Second, we should cooperate while competing. Enterprises need to control the boundaries of competition and prevent employees from blindly competing for resources and funds to the detriment of other employees and even the performance of enterprises. Take McKinsey as an example. Although the system of "not advancing or retreating" is almost "inhuman", it does not mean that McKinsey does not pay attention to cooperation. In fact, the target of McKinsey employees' internal competition is themselves, not colleagues, because the progress mentioned in the "up or down" mechanism depends on whether the employees themselves have improved compared with their previous performance. Every consultant is willing to help when he needs help. Consultants can also consult senior consultants they have never met by telephone. This is an obvious reference for enterprises with weak hierarchical concept, and it is unimaginable for some enterprises that regard leapfrog inquiry as a "taboo". But it is this kind of cooperation that makes the competition last for a long time, and then can continuously activate the enthusiasm of employees. These enterprises can use the system to precipitate the atmosphere of "learning organization" and implement it in the employee handbook for publicity and promotion.
Third, enterprises need to use salary to strengthen competition. The cost of McKinsey's projects is generally in the order of tens of millions. In such a company that earns a lot of money, the treatment of employees is naturally very yowza. Under such fierce competition, this salary is naturally a "super glue" for employees to stay firmly in the company, and employees will work harder because of the incentive of salary.
Use strict competition mechanism to break the lazy working state of employees. However, enterprises need to pay attention to that employee competition is a kind of transcendence to themselves and an improvement of performance, rather than competing with other employees for limited resources of enterprises, or even an attack similar to "office politics". This requires enterprises to emphasize cooperation, retain "heart" with atmosphere, and then retain people with high salary. This "soft and hard combination" measure can ensure the sustainability of improving employees' enthusiasm.