How to properly understand the principle of wooden barrels

The core content of the barrel principle ((cannikin law)), also known as the short board theory, the short board management theory of the barrel, the so-called "barrel theory" is also known as the "barrel law", and its core content is: the amount of water held in a barrel does not depend on the highest piece of wood on the barrel wall, but precisely on the shortest piece of the barrel wall. Based on this, there are two inferences:

For one, the barrel can only be filled with water if all the planks on the barrel walls are high enough. Second, as long as one of the barrels is not high enough, the water in the barrel cannot be full.

At first hearing this theory, you will be skeptical: how can the longest not be as good as the shortest? Then there will be understanding and approval:

Truly! The amount of water in the barrel is not the longest plank, but the shortest. Because in the horizontal state, no matter how long the board is, it is useless, and the interface of the water is flush with the shortest plank.

It is not the longest plank that determines the capacity of the barrel, but the shortest plank! This seems to be at odds with conventional thinking, but it has been proven to be true.

The "barrel theory" can inspire us to think about many questions, such as the importance of team building in a business. In a team, it is not the person with the strongest ability and the best performance who determines the strength of the team's combat effectiveness, but precisely the laggard with the weakest ability and the worst performance. Because, the shortest plank plays a limiting and restraining role on the longest plank, which determines the combat effectiveness of the team and affects the overall strength of the team.

In other words, it is necessary to find ways to make the short board reach the height of the long board or keep all the boards "high enough" at the same height, so as to fully play the role of the team and fully embody the team spirit.

We all know the answer to the barrel principle, but when is it appropriate to use the barrel principle?

The principle of the wooden barrel tells us that the key factor in determining the amount of water in a bucket is not its longest plate, but its shortest plate. This means that a common problem that any organization may face is that the parts that make up the organization are often uneven, and the weaknesses often determine the level of the entire organization.

The barrel effect means that in order for a barrel to be filled with water, each plank must be equally flat and unbroken, and if one of the planks of the barrel is uneven or there is a hole under one of the planks, the barrel cannot be filled with water. In other words, the amount of water a barrel can hold does not depend on the longest draft and the liter plank, but on the shortest plank. It can also be called the short board effect.

The "bucket" can not only symbolize an enterprise, a department, a team, but also an employee, and the maximum capacity of the "bucket" symbolizes the overall strength and competitiveness.

The law of barrels says that the amount of water a bucket can hold depends on the board it has the shortest. In other words, for a barrel to be filled with water, each plank must be equally flat and unbroken, and if one of the planks of the bucket is uneven or there is a hole under one of the planks, the bucket cannot be filled with water.

I have always believed that the barrel principle is the truth, so I keep looking for my own shortcomings and constantly trying to make up for these shortcomings. However, I often hit the south wall, but I still don't want to turn back. I even doubted myself for a while, feeling that the world was not kind at all!

Later, when my friend heard my complaint, he felt helpless and funny. He said, "If you compare your own shortcomings with the strengths of others, you won't be bleeding."

I immediately explained to him the shortcoming effect, quibbling my own theoretical support, and I had to grasp the reason.

He raised his forehead and sighed lightly, and said slowly: "The barrel principle has long been outdated, haven't you heard of the anti-barrel principle."

Immediately afterwards, I searched for the "anti-barrel principle": the longest plank of the barrel determines its characteristics and advantages, and becomes the commanding height in a small area. In other words, it is not the short board that determines the capacity, but the long board that can highlight the characteristics, and the barrel is tilted, and the long board can also determine the capacity of the barrel.

At that moment, I was suddenly enlightened and relaxed. Why should you use your own shortcomings to touch the strengths of others? People have their own strengths, and it is not easier to shine if they develop their strengths and avoid weaknesses, and develop their strengths longer?

When you do better and better in what you are good at, to the point of reaching the limit, then people will only remember you for shining points. So that the flaws behind it will be shrunk and shrunk.

So you're still following the barrel principle? Listen to me and put it down! Let the strengths be longer, long enough to cover up those shortcomings, and become a better special self!