We have trust and respect for individuals.
We approach each situation with the belief that people want to do a good job and will do so, given the proper tools and support. We attract highly capable, diverse, innovative people and recognize their efforts and contributions to the company. HP people contribute enthusiastically and share in the success that they make possible. [For example, "Don't lock the lab-stock room."]
We focus on a high level of achievement and contribution.
Our customers expect HP products and services to be of the highest quality and to provide lasting value. To achieve this, all HP people, especially managers, must be leaders who generate enthusiasm and respond with extra effort to meet customer needs. Techniques and management practices which are effective today may be outdated in the future. For us to remain at the forefront in all our activities, people should always be looking for new and better ways to do their work.
We conduct our business with uncompromising integrity.
We expect HP people to be open and honest in their dealings to earn the trust and loyalty of others. People at every level are expected to adhere to the highest standards of business ethics and must understand that anything less is unacceptable. As a practical matter, ethical conduct cannot be assured by written HP policies and codes; it must be an integral part of the organization, a deeply ingrained tradition that is passed from one generation of employees to another.
We achieve our common objectives through teamwork.
We recognize that it is only through effective cooperation within and among organizations that we can achieve our goals. Our commitment is to work as a worldwide team to fulfill the expectations of our customers, shareholders and others who depend upon us. The benefits and obligations of doing business are shared among all HP people.
We encourage flexibility and innovation.
We create an inclusive work environment which supports the diversity of our people and stimulates innovation. We strive for overall objectives which are clearly stated and agreed upon, and allow people flexibility in working toward goals in ways that they help determine are best for the organization. HP people should personally accept responsibility and be encouraged to upgrade their skills and capabilities through ongoing training and development. This is especially important in a technical business where the rate of progress is rapid and where people are expected to adapt to change.
Circa 1992 (See also The HP Way internal booklet, 1980.)
HP Corporate Objectives
1. Profit. To recognize that profit is the best single measure of our contribution to society and the ultimate source of our corporate strength. We should attempt to achieve the maximum possible profit consistent with our other objectives.
2. Customers. To strive for continual improvement in the quality, usefulness, and value of the products and services we offer our customers.
3. Field of Interest. To concentrate our efforts, continually seeking new opportunities for growth but limiting our involvement to fields in which we have capability and can make a contribution.
4. Growth. To emphasize growth as a measure of strength and a requirement for survival.
5. Employees. To provide employment opportunities for HP people that include the opportunity to share in the company's success, which they help make possible. To provide for them job security based on performance, and to provide the opportunity for personal satisfaction that comes from a sense of accomplishment in their work.
6. Organization. To maintain an organizational environment that fosters individual motivation, initiative and creativity, and a wide latitude of freedom in working toward established objectives and goals.
7. Citizenship. To meet the obligations of good citizenship by making contributions to the community and to the institutions in our society which generate the environment in which we operate.
--as of 1966 The HP Way: How Bill Hewlett and I Built Our Company by David Packard, page 80.
中文译文:什麼是惠普之道
惠普之道的內容
惠普之道可概括為以下幾個方面:
1、依靠利潤進行發展
贏利是第一目標,產品銷售現購現付,不予賒銷,通過為顧客提供優質產品和服務而不是降價來擴大市場份額,將大部分利潤用於再投資,再加上職工購買股票的資金和其他現金收入,作為發展所需的資金,而不依賴長期貸款。惠普自1959年以來實行員工購買股票計劃,使職工可依照其工資的一定比便按照優惠價格(優惠部分由公司補足)購買一部分惠普股票,這為惠普籌措了可觀的發展資金。這種自我籌資政策需要相當高的利潤水平,並需對存貨和應收帳款進行妥善管理,與工業界流行的通過股票籌資和長期舉債來滿足資金需求有所不同。
2、致力於創新
惠普公司一直在開發真正代表技術進步的產品,並努力領會顧客的潛在需求,生產了數以千計的革新產品。1966年公司建立了惠普實驗室作為公司的中央研究機構。多年來,惠普每年用於研究與開發的開支約占銷售額的8-10%,近幾年已超過了10%。惠普把現有的力量用於最可能獲得成功的項目上,選擇那些能夠滿足市場實際需要的新技術重點開發。自60年代惠普就預見到了電腦可能產生的深遠影響,在這方面投入了大量的研究力量,到1994年惠普在電腦產品、服務和支持方面的銷售額高達200億美元,占公司總營業額的78%。
3、傾聽顧客的意見
在惠普公司,為顧客服務的思想,首先表現在提出新的思路和技術,在此基礎上開發有用的重要產品。顧客意見的反饋是很重要的,有助於我們設計和研製出滿足顧客實際需要的產品。要求推銷人員與顧客密切合作,以便用最恰當有效的辦法解決他們的問題,從而提高惠普公司產品和服務的價值。將發明創造與顧客的要求相結合的典型例子是惠普噴墨印表機的成功,從1984年到1994年的10年間,惠普公司共賣出300萬台。
4、對人的信任
惠普公司聘用最優秀的人才,強調密切配合的重要性,鼓舞他們必勝的意志。這是惠普公司內在凝聚力和創造力的源泉。
惠普認為,一個組織要實現最大限度的效率和成功的必要條件包括:挑選現有最能幹的人負責組織內部的每一項任務。特別是在進展速度很快的技術性企業里,必須實行和保持一項持續的教育計劃(惠普與斯坦福大學密切合作,實施優秀員工培訓計劃,並授予碩士或博士學位,使公司可能從全國各大學招聘高水平的工程專業畢業生),併在各個層次都鼓勵高度的創新熱情;為此,至關重要的是要在公司內創造一種環境和氛圍,使人們有可能盡其所能,充分發揮潛力,並因取得成就而得到承認。
惠普既強調團隊協作,又容忍個人的不同需要,員工與公司分享一切,使公司建立在一支穩定而有獻身精神的員工隊伍基礎上。要實現公司的目標,必須得到公司各層員工的理解和支持,允許他們在致力於實現目標中有靈活性(如惠普實行靈活的上班時間),幫助公司確定最適於其運作和組織的行事方式。
發展獨特的公司文化,惠普公司對其雇員非常關心,贈送結婚和生日禮物,每年組織一次全體員工和家屬參加的公司野餐,都是公司文化的重要部分。
5、組織的擴展
在迅速擴展的公司里,組織結構必須頻繁變動以適應市場變化的需要。60年代,惠普公司通過兼併取得了迅速的擴展。隨著公司規模的擴大,並向多樣化發展,為避免機構臃腫,惠普採取了分散經營的策略。惠普建立了一系列的分部,以進一步明確各自的目標和責任,提高效率,每個分部獨立地負責它自己的產品開發、製造和銷售。與此同時,惠普致力於各事業部之間的協調效應,以實現公司協調發展的目標。
6、組織的管理
惠普的“目標管理”(MBO)政策是指這樣一套管理體系:通過明確提出總目標並取得一致意見,使人們能靈活地以他們認為最合適完成其職責的方式去致力乾實現那些目標。它同控制管理方法恰好相反,是分散管理的哲學、自由企業制度的精髓。
惠普還提倡走動式管理。經理人員除制定書面的操作指南,還必須經常親臨現場,瞭解下情,與工人共同努力解決問題。
“開放式管理”政策旨在建立相互信任和理解,員工們可以自由表達他們的思想、意見和問題。
經理們的另一項重要職責是挑選和培訓他們的潛在繼任人,方法之一就是舉行分部回顧會議,由此對分部經理的能力作出評估,最成功的公司都有從內部提拔人員的做法。
7、對社會的責任
公司有責任履行一個好的集體公民的義務,包括對公司的職工、顧客、供應商和整個社會負有重要責任,而不僅僅只是為股東賺取利潤。惠普公司1994年向教育界和其他非營利性組織損贈6400萬美元。
惠普之道的核心價值觀
“惠普之道”有五個核心價值觀,它們像是五個連體的孿生兄弟,誰也離不開誰。每個惠普人對五個核心價值倒背如流:
(一)相信、尊重個人,尊重員工;
(二)追求最高的成就,追求最好;
(三)做事情一定要非常正直,不可以欺騙用戶,也不可以欺騙員工,不能做不道德的事;
(四)公司的成功是靠大家的力 量來完成,並不是靠某個個人的力量來完成;
(五)相信不斷的創新,做事情要有一定的靈活性。
【转注】这就是对乔布斯先生影响深远的惠普企业文化,是硅谷企业的典范。
基础是信任员工:我们在每个场景都相信人们想要好好工作且确实好好工作,如果有合适的工具和支持。(We approach each situation with the belief that people want to do a good job and will do so, given the proper tools and support.)
这些是最先进的我们很羡慕的企业文化,比如正直(不管钱不钱的,亲爱的员工你只管做正直的自己)、灵活上班时间、培训员工(和一流大学合作)。