
? Airbnb公司CEO布萊恩·切斯基近日透露,,在他的公司上市前的那些日子,他曾經(jīng)“返校進(jìn)修”過(guò),,但不是為了拿學(xué)位,,而是偷偷跟美國(guó)前總統(tǒng)奧巴馬學(xué)屠龍術(shù)。而且每周奧巴馬還會(huì)給他布置“作業(yè)”,,這段經(jīng)歷讓他的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)能力有了脫胎換骨的變化,。
為了把Airbnb打造成一家成功的公司,切斯基有時(shí)每周要工作100個(gè)小時(shí),,工作強(qiáng)度非常大,。即使是這樣,他也會(huì)定期抽出時(shí)間,,向奧巴馬請(qǐng)教經(jīng)驗(yàn),。
切斯基最近透露道:“在2018年的一段時(shí)間里,我們基本上每周都會(huì)固定進(jìn)行一小時(shí)的電話(huà)交流,。我白天工作,,晚上跟這位前總統(tǒng)‘上夜校’,,而且他還會(huì)給我布置一些作業(yè),,不過(guò)這段經(jīng)歷改變了我的人生?!?/p>
最近,,切斯基在米歇爾·奧馬的播客欄目IMO中露面時(shí)表示:“我當(dāng)時(shí)真的是毫無(wú)顧忌地主動(dòng)聯(lián)系他,尋求建議和指導(dǎo),,而他也愿意與我見(jiàn)面,,并給我一些建議?!?/p>
他說(shuō),,奧巴馬曾對(duì)他講,不要成為那種像“無(wú)人駕駛汽車(chē)”一樣缺乏主觀能動(dòng)性的領(lǐng)導(dǎo),,而是要立足長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)想問(wèn)題,,認(rèn)識(shí)到關(guān)系的重要性,而且要積極實(shí)現(xiàn)自己想達(dá)到的影響,。
《財(cái)富》已聯(lián)系切斯基和奧巴馬并請(qǐng)其發(fā)表評(píng)論,。
當(dāng)總統(tǒng)的徒弟是一種什么樣的體驗(yàn)
將Airbnb打造成了一個(gè)家喻戶(hù)曉的品牌后,,切斯基卻仍不感到滿(mǎn)足,甚至也稱(chēng)不上快樂(lè),。
切斯基說(shuō):“雖然我在科技領(lǐng)域非常成功,,也賺了很多錢(qián),但是之前沒(méi)有人告訴我,,成功會(huì)讓人變得多么孤獨(dú),。我開(kāi)始意識(shí)到,我的有些老朋友只是中產(chǎn),,但是當(dāng)時(shí)他們中的很多人都比我更快樂(lè),。”
正是奧巴馬幫他認(rèn)識(shí)到,,他的感受是完全正常的,?!澳阍匠晒?,就越孤獨(dú)?!?/p>
切斯基說(shuō):“人們都?jí)粝氤晒?,但他們沒(méi)有意識(shí)到,成功往往意味著你在遠(yuǎn)離你的過(guò)去,、你的朋友,,甚至是遠(yuǎn)離你自己。過(guò)去幾年里,,我一直在努力做的一件事,,就是重新與他人建立聯(lián)系,而不是接著過(guò)一種孤獨(dú)的生活,?!?/p>
奧巴馬給切斯基的建議很簡(jiǎn)單——他需要更積極地經(jīng)營(yíng)人際關(guān)系。也就是說(shuō),,你不能每年只是逢年過(guò)節(jié)的時(shí)候給朋友打個(gè)電話(huà)或者發(fā)個(gè)短信,,而是要經(jīng)常保持聯(lián)系。切斯基說(shuō),,他已經(jīng)把這個(gè)建議轉(zhuǎn)化到了自己的工作中,。
切斯基還說(shuō):“他有一個(gè)建議,是我永遠(yuǎn)也不會(huì)忘記的,。他說(shuō),,你應(yīng)該把自己的意圖制度化,這樣當(dāng)你的公司上市之后,,你也能確保不會(huì)讓你的理想妥協(xié),。我認(rèn)為,,他的意思是說(shuō),你應(yīng)該認(rèn)真思考你在做的事情是什么,,你為什么要做這件事,,還有他能給別人帶來(lái)哪些影響?!?/p>
切斯基說(shuō),,奧巴馬的建議給Airbnb“帶來(lái)了非常大的改變”。雖然前總統(tǒng)給一個(gè)CEO布置作業(yè)這件事聽(tīng)起來(lái)很奇怪,,但這對(duì)奧巴馬來(lái)說(shuō)只是常規(guī)操作,。在從政之前,奧巴馬就在芝加哥大學(xué)當(dāng)過(guò)十多年的憲法學(xué)老師,。
獲得成功的訣竅:聯(lián)系一位老友
從切斯基和奧巴馬的例子上,,我們可以總結(jié)兩個(gè)成功經(jīng)驗(yàn)——一是要找一個(gè)好師傅,二是要在網(wǎng)下找朋友,。
切斯基表示:“對(duì)于年輕人來(lái)說(shuō),,他們要學(xué)的第一件事,就是如何去學(xué)習(xí),。而學(xué)習(xí)的最好方式之一,,就是向他人學(xué)習(xí),在真實(shí)世界中學(xué)習(xí),?!?/p>
另外,讓老友誼煥發(fā)新的青春,,也是切斯基看來(lái)能讓生活變幸福的簡(jiǎn)單訣竅,。
“我認(rèn)為對(duì)絕大多數(shù)人來(lái)說(shuō),如果他們?cè)敢庵鲃?dòng)聯(lián)系別人,,就總會(huì)有人愿意幫助他們,。如果你找一位老朋友幫忙,這個(gè)老朋友可能以后也會(huì)找你幫忙,,這樣你們的聯(lián)系就重新建立起來(lái)了,。這也是構(gòu)筑人際關(guān)系的一種途徑,甚至是尋找人生目標(biāo)的一種途徑,?!保ㄘ?cái)富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:樸成奎
Airbnb CEO:我的師傅是奧巴馬,他會(huì)給我布置作業(yè),,還會(huì)教我怎么處關(guān)系
? Airbnb公司CEO布萊恩·切斯基近日透露,,在他的公司上市前的那些日子,他曾經(jīng)“返校進(jìn)修”過(guò),,但不是為了拿學(xué)位,,而是偷偷跟美國(guó)前總統(tǒng)奧巴馬學(xué)屠龍術(shù),。而且每周奧巴馬還會(huì)給他布置“作業(yè)”,這段經(jīng)歷讓他的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)能力有了脫胎換骨的變化,。
為了把Airbnb打造成一家成功的公司,,切斯基有時(shí)每周要工作100個(gè)小時(shí),工作強(qiáng)度非常大,。即使是這樣,,他也會(huì)定期抽出時(shí)間,向奧巴馬請(qǐng)教經(jīng)驗(yàn),。
切斯基最近透露道:“在2018年的一段時(shí)間里,,我們基本上每周都會(huì)固定進(jìn)行一小時(shí)的電話(huà)交流。我白天工作,,晚上跟這位前總統(tǒng)‘上夜?!宜€會(huì)給我布置一些作業(yè),,不過(guò)這段經(jīng)歷改變了我的人生,。”
最近,,切斯基在米歇爾·奧馬的播客欄目IMO中露面時(shí)表示:“我當(dāng)時(shí)真的是毫無(wú)顧忌地主動(dòng)聯(lián)系他,,尋求建議和指導(dǎo),而他也愿意與我見(jiàn)面,,并給我一些建議?!?/p>
他說(shuō),,奧巴馬曾對(duì)他講,不要成為那種像“無(wú)人駕駛汽車(chē)”一樣缺乏主觀能動(dòng)性的領(lǐng)導(dǎo),,而是要立足長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)想問(wèn)題,,認(rèn)識(shí)到關(guān)系的重要性,而且要積極實(shí)現(xiàn)自己想達(dá)到的影響,。
《財(cái)富》已聯(lián)系切斯基和奧巴馬并請(qǐng)其發(fā)表評(píng)論,。
當(dāng)總統(tǒng)的徒弟是一種什么樣的體驗(yàn)
將Airbnb打造成了一個(gè)家喻戶(hù)曉的品牌后,切斯基卻仍不感到滿(mǎn)足,,甚至也稱(chēng)不上快樂(lè),。
切斯基說(shuō):“雖然我在科技領(lǐng)域非常成功,也賺了很多錢(qián),,但是之前沒(méi)有人告訴我,,成功會(huì)讓人變得多么孤獨(dú)。我開(kāi)始意識(shí)到,,我的有些老朋友只是中產(chǎn),,但是當(dāng)時(shí)他們中的很多人都比我更快樂(lè),。”
正是奧巴馬幫他認(rèn)識(shí)到,,他的感受是完全正常的,。“你越成功,,就越孤獨(dú),。”
切斯基說(shuō):“人們都?jí)粝氤晒?,但他們沒(méi)有意識(shí)到,,成功往往意味著你在遠(yuǎn)離你的過(guò)去、你的朋友,,甚至是遠(yuǎn)離你自己,。過(guò)去幾年里,我一直在努力做的一件事,,就是重新與他人建立聯(lián)系,,而不是接著過(guò)一種孤獨(dú)的生活?!?/p>
奧巴馬給切斯基的建議很簡(jiǎn)單——他需要更積極地經(jīng)營(yíng)人際關(guān)系,。也就是說(shuō),你不能每年只是逢年過(guò)節(jié)的時(shí)候給朋友打個(gè)電話(huà)或者發(fā)個(gè)短信,,而是要經(jīng)常保持聯(lián)系,。切斯基說(shuō),他已經(jīng)把這個(gè)建議轉(zhuǎn)化到了自己的工作中,。
切斯基還說(shuō):“他有一個(gè)建議,,是我永遠(yuǎn)也不會(huì)忘記的。他說(shuō),,你應(yīng)該把自己的意圖制度化,,這樣當(dāng)你的公司上市之后,你也能確保不會(huì)讓你的理想妥協(xié),。我認(rèn)為,,他的意思是說(shuō),你應(yīng)該認(rèn)真思考你在做的事情是什么,,你為什么要做這件事,,還有他能給別人帶來(lái)哪些影響?!?/p>
切斯基說(shuō),,奧巴馬的建議給Airbnb“帶來(lái)了非常大的改變”。雖然前總統(tǒng)給一個(gè)CEO布置作業(yè)這件事聽(tīng)起來(lái)很奇怪,,但這對(duì)奧巴馬來(lái)說(shuō)只是常規(guī)操作,。在從政之前,,奧巴馬就在芝加哥大學(xué)當(dāng)過(guò)十多年的憲法學(xué)老師。
獲得成功的訣竅:聯(lián)系一位老友
從切斯基和奧巴馬的例子上,,我們可以總結(jié)兩個(gè)成功經(jīng)驗(yàn)——一是要找一個(gè)好師傅,,二是要在網(wǎng)下找朋友。
切斯基表示:“對(duì)于年輕人來(lái)說(shuō),,他們要學(xué)的第一件事,,就是如何去學(xué)習(xí)。而學(xué)習(xí)的最好方式之一,,就是向他人學(xué)習(xí),,在真實(shí)世界中學(xué)習(xí)?!?/p>
另外,,讓老友誼煥發(fā)新的青春,也是切斯基看來(lái)能讓生活變幸福的簡(jiǎn)單訣竅,。
“我認(rèn)為對(duì)絕大多數(shù)人來(lái)說(shuō),,如果他們?cè)敢庵鲃?dòng)聯(lián)系別人,就總會(huì)有人愿意幫助他們,。如果你找一位老朋友幫忙,,這個(gè)老朋友可能以后也會(huì)找你幫忙,這樣你們的聯(lián)系就重新建立起來(lái)了,。這也是構(gòu)筑人際關(guān)系的一種途徑,,甚至是尋找人生目標(biāo)的一種途徑?!保ㄘ?cái)富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:樸成奎
The billionaire founder admits that a once weekly mentorship call with former President Obama came with assignments like being more intentional with his friendships.
Aurelien Meunier/Getty Images for Airbnb
? Billionaire Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky went back to school prior to the company going public—but it wasn’t to obtain a degree, it was to seek the guidance of a former president. Chesky reveals that during weekly chats with Barack Obama, he would receive “assignments” that revolutionized his leadership.
To build Airbnb into a billion-dollar business, Brian Chesky sometimes worked gruesome 100-hour weeks. However, on top of that, he would regularly carve out time to pick the brains of one of the most important people in the world: former President Barack Obama.
“At one point in 2018, we had a standing one-hour call every week, and I basically had my day job during the day, and then I had my night school with the former president, where I would get these assignments, but it changed my life,” Chesky has just revealed.
Speaking on the latest episode of Michelle Obama’s podcast IMO, he added: “I just was really shameless about reaching out to him, asking for advice, asking for mentorship, and he would meet with me, and he’d give me advice.”
He recalled that the 44th president of the United States advised him to avoid becoming like other leaders who are effectively “self-driving cars” without intention. Instead, he should always be thinking long and hard about relationships—with his friends, his success, and his company—and be more active with the impact he wants to make.
Fortune reached out to Chesky and former President Obama for comment.
Finding a mentor in a president
After building Airbnb into a household name, Chesky faced a problem: He still wasn’t satisfied—nor necessarily happy.
“The thing about being very successful in tech and making a lot of money and all this is no one ever told me how lonely it would become,” Chesky said to Michelle and Robinson. “And I started realizing, well, it’s weird, I had old friends that were middle-class, and I’ll be honest, a lot of them seemed happier than me at that point in my life.”
And he credits former President Obama with helping him realize that how he was feeling was completely normal: that “the more success you get, the more isolated you get.”
“People dream of success, but what they don’t realize is a lot of with success comes disconnection to your past, to yourself, to your friends, and I think a lot of what I’ve tried to do the last handful of years is to reconnect, to not live a life of isolation,” Chesky said.
Obama’s wisdom to Chesky was simple: He needed to be more hands-on with his relationships. That means instead of texting or calling a close friend once a year, stay constantly connected with them. Chesky said it’s a lesson he translated into his work as the leader of Airbnb.
“He told me something that I’ll never forget,” Chesky said. “He said you should institutionalize your intentions, so that even when you’re a public company, you can make sure not to compromise your vision. And what he meant by that, I think, was that you should be more thoughtful about what you’re making, why you’re making it, and the impact of what you’re making is on people.”
Chesky admitted Obama’s advice has made a “really, really big difference” at Airbnb. And while it may sound odd for a former President to effectively give a CEO homework, it’s something nothing new for Obama, who spent over a decade in the classroom teaching constitutional law at the University of Chicago before his jump into the political arena.
The “l(fā)ife hack” to find success: Reach out to an old friend
The lessons learned from Chesky and President Obama’s relationship on finding success can be summarized into two simple steps: Seek out mentors and have friends outside of social media.
“For young people, the number one thing they need to learn how to do is how to learn,” Chesky said. “And some of the best ways to learn are from other people, and some of the best ways to learn from people are, again, in the real world.”
Moreover, rekindling old relationships is among what Chesky calls a “simple life hack” to make life happy.
“I think the vast majority of people, if they reach out to someone, someone will want to help them,” he added. “They reach out to an old friend, the old friend will want to reach back out to them, and that is the path for reconnection. It’s a path for relationships, and it’s a path for purpose.”