesuccess,isnotajourney,itisadestination.Itisperhapsaclichétosaythatleadershipisajourneynotadestinationbutitisaclichébecauseitistrue,leadershipisajourney.Theonlyconstantinanyofourlives,whetheryou’rerunningacompanyorrunningafamily,orperhapsrunningacountry,ischange.Butchangehasneverbeenasconstantandasfastasitistoday.

　　Tome,thedividinglinebetweenwillincreasinglyseparatethewinnersfromthelosersinthemarketplacethoseindividuals,thedividinglinebetweenthoseindividualswhotrulymakeadifferenceandacontributioninthe21stcenturyfromthosewhodonot—isthelinebetweenthosewhoembracechangeandthosewhorunawayfromit.Itwillbebetweenthosewhoseektoleadchange,andthosewhofindrefugeinthestatusquoorintheircomfortzones.

　　AndthethirdlessonI’velearnedaboutleadershipandsuccessisthatrealpowercomesintheconnectionsbetweenallkindsofthings;butmostimportantlyrealpowercomesfromtheconnectionsbetweenpeople.Powercomesnotfromthosewhostandalone,.butfromthosewhocanworkbestwithothers,andreachouttootherstoachieveadesiredoutcome.Andfindingthoseconnectionsandrecognizingthoseconnectionsispartof