The Third Kind of Survival

Name: The Third Kind of Survival
ISBN: 9787545909067

中国Dook Media Group Limited · ChinaMay 2024

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Word count: 198K words
Chapters: 78
ISBN: 9787545909067

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Summary

From a senior Xinhua News Agency reporter who entered Zhongnanhai to report, to the founder of the top-tier strategic consulting firm Zhigang Think Tank, Wang Zhigang lived through the great social changes of reform and opening up. In a period of social transformation full of change and opportunity, he found a path to both wealth and wisdom without distorting his integrity. The Third Way of Survival is a mode of existence, Wang Zhigang's review of ten years of planning work, and, above all, an intellectual's summation of reflections on the changes of the era.

Editor's review

This book is Wang Zhigang's retrospective on ten years of his planning career and an intellectual's reflection on the changes of the era, written by someone who came out of the system. Its value lies not in offering a copyable template for success but in presenting a stance for survival that balances commerce and integrity. The book combines reviews of specific planning cases with observations on the opportunities and pitfalls of a society in transition, and between the lines one feels the immediacy and reflective force of a firsthand witness. Wang Zhigang's trajectory from Xinhua News Agency reporter to founder of Zhigang Think Tank is itself a highly representative sample of the reform and opening-up process, and readers can see how personal choices and the tides of the times shaped each other. It suits readers in career transition or interested in the planning and consulting industry to read slowly; there is no need to rush, and it is better suited to reading while reflecting on one's own situation.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Professionals in career transition reflecting on their personal development paths
Readers interested in strategic consulting and the planning industry who want to understand its practical logic
People concerned with social change since reform and opening up and the choices of intellectuals
Readers who enjoy nonfiction combining case reviews and personal reflection

Not a good fit for

Readers seeking directly applicable business methodologies or operation manuals
Readers who prefer systematic theoretical frameworks and academic argumentation

Reading tips

Begin with the section on the author's shift from journalist to planner to understand the background of his choices, then move on to the specific cases.
After each planning case, write a few sentences of your own judgment and compare it with the author's thinking.
Connect the book's observations on the opportunities of the era with the current state of your own industry and take brief notes.

About the publisher

Dook Media Group Limited China · Founded in 2006

Dook Media Group Limited is a book planning and publishing company focusing on literature and the arts, social sciences and children's books. Its publishing areas cover quality fiction, science fiction, wuxia novels, foreign literature and history. Representative titles in the library include The Complete Short Stories of Isaac Asimov, Yu Hua's novellas and short stories, Gu Cheng's collected works on Ming and Qing history, and Huang Yi's Twin of Brothers and A Step into the Past. Its authors include Isaac Asimov, Yu Hua, Gu Cheng, Huang Yi, Alberto Moravia and Liu Cixin. It plans books using the "super sign" methodology, with a list that brings together science fiction, literary fiction and genre fiction. As public information is limited, this profile is based only on the books in the library.

版权信息
序
智库是怎样炼成的？
第一章老板真相
别把老板当“人”
怎么认识老板
中国的老板是如何炼成的
中国亿万富翁的进化之路
老板VS职业经理人
老板、职业经理人之间的矛盾与冲突
老板眼中的职业经理人
职业经理人心中永远的痛
第二章老板生存法则
老板生存“十大法则”
法则一：物竞天择，适者生存
法则二：商人本位，矢志不移
法则三：审时度势，和平演进
法则四：深藏不露，与时俱进
法则五：头脑清醒，莫把偶然当必然
法则六：水能载舟，亦能覆舟
法则七：任人唯亲，情有可原
法则八：善做长线，跑马拉松
法则九：孔雀开屏，交易成本最低
法则十：大巧若拙，大象无形
附：“九二代”
小老板做事、中老板做市、大老板做势
小老板做事
中老板做市
大老板做势
从杨国强到王健林再到马云
附：草根的战略时代
大泽龙蛇——我看中国企业家
中国企业家画像
时势造英雄
附：从黑马到千里马
第三章解码商帮
商帮，一个历史的范畴
晋商与徽商的崛起
晋商与徽商：商品经济的侏儒
亦商亦盗的粤商与浙商
现代商帮的复兴
今日最生猛的商帮：粤商与浙商
为何浙商愈战愈勇
商帮的宿命
粤商为镜知兴替
浙商集结再出发
附：八问粤商
第四章与狼共舞
我与老板合作的原则
原则之一：坚持独立的人格
原则之二：绝不跟任何老板或其他人做阳光外的交易
原则之三：奉行“君子之交淡如水”
原则之四：消化老板，教学相长
原则之五：大智若愚，吃亏是福
什么样的老板我们绝对不合作
寻找“转世灵童”
如何与老板沟通
善于运用老板们最熟悉的语言
给老板换“芯片”
我们是丙方
我们是公司也不是公司
第五章文人杂谈
谁是文化人
我属于哪类文化人
文化人的追求
过渡时期的文化人
新形态文化对中国文化的贡献
新时代的文化特征
文化人如何处理文化与商业之间的关系
古代文化人的宿命
新时代文化人的抉择
探索文化人的独立生存之路
文化人形态的多样性
我是谁，我从哪里来
野生动物，站着的灵魂
玩票才是最高境界
一种刺激着我的力量
整个中国是很好玩的，我们是躬逢其盛

FAQ

Is this book Wang Zhigang's personal autobiography?

Not an autobiography in the strict sense. It is closer to the author's review of and reflection on ten years of planning experience, interspersed with personal experience, but its focus is on presenting a way of survival and observations of the times rather than a complete account of his life.

Can readers without a background in the planning industry understand it?

Yes. The cases in the book provide specific context, and the author's reflections lean toward the relationship between personal choice and the social environment, so non-specialist readers can follow the main thread, though their appreciation of some planning details will be shallower.

What does "the third way of survival" in the book refer to?

According to the material, it refers to finding a path to both wealth and wisdom without distorting one's integrity in a changing society. Readers may understand it as a stance for survival that seeks balance between business success and personal integrity; its specific meaning needs to be grasped through the cases in the book.

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About the author

中国 Author · Chinese

Wang Zhiqiang Studio is a well-known strategic consulting institution in China, founded by Wang Zhiqiang and long dedicated to research and planning for urban and regional development strategies. As an institution with a collective byline, its writing and publishing focus is closely tied to its consulting practice, centering on strategic thinking, regional development, and business methodology. Its work The Third Kind of Survival is included in the library under management, reflecting its tendency to turn strategic consulting experience into readable texts. Due to limited public information, the studio's specific history, team composition, and publishing scale cannot be described in detail; based on the available work, however, its writing emphasizes practical observation and case analysis, addressing readers interested in urban management, corporate strategy, and consulting practice, and offering some professional reference value among management titles.