A short story where details determine success or failure

1. Cao Cao offered his sword to stab Dong Zhuo: Cao Cao borrowed Wang Yun's sword to assassinate Dong Zhuo. Unexpectedly, there was a large bronze mirror behind Dong Zhuo. When he drew the sword, Dong Zhuo saw him. So Cao Cao deceived Dong Zhuo under the pretense of offering a sword and escaped immediately.

2. Charles III (Richard III) fell from his horse and died

In 1485, King Richard III of England and Earl Henry had a decisive battle at Bosworth. This battle will determine the new winner of the British throne. Before the battle, the groom prepared horseshoe nails for the king. The blacksmith had been busy shoeing the king's army horses in recent days and had run out of iron. Ask to find it.

The groom impatiently urged: "The king is going to take the lead, I can't wait any longer!" The blacksmith had to cut an iron bar into four parts and process them into horseshoes. When the third horseshoe was nailed, the blacksmith found that there were not enough nails. Ask to find nails. The groom said: "God, I have heard the bugle, I can't wait any longer."

The blacksmith said: "If there is not one nail, it will not be strong." "Then make do with it, otherwise , the king will punish me." As a result, the fourth horseshoe of the king's horse was missing a nail.

The battle began, and the king led his army to charge into battle. During the battle, an unexpected misfortune happened. His mount "stumbled" because a horseshoe suddenly fell off. The king fell to the ground, and the frightened horse ran away. The king's misfortune greatly weakened the morale of the soldiers, and they turned around and fled, completely defeated. The count's troops surrounded the king. In despair, the king waved his sword and sighed: "God, my country was destroyed on this horse!"

After the war, a folk song spread: If a nail is missing, a nail will fall. Only horseshoe. A horseshoe fell off and a war horse was lost. Losing a horse and losing a battle. A battle was lost and a dynasty was destroyed.

3. The girl who washes the toilet

A girl works as a waitress at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo. This is her first job at the beginning of her career. But she never expected that her boss would arrange for her to wash the toilet! Her boss has very high requirements for the quality of her work: she must make the toilet as clean as new! what to do? Do you want to accept this job? Or find another career?

An ancestor saw her hesitant attitude and quietly set an example for her. When he cleaned the toilet and it was as clean as new, he actually scooped a bowl of water from it and drank it. ! Her ancestors' attitude towards work made her understand what work is and what responsibility is. From then on, she took the first step in her career and embarked on the road to success.

After that, in order to test her self-confidence, to confirm the quality of her work, and to strengthen her dedication, Noda Seiko drank the water in the toilet she scrubbed many times. In 1987, Noda Seiko was elected as a member of the Gifu County Council, becoming the youngest county councilor at the time. In July 1998, he served as the postal minister of the first Obuchi Keizo cabinet, making him the youngest cabinet member in Japan.

4. Zhang Ruimin - Treat small things as big things

Haier led by Zhang Ruimin is now very famous, but the original management of Haier was a mess. After Zhang Ruimin took over Haier, he formulated The first rule is "no open defecation", which shows Haier's past situation.

In 1985, Haier started internal management and wrote a 100,000-word "Quality Assurance Manual", formulating 121 management standards, 49 work standards, and 1,008 technical standards. Zhang Ruimin set out to tidy up the inside of the company, and was willing to spend a lot of effort and money, treating small things as big things. Only in this way did he achieve today's achievements.

5. Archibald - four dollars per barrel

Once upon a time in the American Standard Oil Company, there was a clerk named Archibald. When he stayed in hotels on long trips, he always wrote "Standard oil at four dollars per barrel" below his signature. He also signed letters and receipts. Just write those words. Because of this, he was called "Four Dollars a Barrel" by his colleagues, but his real name was not called.

When Rockefeller, the company's chairman, learned about this, he said: "There is an employee who works so hard to promote the company's reputation. I want to meet him." So he invited Archibald to dinner.

Later, Rockefeller resigned and Archibald became the second chairman. This was something that anyone could do, but Archibald was the only one to do it, and he was determined to do it. Don’t move, never get tired of it. Among those who laughed at him, there must be many who were more talented and capable than him, but in the end, only he became the chairman.