Creating Energy

Name: Creating Energy
ISBN: 9787213063237

林正刚Zhejiang People's Publishing House · ChinaDec 2021

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Word count: 128K words
Chapters: 12
ISBN: 9787213063237

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Summary

This is a book that helps everyone become the master of their own career. Rather than discussing theories in general terms, the author draws on personal experience to present, through stories, the fundamentals and inner strength—such as a good mindset—that modern people most lack. Whether you are working hard to start a business or striving in the workplace, you can find inspiration and help in this book. The author shares insights from thirty-five years as a professional manager across six aspects: values, mindset, communication, business operating frameworks, management, and workplace behavior. The author emphasizes that whether you are an entrepreneur or a professional manager, you should act with an entrepreneur's mindset, learn with an empty-cup mindset, and help others with an altruistic mindset; the key to employing people lies not in their individual ability, but in whether their values fit the enterprise.

Editor's review

The value of this book lies not in proposing a set of novel management terms, but in breaking down a professional manager's thirty-five years of experience into six dimensions that readers can measure themselves against: values, mindset, communication, business operations framework, management, and workplace behavior. Author Lin Zhenggang carries his points through stories and personal experience, making the book read less like a distant textbook and more like a seasoned veteran reviewing the pitfalls he encountered and the choices he got right. The repeatedly emphasized ideas—"work with an entrepreneurial mindset," "empty-cup mindset," "altruistic mindset," and "the key to hiring is not ability but whether values fit"—offer direct reminders for those in career transition or on the front lines of team management. It is not a tool book and will not provide a one-step operational checklist; it is better suited as a reflective read to be compared against one's own circumstances while reading. Reading a section on the commute or flipping back through a few pages after finishing a project often yields more than reading it all at once.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Entrepreneurs currently starting or preparing to start a business who need to adjust their mindset and values
Professionals with three to ten years of work experience hoping to break through career bottlenecks
Newly promoted managers who need to establish hiring principles and communication habits
Practitioners lacking a holistic understanding of business operations frameworks who want to strengthen fundamentals

Not a good fit for

Readers seeking specific management tools, templates, and step-by-step procedures
Research-oriented readers who prefer rigorous theoretical systems and academic argumentation
Students who have just entered the workplace and have no management or entrepreneurial experience

Reading tips

Start with the table of contents and select two or three chapters most relevant to your current situation for close reading; there is no need to read in order.
After each section, write one sentence about a corresponding experience or confusion of your own, then organize them into an action list after finishing.
Bring the book's views on values and hiring to a team meeting for discussion to test whether they apply to your organization.
Reread the mindset and communication sections after some time, compare your changes, and judge which suggestions have truly been put into practice.

About the publisher

Zhejiang People's Publishing House China · Founded in 1951

Zhejiang People's Publishing House is a comprehensive publisher known for its social science, history and foreign literature titles, covering philosophy, politics, law, economics, culture and history. Among the books in the library catalogue, its foreign literature list includes Yasunari Kawabata's Snow Country and The Old Capital in well-known translations, as well as Wuthering Heights; its history list is represented by Dangnian Mingyue's Ming Dynasty series, and its politics list by Zhejiang New Discourse. Authors represented include Yasunari Kawabata, Ye Weiqu, Tang Yuemei, Dangnian Mingyue, Emily Brontë and René Wellek, with Wellek's Theory of Literature (newly revised edition) among its titles in literary theory. Beyond these areas, the press also publishes works on literary appreciation and social culture, giving it a profile that combines classic translations, popular history and academic works. As publicly available information is limited, other details are not covered here.

版权信息
写在前面的话
前言
引言
01 价值观职业生涯的起点
02 心态职业经理人的内功
03 沟通职业经理人的基本功
04 知识职业经理人的套路
05 管理和员工一起成功
06 职场职场行为的8 个方面
后记
学员反馈

FAQ

How is this book different from typical success or management bestsellers?

It does not rely on slogans or piled-up cases. Instead, the author draws on thirty-five years of experience as a professional manager and organizes the book around six aspects: values, mindset, communication, operations framework, management, and workplace behavior. The views are supported by concrete situations and read more like an experience review than abstract preaching.

Can someone without entrepreneurial experience understand it?

Yes. Although the book is aimed at entrepreneurs and professional managers, its core is about universal fundamentals such as mindset, communication, and values. Professionals can understand "entrepreneurial mindset" as an attitude of taking responsibility for their work results and will still find points of connection.

Can the content be used directly to manage a team?

The book focuses on inspiration at the level of concepts and mindset rather than being an operations manual. It can help you re-examine hiring criteria and communication styles, but specific systems, processes, and tools still need to be designed separately according to your team's situation.

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About the author

林正刚 Author

Lin Zhenggang is a Chinese author of management books, though publicly available information about him is limited and details such as his biography, nationality, and dates of birth and death remain unclear. Existing records show that two of his works have been collected: Positive Energy: The Making of a Professional Manager and Creative Energy, both commonly classified under management. Judging from their titles and themes, his writing focuses on the growth path of professional managers and the development of organizational management capabilities, addressing workplace managers and readers who wish to improve their managerial literacy. His style tends toward practical experience and conceptual inspiration rather than academic theoretical exposition. The two books share the keyword "energy," with one emphasizing the self-cultivation of professional managers and the other innovation and exploration, forming a correspondence from personal development to organizational practice. Due to limited sources, his specific professional experience and the influence of his works await further public information.