WIn, Win, Win
I heard the term “location, location, location” for the very first time when I was hunting for my first house. No surprise at all, because I didn’t grow up in the United States and had no clue about how to select a house.
What does this expression using three “locations” really mean? A curious person as I have always been, asked many realtors and got many interesting answers. Most of them told me that three repeating locations mean that location is very important. My interpretation from my house hunting experience is:
1) Location: which city you want to grow your family and what kind of life style it provides
2) Location: What street you want to live on, small court close to highway or close to school, what kind of convenience it provides to your daily life
3) Location: the orientation/direction of your house, facing east, south, floor plan, size of the lot, plus some other consideration depending on your culture and the comfort level it provides
When I had these three locations in mind, my decision was much easier. We “won the war” of buying our first house and we are proud of our decision.
When it come to the career, many people hear “win, win, win” the very first time. Win-win is well understood: two parties try to construct a business solution beneficial to both parties.
What’s “win, win, win”?
1) Win: Your company wins, your decisions and solutions must support your company’s vision and strategy, help to execute it flawlessly.
2) Win: Your boss wins, you have to be a team player to support your boss’ goals, working well with your peers and his/her peers to make your boss’s team successful.
3) Win: Your people win! Provide leadership, build trust and give credits to your people, you need to enable them to win as a team
Of course, you help all three parties win legally and also never compromise your personal integrity and value. When all three parties win, you will win the war of the successful career and will be proud of your career decisions and actions.
Let me know what your thoughts using comments.
Elizabeth Xu
What does this expression using three “locations” really mean? A curious person as I have always been, asked many realtors and got many interesting answers. Most of them told me that three repeating locations mean that location is very important. My interpretation from my house hunting experience is:
1) Location: which city you want to grow your family and what kind of life style it provides
2) Location: What street you want to live on, small court close to highway or close to school, what kind of convenience it provides to your daily life
3) Location: the orientation/direction of your house, facing east, south, floor plan, size of the lot, plus some other consideration depending on your culture and the comfort level it provides
When I had these three locations in mind, my decision was much easier. We “won the war” of buying our first house and we are proud of our decision.
When it come to the career, many people hear “win, win, win” the very first time. Win-win is well understood: two parties try to construct a business solution beneficial to both parties.
What’s “win, win, win”?
1) Win: Your company wins, your decisions and solutions must support your company’s vision and strategy, help to execute it flawlessly.
2) Win: Your boss wins, you have to be a team player to support your boss’ goals, working well with your peers and his/her peers to make your boss’s team successful.
3) Win: Your people win! Provide leadership, build trust and give credits to your people, you need to enable them to win as a team
Of course, you help all three parties win legally and also never compromise your personal integrity and value. When all three parties win, you will win the war of the successful career and will be proud of your career decisions and actions.
Let me know what your thoughts using comments.
Elizabeth Xu
Comments
I like it. Elizabeth, would you mind I translating it to Chinese and sharing it with my Chinese friends? I think some of them need to know this badly.