In modern society, there is an eternal topic of competition and cooperation. One cannot live independently in society, and competition and cooperation among people are the driving force for the survival and development of our society.
Trees are long and short, water is clear and turbid, and all living beings are busy in the world. They are inseparable from competition and cooperation.
Competition is the act of two or more individuals or groups competing to outperform each other in an activity, that is, both sides competing for a goal, and only one side can win; while cooperation is the act of two or more individuals or groups working together in an activity to achieve a common goal, both sides having the same purpose and both sides sharing the result.
We would not be here without the competition that we have had since we were children in a variety of examinations, but without cooperation, we might still be living today in the shadow of the “COVID-19″, in the “SARS” trouble.
In my opinion, competition and cooperation are not opposites, and this spirit is reflected in the International Trade Department of E-lite.
Due to the company’s business development needs, several new employees came to the International Trade Department of E-lite this year. In terms of foreign trade business knowledge, they do not have any problems; but for them, LED lighting belongs to a new industry, luminaire belongs to new product, they need to spend a lot of time to learn product knowledge. For example: E-lite’s range of luminaires includes Indoor Lighting, Outdoor Lighting, Grow Light and Smart City and the lighting is divided into High Bay, LED Flood Light, Area Light, LED Sports Lighting, Wallpack, LED Street light, etc.
They belong to the same sales staff, and the number of existing customers is limited. Reasonably speaking, there is a competitive relationship between them. But within the department, the old staff will explain to the new staff product knowledge, explain the company’s business processes, they learn and make progress together.
Similarly, sales cannot be done without competition. Therefore, in E-Lite Semiconductor Co., Ltd., small competitions or activities are often held to motivate and energize foreign trade sales, so that they do not dare to slacken off and keep pushing their business forward.
So I think we should put competition and cooperation on an equal footing, and that the simultaneous existence of competition and cooperation will have the magical effect of “one plus one is greater than two”.
Smart people should not only actively work with their partners, but also be willing to work with their competitors and benefit from them. Today, an increasing number of large companies abroad are competing globally by forming alliances. Cooperation in the midst of competition and competition in the midst of cooperation is an inevitable choice to adapt to the development of the situation by transcending the traditional concept and model of competition.
By combining competition and cooperation, we can break through the limitations of fighting alone, combine our own strengths with those of other enterprises, and maximize the strengths of both sides to improve both our own and others’ competitiveness, achieving a win-win or multi-win situation.
Unity is strength, and union is advantage. May people handle the relationship between competition and cooperation more wisely and carry forward the spirit of unity and collaboration while actively competing.
In this way, we can develop and grow a business and make it better and better.
Amanda
E-Lite Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
Cell: +86 193 8330 6578
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanda-l-785220220/
Post time: Feb-18-2022
