Chapter 13 06 Encourage dissent

06 Encourage dissent Feng Tang Feng Tang @ 2007-11-23 0:25:40 Feng Tang read: Marquis Wei's words are wrong, but the ministers and those who are in harmony are like speaking out.Zisi said: "From my point of view, the so-called 'a ruler is not a ruler, and a minister is not a minister'." Gongqiu Yizi said, "Why is that so?" Zisi said: "If a man governs himself, then the crowd will not advance. There is nothing wrong with praising others when things are right and wrong, but there is no such thing as flattery if one ignores the right and wrong of things and flatters oneself. .The king secretly flatters his ministers to be above the people, and the people will not agree with them. If you keep attracting, there will be no class in the country!" Zi Siyan said to Weihou: "The state affairs of the king will soon be changed!" The prince said: "Why? ? " Confrontation: "There is nothing wrong with it. The king is self-righteous when he speaks, but the senior officials dare not correct their wrongdoings; The sound of the virtuous, the virtuous will be smooth and blessed, and the correct one will be reversed and there will be disasters, so that you can live in peace! "Poetry" says: "I have said to the sage, who knows the male and female of the crows?" Huh?" ("Zi Zhi Tong Jian Volume 1", King Wei Lie twenty-five years, 377 BC)

Translated by Feng Tang: Marquis Wei was stupid, and all the ministers boasted in unison.Zisi said: "In my opinion, Weiguo is a typical example of 'the boss doesn't look like a boss, and the manager doesn't look like a manager'." Yizi said: "Why do you say that?" Zisi said: "The boss feels too good about himself. , I like to praise myself, and other people's ideas are easily stifled. When the boss is right, it hinders everyone from expressing their ideas freely. When the boss is wrong, he praises him, which is simply encouraging foolishness! The boss does not think carefully Decision-making is right or wrong, but only like to listen to others' praise, and it is the easiest to be deceived. Subordinate managers do not carefully analyze the density of logic, but only flatter and flatter, which is the most shameless. The boss is often stupid, and the subordinate managers are shameless. Buy it. If you don’t curb this kind of unhealthy trend, the enterprise will be ruined.” Zisi said directly to Weihou: “Your enterprise is getting worse every day, and there is no hope.” Weihou said: “What do you mean?” Zisi said: “ I have a basis. You are self-righteous when you talk about things, and no one under your manager dares to correct your mistakes. Your subordinate manager talks about things, but no one dares to correct your mistakes. You and your management always feel that you are alone in the wind and rain, yours The employees said in unison that the leaders are bullshit. If you praise the leadership, it will be smooth sailing, and if you correct the leadership mistakes, it will be difficult to get promoted. How can the company make progress in this way! They said: "You all call me bullshit, who among you knows the male and female crows?" ’ It’s about you and your management.”

Feng Tang's comment: The boss tends to feel good about himself.Niubi first comes from the heart: if it is not for high IQ, EQ, ruthlessness, quick decision, correct most of the time, the boss will not be the boss.Niubi comes secondarily from foreign objects: twenty years ago I rode a tricycle and often strolled by the river, and twenty years later I sat in a Mercedes and went to the Jingxi Hotel to take pictures with a member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo.Twenty years ago, I shared a dormitory with five people. Twenty years later, there were eight toilets at home. The boss is easily praised shamelessly by his subordinates.The boss stood on the top of the mountain, looking down, he saw the smiling faces of his subordinates.Those who have no talent will inevitably have some admiration for the boss's IQ and achievements. After so many years, they are also used to the boss pointing out the direction, and the subordinates follow suit, so they boast foolishly and sincerely.Talented but not virtuous, the boss is happier and more confused, more opportunities, more benefits, so he brags shamelessly.

However, in order to reduce risks and ensure correct decision-making, the boss needs to hear different voices. The world is changing, and the experience that the boss relied on for success in the past may become outdated.Especially in a high-growth market, the more paranoid, once successful, the louder the sound of success, the more likely the experience on which success is based is outdated. The boss is also a human being, with limited energy, and when it comes to a specific topic, he doesn't have much brain power to devote.In today's competitive market, the decision-making of most issues requires certain professional knowledge, which the boss basically does not have.

Therefore, a long-established enterprise leader must encourage different voices and cultivate a dissenting culture: anyone in the enterprise (especially managers, especially low-level managers) has an obligation to speak out if they have different opinions.Anyone else (especially senior management, especially the leader himself) has an obligation to listen patiently.