Why did Zhang Yiming resign as CEO? In an open letter, Zhang Yiming said: "I decided to step down as CEO, put down my daily management work, and as the founder of the company, focus on long-term important things such as long-term strategy, corporate culture and social responsibility."
Talking about the reasons for leaving his job, Zhang Yiming said that since ByteDance started his business, he had the honor to seize the opportunity of the development of the times, made innovations and practices in mobile terminals and videos based on machine learning technology, and achieved some achievements. Although the company's business is developing well, I hope that the company will continue to make greater breakthroughs in innovation and become more creative and meaningful.
Zhang Yiming feels that in the past few years, he has been "living on his laurels" to a great extent. For example, before 20 17, I could always pay attention to the new progress of machine learning technology, and I didn't learn much in these three years. "I collected a lot of professional videos and articles about headlines and watermelons, but I watched them intermittently and the progress was very slow. Technical seminars are difficult to keep up with the progress. "
In Zhang Yiming's view, the external environment faced by technology companies is changing: "The impact of virtual reality, life science and scientific computing on human life has gradually emerged, and the impact of technology on society is also increasing. These factors determine that ByteDance "needs to break through the inertia of business to explore and continuously learn how enterprises can better assume social responsibilities".
It is understood that ByteDance is exploring new public welfare projects, such as educational public welfare, brain diseases, digital collation of ancient books and so on. "I personally have some input. I have more ideas and hope to participate more deeply. " Zhang Yiming said in a letter to all employees.
A few years ago, during a trip, Zhang Yiming sent a circle of friends, saying: Part of the significance of travel lies in the switching of time and space, and it is easier to take the subject as the object and examine oneself and life itself. He said that after leaving CEO, besides focusing on long-term issues such as long-term strategy, corporate culture and social responsibility, it is easier for him to observe the company from an external perspective.
Lei Jun stepped down as the chairman of the subsidiary, and Beijing Xiaomi electronic products experienced industrial and commercial changes. Lei Jun, Chairman of Xiaomi (18 10), stepped down as Chairman of Beijing Xiaomi Electronic Products. Lei Jun wrote in his personal Weibo on June 28th, 2022 that there are many subsidiaries under Xiaomi Group, and the adjustment of the board of directors and legal representatives of the subsidiaries is very normal. Please don't get me wrong.
Then, after Zhang Yiming stepped down as CEO of ByteDance, Lei Jun also stepped down as chairman of the subsidiary. Why?
First, it may be the personnel adjustment of Xiaomi and ByteDance Company at a certain stage. For a technology giant like Xiaomi and an Internet unicorn company like ByteDance, the company's development plan is very long-term, and there will be certain personnel adjustments and job changes almost every year. Just like last May, Zhang Yiming announced that he would step down as CEO of ByteDance and be replaced by co-founder Liang Rubo.
Now, in June 5438+10, Zhang Yiming stepped down as chairman again. In fact, this is a normal personnel adjustment when ByteDance develops to a certain stage. In addition, when it comes to Lei Jun's resignation as chairman of Xiaomi, it may also be due to the personnel adjustment of the company. Of course, the biggest reason is probably because Lei Jun wants to build Xiaomi's new energy vehicle and doesn't have so much energy and time to deal with the position of Xiaomi's chairman. Therefore, I have to temporarily step down as chairman of Xiaomi.
Second, the resignation of Lei Jun and Zhang Yiming from the chairmanship does not mean that they have lost control of the company. For netizens, they are highly concerned about the resignation of Lei Jun and Zhang Yiming as the chairman. In fact, it's not the position of chairman itself, but whether it will lose the control of Xiaomi and ByteDance. As we all know, Xiaomi and Tik Tok could not have succeeded without Lei Jun and Zhang Yiming.
If Lei Jun and Zhang Yiming lose control of Xiaomi and ByteDance, then these two companies will definitely be affected. But in fact, we don't have to worry about this problem at all, because many founders of companies have already stepped down as CEO or chairman.
However, due to their ownership, they can still control the operation and decision-making of the company, which can be described as "listening to politics behind the scenes". Just like Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, although he has retired from an important position in the company, he can still control the company and have the decision-making power.
Third, from the company's long-term consideration, better train and train the company's successors. Because of the rapid iteration of technology companies and Internet companies, the competition is fierce. If the company's chairman or CEO is incompetent, it will affect the company's operation and income. Therefore, many Fortune 500 companies have been cultivating and training successors at a very young age in order to ensure the long-term operation of the company.
The purpose is to better manage the company and make the company run continuously and stably. Now, the outgoing chairman of Xiaomi, Lei Jun and ByteDance Zhang Yiming, are actually trying to cultivate and train the new chairman. It can be said that it is good for Xiaomi Company and ByteDance Company.
Conclusion We should treat Xiaomi Lei Jun and Tik Tok Zhang Yiming with a calm and objective attitude. Because for the development of the company, it is actually who is more capable and who will be the important position of the company. If there are better company talents than Lei Jun and Zhang Yiming. For the sake of the company's operation, Lei Jun and Zhang Yiming will definitely step down as the chairman.