"The bird that sticks its head out gets shot"—this millennium-old proverb encapsulates the fickle nature of human relationships and exposes the world's unspoken rules. In today's corporate development and workplace ecology, its traces remain, and it is even commonplace.

 

What kind of person is the "bird that sticks its head out"? It is the first person to speak when everyone else is silent, the first to break the peace in a stable environment, and the one who insists on saying "no" when everyone else thinks "forget it." They may not be likable or sociable, and they may not be adept at reading the room or being all things to all people. But they are precisely the rarest and most precious of individuals.

 

For OYH, on its journey toward the vision of "Becoming the Most Valuable Enterprise in the Global Building Materials Industry," we need more than just a complete industrial layout and leading technological innovation; we need those "birds that stick their heads out" who disregard personal gain, defy conventional thinking, and dare to stand up at critical moments to speak the truth, take action, and assume responsibility.

 

We advocate for the wind of freedom to blow strongly precisely to treat such "birds" well, so they truly dare to speak, are able to act, and have no worries about the future. Regrettably, however, OYH's performance in this regard over the past thirty-plus years has not been entirely satisfactory.

 

We are accustomed to looking at financial data, performance indicators, and immediate gains—using a set of cold numbers to measure a burning heart. But this is far from enough; it is even extremely dangerous. Because true "birds that stick their heads out" never stand up for the sake of money. They dare to stand up because they have fire in their hearts and light in their eyes, because they have dreams and a strong sense of responsibility, and because they believe this company can be even better.

 

For OYH to move from good to great, it needs both "bellwethers" and "birds that stick their heads out." "Bellwethers" lead the charge and pioneer new paths, while "birds that stick their heads out" criticize current ills and advocate for innovation. Without "bellwethers," the team will lose its way; without "birds that stick their heads out," the team will stagnate. An organization where no one dares to speak up first is destined to be a pool of stagnant water; a company where no one is willing to "be an outlier" will eventually rot in mediocrity.

 

Every person who dares to stand up for the company's progress is a warrior and a benefactor to the company. They could have chosen silence but were willing to take risks; they could have gone with the flow but resolutely chose to swim against the tide.

 

Protecting them is protecting the future of OYH.