ABB总裁的来信

前几天，ABB总部的CEO离职了。他在公司内部网站上发表了给全体员工的一封信，全文如下：（点击图片可看清晰大图）

Farewell and goodbye

As you can imagine, the past days have been some of the most stressful and emotional ones for me, and my last week at ABB has been challenging.

And I’m sure that you’re all asking why I am leaving, especially as ABB has reported record results. This is all due to irreconcilable differences, which I do not wish to go in to. What you should know is that I leave behind a great team. Not just the Executive Committee, but all 112,000 members of the ABB family, and I will really miss working with such a passionate, energetic team.

Being chosen to lead ABB three and a half years ago was a dream come true. As you all know, I am an engineer by training, and joining such a well-respected company, was truly awesome. Succeeding Juergen Dormann, a man with a huge reputation, meant there were formidable expectations on me. After all, he had helped to make ABB great again.

I was trusted with the company, to take it forward. The results we have announced this week are proof that we really have moved on. But I have not done it alone. Far from it. Your passion, your dedication, your skill and hard work have all contributed to making ABB what it is today, and you have certainly made my job as CEO easier.

I would also like to thank and acknowledge my EC colleagues, past and present. Together we have been through the best of times and also the worst of times, and I know that you will all support and work with Michel Demaré and the EC

When I first started, I shared my thoughts on leadership with the Group Executive team. I’d like to share them with everyone again, and even though I am moving on, I’d like to think that they have left a mark on our culture.

Our integrity and business ethics must be impeccable.
Working hard is not enough. We need to generate success.
Act as if you owned the company. Set the standards and decide accordingly.
Shape the future. In case of doubt, favor the longer term.
Maintain a “healthy dissatisfaction” with the status quo.
Without a team supporting you, you don’t get anywhere.
Be able to think like the CEO. What is best for ABB?
Don’t play politics. Be candid.
Have some fun but keep your vanity in check.
When I look back on my time here, I think we have achieved so much. And it’s not just in our operational and financial performance, where we have surpassed everyone’s expectations. What will really stay in my mind are the experiences I have had, and the many people I have met and worked with.

This is an exciting company. In fact, it is a great company. We have a unique global culture, a modern dynamic environment, and despite what has happened in the past few days, I find the culture open and straightforward. Wherever I have been in the ABB world, whatever I have been working on, I have found trust and cooperation, and a willingness to share. As a CEO, I could not have asked for more.

I have had the pleasure and privilege of leading a fantastic company. In my final moments at ABB, I’d like to thank all 112,000 employees, all over the world, for making my time as CEO one that I will never, ever, forget.

I am so proud of you and all that we have achieved, and I wish you all success for your futures. May you have as much joy and fulfilment in your lives as I have had at ABB.

Thank you, and goodbye.

金乐：同事们再见

也许大家都想象得到，过去的几天对我来说是在加入ABB以来压力最大同时也是最伤感的日子。这也是极具挑战性的一周。

我相信你们一定都在问我为什么要离开，尤其是在ABB刚刚公布了卓越的业绩的情况下。这是由于一些不可调和的分歧导致的，我不愿在此多谈。你们应该知道的是，我走后留下的是一个优秀的团队，不仅是集团执委会的成员，而是所有ABB大家庭里112,000名成员。我将非常怀念与这个充满热情和活力的团队共事的岁月。

对我而言，三年半前被选择来领导ABB公司可谓梦想成真。大家知道我是工程师出身，能加入这样一个广受尊重的企业的确很理想。而接替德高望重的杜曼先生出任首席执行官，我深感责任重大。毕竟，是杜曼让ABB重新站了起来。

带着重托，我领导着ABB继续前进。这周我们公布的业绩表明，我们的确是在向前迈进。不过这远不是我一个人的功劳，是你们的热情、奉献、才华和努力造就了今天的ABB，是你们让我能够从容履行CEO的责任。

我也要感谢集团执委会的同事们的帮助，无论是过去还是此时此刻。我们一起经历了最美好的时光，也走过了最艰难的日子。我相信你们会全力支持戴莫瑞和整个集团执委会的工作。

我在加入ABB的最初，我就和集团执委会团队分享过我对如何领导公司的一些想法。现在我希望再和你们所有人分享一次。尽管我即将离开，但我仍认为这些观点在我们ABB的文化上，留有清晰的印记。

1． 在诚信和商业道德上，我们必须做到无可挑剔。
2． 努力工作是不够的，我们需要的是创造成功。
3． 要把自己当作公司的主人翁。建立标准，并按照标准作出决定。
4． 塑造未来。如有疑虑，则要选择以长远利益为重。
5． 对现状持有“健康的不满足心态”。
6． 如果没有团队的支持，你就无法取得任何辉煌的成就。
7． 站在CEO的高度思考问题。多问问自己什么样最符合ABB的利益？
8． 不要玩弄权术。要坦诚。
9． 要享受工作带给我们的成绩，同时不要自我膨胀。

回顾我在这里度过的时光，我认为我们取得了巨大的成就。这不仅仅体现在超出所有人预期的运营和财务业绩上。真正留在我记忆中的是我在这里的经历和曾经遇到和共过事的众多同事。

这是一家令人振奋的公司。事实上，这是一个了不起的公司。我们拥有独特的全球性企业文化和现代的充满活力的工作环境。不管过去几天发生过什么，我发现公司的文化是开放而坦诚的。不论我曾经到过ABB全球的哪个地方，做过什么，我都体验到了信任、合作和愿意分享的意愿。作为CEO，我能获得的最大支持莫过于此。

我非常高兴并深感荣幸能够领导这样一家出色的公司。在我即将离开ABB时，我要感谢全球112,000名员工，是你们让我在这里度过的CEO生涯永生难忘。

我为你们和我们一起取得的成就而骄傲，我要祝愿各位在今后取得更大成功。愿你们在ABB得到的快乐与成功和我得到的同样多。

谢谢，再见。

金乐

在中文版的页面下我发现一个按钮，写着“您的意见”。我就点了一下，发现似乎是可以直接发信给这位离职的CEO的。于是我用简短的英文写了“感谢您过去为公司作出的卓越贡献，祝福您今后好运。”

今天晚上正在失意无奈加班中，突然信箱里收到了金乐的回信！（点击图片可看清晰大图）

他说：“谢谢你温暖的祝福。最近三年半在ABB的生涯带给了我事业上极大的成就感，我们创建了一支强有力的统一的队伍，带领公司迈向更高的台阶。你和我都有数不尽的理由为我们已经取得的如此多的成就而感到骄傲。生活将会继续，ABB也必将迎接更多辉煌。我坚信你在过去和未来都会像我一样为公司奉献你的激情。非常感谢你为这家世界最好的工程公司作出的大力支持。 ”（哎，翻译水平还是太差了。。。）

哇卡卡卡，大老板耶～～～～CEO给我回信了耶～～～～激动！！！！！！

我又回去看了那个页面，很奇怪为什么只有中文版有这个按钮，英文版就没有。而我觉得中国人一般属于看热闹型，看完就完了，不会想到还要给他写一句什么祝福的话，所以八成全世界的100多家ABB公司的111000名员工里只有我一个人写了吧！！！

真的祝福Fred Kindle一生好运。