Men's Wearhouse創始人被掃地出門背后的故事
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????Jos. A. Bank有沒有聯系過你擔任合并后公司的某個職位，如果他們當初收購成功的話？ ????沒有。這些年來，我從來沒有跟Jos. A. Bank公司的高管建立過任何聯系。我一直把他們視為競爭對手，所以我不愿意與他們進行過多的交談，我怕我會說一些不該說的話。 ????創始人被自己創建的公司掃地出門，也不是不常見。但你被解雇這件事，似乎刺痛了流行文化圈敏銳的神經。在你看來，為什么出現了這種現象？ ????這或許跟美國人總是同情失敗者有些關系吧。表面看來，這顯然是一個有疑問的情形。我認為，作為一位在“碎布業”摸爬滾打了40年的企業家，我賺到了真金白銀。不是在高科技行業、房地產或者金融領域，而是采用一種更加老派的方式。我想這或許是我擁有一些人氣的原因吧。這么長時間以來，我也一直用正確的方式做大多數事情。人們贊賞這一點，就算他們從來沒有在The Men's Wearhouse買過哪怕一件衣服。 ????《周六夜現場》(Saturday Night Live)上個月把你嘲弄了一番，你感到驚訝嗎？ ????并不像你想象的那么驚訝。我不是真的那么謙卑。我認為那期節目一點也不好笑。但其他人做得更好。比如，吉米?法倫的寫手們總是拿The Men's Wearhouse和我開涮，他們那種方式我還是很欣賞的。 ????你想過創辦或執掌另一家公司？ ????幾乎可以100%肯定的是，我不會出任一家上市公司的CEO。我剛滿65歲，已經開始享受老年人醫療保險政策了，而且還有兩個上中學的孩子。在生意場上，我已經證明了我需要證明的一切。唯一讓我留戀的是零售店的員工。每年11月和12月，公司都會舉辦50場黑領帶節日派對，我參加過15場。在一定程度上，正是這些聚會，把不同店鋪和員工聯系在了一起。這是我40年來第一次缺席這種聚會，我確實挺懷念的。
????你有沒有可能擔任某家公司的董事或監事？ ????絕對有可能。我喜歡更多地扮演幕后角色。我擁有豐富的經驗，一些我執掌公司時不一定意識到的經驗。這就是我目前寫書的原因之一，我想表達一些在這里沒有空間施展的想法。（財富中文網） ????譯者：葉寒?? |
????Did Jos. A. Bank reach out about a role with the merged company, were they to win? ????No. In all these years I never had a relationship with the senior execs at Jos. A. Bank. I always saw them as our competitor, so I was reluctant to talk too much for fear that I may say something that I shouldn't. ????It is not uncommon for a founder to be booted from his company, but your termination seemed to strike a sharp nerve in popular culture. Why do you think that was? ????It would probably have something to do with America's love of the underdog. Clearly this appears to be a problematic situation. I think that having been an entrepreneur for 40 years in the schmatta business -- having made my money not in technology or in real estate or in the financial sector, but in more of an old-fashioned way. I think that has some attraction and, over time, I did most things the right way. And people appreciate that, even if they never bought a suit at The Men's Wearhouse. ????Were you surprised to be parodied last month on Saturday Night Live? ????Not as surprised as you might think. I'm not really that humble. And I didn't think it was that funny a bit. Others have done it well, though. Jimmy Fallon's writers, for example, have always made humor out of Men's Wearhouse and me in a way I've always been happy with. ????Do you want to start or run another company? ????I'm almost 100% certain that I'm not going to be a public company CEO. I just turned 65, I'm on Medicare and have two kids in middle school. I've proven what I need to in business. The only draw for me is the store employees. The Men's Wearhouse has 50 black-tie holiday parties in November and December every year, and I went to around 15 of them. At some level that was the glue that helped hold all of the disparate stores and employees together. This is the first time in 40 years I haven't done it, and I do miss it. ????Could you see yourself in some sort of board or advisory roles? ????Absolutely. I love the idea of having more of a behind-the-scenes role. I have a wealth of experience that I wasn't necessarily as aware of when I was running the company. That's one reason why I'm actually writing a book -- to express some of the ideas there isn't space to do here. |
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