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18CarlyFiorinaRemarksatTsinghuaBeijing,March12,中国2004年3月12Xie,xie.Xiawuhao.ThosearetheonlytwowordsofIknow.That'snotrue,Iknowathird–Nihao.IwanttothankallofyoufortakingtimeoutofyourwhatIknowthatisaverybusystudyscheduletobeheretoday.Iknowthisisvaluabletimeforyouthatyoucouldbeusingtowork,orstudy,ormaybetoySwordonline.Thankyouforhavingmeheretoday.Comingfromathathas“invent”aspartofourbrand,aspartofoursignature,IsometimesbeginspeechesbysayingthatinventionandinnovationhavebeenparttheDNAofHP’sformorethansixtyyears.Ourscientistsandengineerstodaygeneratemorethan11patentseveryday.Wespendmorethan4billiondollarsayearonR&D.Soinventionispartofourfutureaswellaspartofourpast.60年的历史，我们的工程师和科学家，每天都会推出11项专利。我们每年在研发方面花40亿，所以说发明是我们Thatallsoundsprettyimpressiveuntilyouthinkabout’shistory,andyourealizethat“invent”hasbeenpartof’sDNAformorethan5,000years.EveryschoolchildinAmericalearnsabout’smanygiftstothisworld—fromtheinventionofpaper,togunpowder,thewheelbarrow,thecompass,acupuncture—rightuptothefirstblastfurnaceandthefirstuseofironcasting,backinthesixthcentury.Asa,weactuallyatHPareespeciallyindebtedtoamannamedBiSheng,whohadthevisionin1045A.D.toinventtheworld’sfirstmovabletype,whichledtoitsfirstprinter—afull300yearsbeforeGutenberg'sinventionofmovabletypechangedtheWesternworld.Sotoday,IwanttoissueabelatedthankyoutoBiShengforhavingtheforesighttosetinmotionaprocessthatwouldeventuallyleadtoa20billionbusinessforHP.我们HP特别要感谢毕升先生，他在1045年第一个发明了活字(印刷术)，比200ThatgreattraditionofinventionandinnovationhascertainlybeencarriedonhereatTsinghua,wheresomeofthefinestinstructorsintheworldtodayareworkingtotrainsomeofthefinestscientistsandengineers.It’sabitironicthatthisschoolwasoriginallyestablishednearly100yearsagoasacewhereyoungcouldgotoAmericaandotherwesternnationstolearnfromus.Today,therestoftheworld,Ithink,hasmuchtolearnfrom.It’salwaysstruckmethattheprocessofinventionisalittlebitliketheprocessofbeingacollegestudent.Afterall,asaninventor,yougointoalabandyouhaveastrongbutperhapsvagueideaofwhatyouwanttoachieve.Byworkinghard,experimenting,learningalongtheway,andusingasaguidetheworkofthosewhowentbeforeyou–youadvancedowntheroadtowardsdiscovery.Youmaynotendupwhereyoustarted–orevenwhereyouexpected,butifyouaresuccessful,thenbeginsanotherdifficultprocessoftryingtomakeyourinventionworkintheworldaroundyou.Likeinventors,manyofyouhavetraveledthesameroadoverthelastfouryearshereinuniversity.Theyouaretoday–thegoalsyouhavetoday,thedreamsyouhavetoday–maybedifferentfromtheonesyouhadwhenyoufirstcamehere.Andnow,youare ingpreparedtotakeallthatyou’velearnedhereandmakeitworkintheworldaroundIbelievethatyoungpeoplearegraduatingtodayintoaworldfilledwithmorehopeandmorepromisethaninanyothertimeinourhistory.Iknowsometimesthatmightsoundstrange,becausewethinkalwaysofthedangersandchallengesintheworldaroundus.ButIhavestudiedhistoryinmylife.IdobelievethisisaneraofgreatpromiseandgreatForthoseofyouwhohaveseenourads,youknowthattheyendwiththephrase,“everythingispossible.”Acynicmightsaythatjustamarketingslogan–butIactuallybelievethat.Idon’tthinkeveryiseasy,Idon'tthinkthingshappensrightaway.ButIdothinkthateverythingispossible.Foralltheremarkableadvancementswehaveseeninrecentyears,nothinghasmatchedthepowerofinformationtechnologytochangeourworldforthebetter.Andinthenextdecade,itwilltakeustoceswecanonlyimaginetoday.istheworld’sfastest-growingeconomy;theworld’sleaderindirectforeigninvestment;oneoftheworld’slargesttradingnations--aleaderonboththeproductionandconsumptionofinformationtechnology.ispoisedtoyahugepartinthatfuture–andthestudentswhograduatefromTsinghuaUniversityarepoisedtoshapethefutureoftechnologylikeneverbefore.Nowlikeanyuniversitystudents,Iknowforyoutheroadaheadhasmuchuncertainty.ButifthereisonethingIhavelearnedinthepast20yearsinthisindustry,itisthattheprinciplethatyouhavelearnedinsidethewallsofTsinghua,theprincipleismoretrueoutsidetheuniversitythaninside.TheprincipleIamspeakingofisthis:thatgreatleaders–likegreatorganizations,greatcompanies,andgreatnations–greatleadersaredefinednotsimplybytheircapabilities,butbytheircharacter.Notjustbythetheyare,butbythetheykeep.Notbysuccessalone–butasTsinghuateaches,withself-disciplineandsocialconcerninequalbalance.Tobehonest,IwishIcouldsaythattheroadtolearningthatlessonformewaseasy.IwishIcouldlyouthatthedayIgraduatedfromuniversityIknewexactlyhowallthepieceswouldfittogether,thatIknewexactlywhatIwantedtodofromdayoneandmylifeasbeenanicestraitlineandcarefulneversince.Thetruthis,Ididn’tbeginmycareerasatechnologist.ItooktoheartthewisdomofConfucius–whotaughtusthatoneshould“studythepastifyouwoulddefinethefuture”–andImajoredinmedievalhistoryandphilosophyatStanfordUniversity.Asperhapsyoucanappreciate,thatofdegreewasnotingreatdemandwhenIgraduatedfromUniversity.SoIwasn’tsurewhattodoaftercollage,soIwenttolawschoolbecausethat’swhatmyfatherwantedmetodo.ButfoundIdidn'tlikelawschool;Ididn'thaveanypassionforit.Iquitafteronesemesterquitafterasemester,andwanderedoffintotheworldtofindmyself.Ididsomestrangethings.IjoinedacommercialbrokerageandthereItyped,Iansweredthephones–Iwaswhatwecallasecretary.ThenIwentofftoItalytoteachEnglishtoItalianbusinessmen.Then,finally,Idecidedtoapplytobusinessschool.AndthereIlearnedaboutmarketingandoperationsandstatisticsandotherskillsnecessaryforbusiness–butperhapsmoreimportantly,Ihadprofessors–likethestudentsheredo--whochallengedme,whotaughtmeadifferentnotionofwhatwaspossible,whodmetoseemylifeinnewways.AndIthink,inaverygreatmeasure--thatiswhatleadershipisabout,thatiswhateducationisabout,thatiswhatcharacterisallabout.Yousee,Ithinkoneofmostimportantqualitiesaleadercanbringistheability,theenergy,thedesiretounlockpotentialinothers.Ithinkleadershipisultimayabouthelotherpeopleachievemorethantheythinkispossible;itisabouthelpeopleseeadifferentsetofpossibilitiesforthemselves.I’vebeenaskedalotsinceifthereareanylessonsI’velearnedaboutcharacterandleadership.Therearethreelessons,IthinkthatIhavelearned,thatcontinuetoinstructmetothisday,thatcontinuetoguidemeinbothbusinessandinlife.Thefirstlessonisthatvaluesmatterandcharactercountsandthat.Thefirstlessonisthatvaluesmatterandcharactercounts,andthatnomatterhowmuchthingschange,fundamentalvaluesshouldn't.Forthoseofyouwhoarejuststartingoutyourcareer,youwillfindthatinleadership—asperhapsinlife—themostimportantdecisionsyoumake,andthetoughestdecisionsyoumakeareoftenthedecisionsyoumakeAndwhenyoumakethosedecisions,thereisanopportunitytobebuffetedaboutbyandconfusedbyallkindsofthings:conventionalwisdom,andpopularemotion…andmaybebycynicismanddoubtaswell.IthinkleadershiptakeswhatIwouldcallastronginternalcompass.AndIusethetermcompassbecausewhatdoesacompassdo?Whenthewindsarehowling,andthestormsraging,andtheskyissocloudythatyouhavenothingtonavigateby,acompasslsyouwheretrueNorthis.AndIthinkwhenaisinadifficultsituation,alonelysituation;youhavetorelyonthatcompass.WhoamI?WhatdoIbelieve?DoIbelieveIamngtherightthingsfortherightreasonsinthebestwayIcan?Sometimesthat’sallyouhave.ThesecondlessonI’velearnedaboutcharacterandleadershipisthatleadership,justlikesuccess,isnotajourney,itisadestination.Itisperhapsaclichétosaythatleadershipisajourneynotadestinationbutitisaclichébecauseitistrue,leadershipisajourney.Theonlyconstantinanyofourlives,whetheryou'rerunningaorrunningafamily,orperhapsrunningacountry,ischange.Butchangehasneverbeenasconstantandasfastasitistoday.Tome,thedividinglinebetweenwillincreasinglyseparatethewinnersfromthelosersinthemarketcethoseindividuals,thedividinglinebetweenthoseindividualswhotrulymakeadifferenceandacontributioninthe21stcenturyfromthosewhodonot—isthelinebetweenthosewhoembracechangeandthosewhorunawayfromit.Itwillbebetweenthosewhoseektoleadchange,andthosewhofindrefugeinthestatusquoorintheircomfortzones.Asleaders,youcanneverforgetthatpeoplewanttodoagoodjob.Theywanttobetreatedwithconsiderationandrespect.Theywanttofeelarealsenseof plishmentintheirwork,tohavetheirideasconsidered,andtheirachievementsrecognized.Peoplewanttofeellikethey’repartofsomethinglargerthanthemselves–tobeapartofthelargervision,direction,tobepartofworthygoals.ally,Ithinkanyonecanleadfromanywhereatanytime.Ithinkleadershiphasnothingtodowithhowmanypeopleworkforyouorhowlargeyourorganizationis,orwhatyourtitleis,orhowlargeyourbudgetis.Anyonecanleadfromanywhereatanytime,whichistosaythatIbelievethatcharacterandleadershipisachoice,andareaboutmakingapositiveimpact.Andanyonecanmakeapositiveimpact.Someactsofleadershipareverylarge,andhappenonagrandscale,andsomeactsofleadershiparequitesmall.Butlikeastoneyoudropinaponditripples.Sometimesevenverysmallactsofleadershipcanhaveabigconsequences.Andofcourse,itfollowsthatifanyonecanchoosetoleadatanywherefromanytime,thenitistheroleofleaderstofindleadersotherleadersandtounlockforthemthepossibilitythattheycanmakeapositiveimpact.SothosethingsarewhatIthinkcharacterisallabout–butwhataboutcapability?Fortheprofessionthatmanyofyouhavechosen–fortheprofessionofcommunicationandinformationtechnology,asscientistsorengineers–theheartofcapability,thetruepotentialofthisfieldalsoliesinfindingthepotentialunlockedinsidethings,whethertheyareorganizations,orsocieties,machines–orpeople.Ithinkthetechnologylandscapetodayischanginginthreefundamentalways.Thefirstbigshiftweseegoingonintechnologyisthatallprocesses,andthatallcontentarebeingtransformedfromphysicalandogtodigitaland,andvirtual.TherearesomanyJustthinkaboutthesimpleexampleofwhatishappeninginphotography.Photographyisgoingfromphysicaltodigitalandnowfromdigitaltoandallthecontentisaboutto evirtualandavailable,andaccessibletoanyone,anywhereinanyformtheywant.Andthattransformationfromphysicaltodigital,virtual,willhappentoeveryprocess,everyindustry,andeverykindofcontent.Thesecondbigshiftweseeintechnologyisthatthedemandforsimplicity,formanageability,foradaptability.Whileitistruethatwhiletechnologyiscoretoeverything,itisalsotruethattechnologyisalsostilltoocomplex,toohardtomanage,andoftenthatcomplexityisabarrier.Thethirdbigshiftisthat ingahorizontal,connectedworld.Whetheryou’reaCEOtryingto emoreefficient,moreeffectiveandmoreagile;orasmallandmediumbusinesstryingtomobilizeyourwork;oryou'reaconsumerwhowantsawholebunchofseparatethingsthatyouhaveboughtinyourhometoworkbettertogether,itisnowabouthorizontalconnections.It’saboutmakingaheterogeneousworldworktogetherandspeakacommonlanguage–andIamspeakingnotofjustdevices,butnetworkingandconnectingbusinessesandcompanies,employeesandrstocustomers.是一个提高效率的CEO还是想提高工作速度的CEO，或者说你是一个中小企业想更Astechnologymovesfromthefringetothecoreofpeople’slivesandbusinesses,theneedfortechnologytodelivermore esincreasinglyimportant.Ithinktodayourconsumersarenolongerwillingtocompromise.Now,allofourcustomersactuallywanteverythingfromtechnology.Theywantaffordabilityandinnovationandreliabilityandsecurityandsimplicityandmanageabilityandconnection.NowifIweregivingyouaspeechtodayonHP,Iwouldlyouthatthatthisisafuturethatwearetryingtocreate.Thatweseeourroletoacceleratethetransformationfromphysicaltodigital.ThatasthenumberoneconsumerITintheworld;thenumberonetechnologyforsmallandmedium-sizedbusinesses,andoneoftheleadingenterprisetechnologycompanies,wearea,webelieve,unlikeanyother,withmarket-leadingpositionsinvirtuallyeverycategoryinwhichwecompete.Todayweareaalmost84billionwith140,000employeesin176countriesaroundtheworld.Weareworkinghardtocreatethegrowthindustriesofthefutureandtofindtheconnectionsbetweenthings.如果今天我要给专门谈惠的话，我就告这就是我们图创立的未，我们的作用就是了加速这种，就是以快速度从物理转变数字，我们世今天我们的司的营业额达到0亿，全球一共有0名Thisschoolhaspreparedallofyouforthatsamejourney.Asyouworktotakewhatyouhavelearnedhereandapplyittotheworldaroundyou,Ihopethatyouwillalsostrivetouseyourcapabilitiestocreatecommunitiesthatarenotjustricher,butbetter;tojudgesuccessnotjustbythenumberofnetworksyouconnect,butbythenumberofpeopleyouconnect;thatyouwon’tjusthelpmakebettercompanies,butbettercommunities,andabetterworld.It’sthatsamekindofthinkingthatbroughtustointhefirstce.Itwas22yearsagothatHPopenedourfirstofficeherein,inanoldmunicipalfactorylocatedinBeijing.Adaybeforetheopening,therewasstillsawdustonthefloor,andtwoofourengineersworkedsohardtogetoursystemsreadythattheysleptovernightinthebuildingonfoldingcots.Whenweopenedthatbuilding,itwasthefirstpartnershipofitskindtobesponsoredbytheernmentofthePeople’sRepublicofinconjunctionwithaforeign同样的想法使得我们第一个进入过中国，22年前惠普开办了第一个办事机构，In1985ourfirstjointventureagreementwassignedbetweenourthenchairman,DavePackard,andthethenMinisterofInformation,JiangZeMin.Onenewspaperrecalledthatthedaytherewas“muchhand-shakinganddrinkingofgreentea.”Attheceremonialdedication,ourrepresentativeatthetime(BillDoolittle)saidthat“itwasourhopethatbyexchangingexperiences,notonlywouldwecontributetotheprogressofourindustriesandthegrowthofoureconomies,buttothefriendshipofourcountriesandthehumanityoftheworld.”在1985年我们签了第一个协议，当时的HP董事长和当时的信息部长签了第That’sthesamewishIleaveyouwithheretoday.ThisUniversity,Ibelieve,haspreparedyouwellandtaughtyouthelessonsofcharacterandcapability.Theleadersoftomorrowwillbethepeopleofyouragewiththedriveandcommitmenttofulfilltheirownpotentialandtohelpothersreachtheirpotential.Thisisaworldthatinfacthasalwaysbeendrivenbytheyoung.Galileopublishedhisfirstbookongravityatage22.ThefoundersofHP,BillHewlettandDavePackard,wereintheir20'swhentheybeganthe.BillGatesafterallstartedwhenhewas22.Orthinkaboutalessonofoneofthisschool’sgreatfounders--ZhaoYuanren,oneofTsinghua’sGreatFourTutors,whoknew10Europeanlanguagesanddozensofdialects,who paniedBritishphilosopherBert