There are many cases in history where laymen guided experts. The following are some of them:
1. Li De and Bogu: During the fifth counter-encirclement and suppression campaign in the Central Soviet Area, Li De and Bogu did not understand China's national conditions and the characteristics of the revolutionary war, but they mastered the military command of the Chinese revolution. right. Their faulty command resulted in the Red Army having to start a long march.
2. Gerstner: IBM’s former CEO Gerstner was a technical layman, but under his leadership, IBM successfully transformed and achieved new glory. The "IT service" concept he proposed is still popular in the IT industry, contributing nearly US$100 billion in profits to various IT companies every year.
3. Ford family: When Ford faced difficulties, Ford II, a technical layman, became the president of the company. Although his knowledge of automobile manufacturing was not as good as that of his father, Ford Sr., he was better at integrating and utilizing human resources. His leadership helped the Ford Motor Company regain its former glory, and old Ford had to look at him with satisfaction.
4. Jack Ma: Jack Ma, Chairman and CEO of Alibaba, started out as an English teacher and is an out-and-out Internet “layman”. But his leadership enabled the development of China's e-commerce world and became one of the helmsmen who piloted China's Internet.
These cases show that outsiders leading insiders does not necessarily mean failure. As long as they have the right leadership skills and strategic thinking, they can create miracles.