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#360 Robert Kierlin: Founder of Fastenal

2024/8/12
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主持人: 本书的核心观点是组织的成功取决于所有成员是否追求共同目标,并通过案例分析Fastenal,Ramp等公司来阐述这一观点,并分析了其成功背后的原因,包括成本控制,员工激励,去中心化管理等策略。 Bob Kierlin: 我坚信,Fastenal的成功源于我们全体员工对共同目标——通过卓越的客户服务实现增长——的坚定承诺。我们通过控制运营成本,从而能够为员工提供有竞争力的薪酬,并吸引和留住优秀人才。这形成了一个良性循环:高素质的员工提供高质量的服务,带来更高的收入,从而进一步降低运营成本,吸引更多优秀人才。 此外,我们提倡去中心化管理,赋予每个门店自主经营的权力,这使得他们能够更好地响应当地市场需求,并培养员工的自主性和创造力。我们不依赖于复杂的管理制度,而是坚持简单易懂的原则,让所有员工都能理解并遵循。 最后,持续学习和发展对我们的成功至关重要。我们鼓励员工不断学习新知识和技能,并提供各种培训机会,帮助他们提升自身能力。我们提倡领导者而非管理者,领导者应该像教练一样,指导和激励员工,而非控制他们。 Will Overman: 作为Fastenal的CEO,我亲身实践了公司“以人为本”的理念。我经常深入一线,参与到日常运营中,例如帮助送货、处理客户服务电话,甚至考取了商业货车驾驶执照以应对司机短缺的情况。这体现了我们对共同目标的坚定承诺。 我们公司内部提拔的管理人员比例很高,这证明了我们对员工发展的重视。我们相信,通过内部培养,能够更好地传承公司的文化和价值观。 我们开发的工业自动售货机系统,不仅提高了效率,也为客户节省了成本,这进一步巩固了我们的竞争优势。 Warren Buffett: 我非常欣赏Fastenal的稳健的财务表现和简单的商业模式。他们通过增加客户和加强与客户的互动来提高销售额,这体现了他们对商业基本原则的坚持。 低成本结构是Fastenal的主要竞争优势,任何声称成本管理并非竞争优势的人都应该看看Fastenal的长期股价走势图。 Sam Walton: 如果你的团队不为客户服务,或者不为那些为客户服务的人服务,那么你就不需要他们。 Jim Sinegal: 领导者应该将大部分时间用于培养人才,如果一个领导者没有将90%的时间用于教学,那么他/她就没有尽到自己的职责。 Les Schwab: 办公室只服务于门店,门店员工的辛勤工作才是公司成功的基石。 Chung Ju-yung: 我反对任何形式的特殊待遇,奢侈会带来腐败。 Sol Price: 训练动物,教育人。 Brad Jacobs: 我经常问员工两个问题:1. 你有什么好主意可以改进公司?2. 我们公司在做什么愚蠢的事情?这能帮助我收集到很多有价值的信息。

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Fastenal's remarkable growth from a small fastener store to a multibillion-dollar global company is explored. The company's founder, Bob Kierlin, attributes its success to high-quality employees committed to a common goal: Growth Through Customer Service.
  • Fastenal's transformation from a local shop to a global giant.
  • Emphasis on exceptional leadership, innovation, and success.
  • Founder Bob Kierlin's attribution of success to quality employees and customer service.

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Since its founding in 1967 Fastenal has grown from a small fastener store in Winona, Minnesota, into a multibillion-dollar global organization. How did a small town “nuts and bolts” shop become one of the world's most dynamic growth companies? Whenever asked, company founder Bob Kierlin attributes Fastenal's success to the company's high-quality employees and their commitment to a common goal: Growth Through Customer Service.

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Other books mentioned in this episode: 

Les Schwab Pride In Performance: Keep It Going!) by Les Schwab.

Sam Walton: Made In America) by Sam Walton.

All I Want To Know Is Where I'm Going To Die So I'll Never Go There: Buffett & Munger – A Study in Simplicity and Uncommon, Common Sense) by Peter Bevelin.

Bloomberg) by Michael Bloomberg.

Born of This Land: My Life Story) by Chung Ju-yung.

The Bugatti Story) by L’Ebe Bugatti.

Sol Price: Retail Revolutionary) by Robert Price. 

How To Make A Few Billion Dollars) by Brad Jacobs.


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