The Golden Line

Name: The Golden Line
ISBN: 9787545485738

Feng TangGuangdong Economic Publishing House · ChinaDec 2022

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Word count: 49K words
Chapters: 42
ISBN: 9787545485738

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Summary

This is a management book and Feng Tang's latest work in 2023.

It offers a way of thinking that can help everyone, especially managers, solve any problem.

Every big problem can be broken down into several smaller problems; every smaller problem can be solved with a pyramid; the golden line is the structured thinking and structured expression that strings all the pyramids together.

Feng Tang's management theory is a science of getting things done that blends East and West.

Master the golden line principle, and you can solve any problem.

Editor's review

Feng Tang's The Golden Line breaks management problems into a reusable thinking structure: first split a big problem into several smaller ones, solve each with a pyramid, then use the "golden line" to string the pyramids together into structured thinking and structured expression. Its value lies not in offering answers for a particular industry but in providing a thinking path for complex problems—decompose first, layer next, connect last. The East-West science of getting things done continues the author's trademark blunt tone. Best flipped through before project kickoffs, report writing, or cross-department communication, to put messy problems into structure first. Don't try to memorize every framework in one pass; take one real problem at hand and walk through the book's steps, then revisit the expression section—the takeaway will be more concrete.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Managers who need to break down complex problems and improve structured expression
Professionals who often write proposals and reports and want to make their thinking clear
Mid-level readers interested in the science of getting things done and management methodology
New team leaders who need a thinking framework

Not a good fit for

Readers who want specific industry cases and operational templates
Researchers expecting an academic management theory system
Those who dislike the author's personal style and prefer rigorous textbooks

Reading tips

Walk one real problem at hand through the book's decomposition steps—more effective than reading straight through.
When reading the expression section, take out your latest report or proposal and revise it alongside.
Read the framework chapters first, then revisit details as needed; don't force yourself to memorize everything at once.
After reading, restate the golden line principle on one page to test whether you can really explain it clearly.

About the publisher

Guangdong Economic Publishing House China · Founded in 1995

Founded in 1995, Guangdong Economic Publishing House publishes in fields including economic management, investment and personal finance, finance and securities, applied psychology, popular science, and documentary literature. Its catalog ranges from investment classics such as Philip A. Fisher's "Paths to Wealth Through Common Stocks" to Michael J. Mauboussin's "More Than You Know," which blends finance, psychology, and management. In psychology and documentary writing, it offers works such as Stephanie Foo's "What My Bones Know," Lu Xiaoya's "Being a Mother to My Mother," and "When My Mother Got Alzheimer's." The list combines translations and original works, with authors from China and abroad in finance and psychology. Given limited public information, this profile reflects only the titles held in our catalog.

版权信息
导言超越金字塔原理的金线原理
成事学四大公理
成事学第一公理
成事学第二公理
成事学第三公理
成事学第四公理
1.人世间为什么会有问题？人世间为什么会有这么多问题？理科问题和文科问题一样吗？在解决复杂问题上，AI为什么还不能全面代
2.人类为什么要解决问题？
3.为什么所有问题都有最佳解决方案？
4.什么是最佳解决方案？什么是二八原则？为什么要全面应用二八原则？为什么二八原则离不开结构化思维和结构化表达的金线原理？
和结构化思维相悖的七大错误
1.金字塔原理核心是纵向支撑、横向不重不漏
2.克服完美主义
3.结构化思维的金线
结构化思维的二十条军规
第一条军规：假设驱动
第二条军规：确立常规
第三条军规：界定问题
第四条军规：分而治之
第五条军规：去繁就简
第六条军规：工作计划
第七条军规：调查研究
第八条军规，集思广益
第九条军规：数据说话
第十条军规：依靠常识
第十一条军规：善用专家
第十二条军规：善于估算
第十三条军规：慎用杀器
第十四条军规：狂开脑洞
第十五条军规：耍滑偷懒
第十六条军规：秉持公心
第十七条军规：实事求是
第十八条军规：鼓励异见
第十九条军规：提纲挈领
第二十条军规：交流沟通
结构化表达的三大原则
4.结构化表达的金线
5.其实自古以来中国人一直在使用金线原理
6.什么时候使用金线原理？
7.什么时候要忘掉金线原理？
关于社会、工作、生活的100个基本问题

FAQ

What exactly is the golden line principle?

According to the book, every big problem can be split into several smaller problems, each solvable with a pyramid structure; the golden line is the main thread of structured thinking and expression that strings all the pyramids together.

Can people without management experience understand it?

The frameworks focus on decomposition and expression and don't depend on a specific management position. Ordinary professionals can use them to organize proposals and reporting ideas, but parts involving leading teams and making decisions will be understood more deeply with practical experience.

Can this book solve all problems?

The book claims that mastering the golden line principle can solve any problem—that is the author's methodological assertion. In practice, it's better treated as a tool for decomposition and expression; specific industry problems still require professional judgment.

Is it suitable as a textbook for systematically studying management?

It's closer to a management essay and method sharing with a distinctive personal style, not a textbook organized by disciplinary system. For systematic management study, pair it with a classic textbook; this book works as a supplement for thinking training.

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About the author

Feng Tang Author · Chinese · 1971

Feng Tang, whose real name is Zhang Haipeng, was born in Beijing in 1971 and is a contemporary Chinese writer and poet. He holds an MD from Peking Union Medical College and later earned an MBA from Emory University in the United States; he has also held management positions at McKinsey and China Resources Medical, an experience that gives his writing both rational reflection and worldly observation. His work spans social fiction, modern poetry, essays, and management titles, with 23 works included in the collection. His representative Beijing Trilogy—Everything Grows, Beijing, Beijing, and Give Me a Girl at Eighteen—is largely set in Beijing and explores youth, desire, and urban life. Essay collections such as Growing Old as I Live, As a Flower I Have Never Lost, and Let's Meet Once display a candid, quick-witted, and slightly teasing style. He has also written management-related works such as Getting Things Done, blending practical insight into his prose.