The Modern Value of China's Traditional Social Leadership Theory

First, the main leading ideas and theories in China's traditional culture

1, "people-oriented", "people are the foundation of the country". More than two thousand years ago, Guan Zhong, a famous politician and thinker in the Spring and Autumn Period, first put forward the concept of "people-oriented". He's in the pipe? "overlord's words" said: "the beginning of the husband's overlord is also people-oriented, and the country is solid if it is rational, and the country is in danger if it is chaotic." Shangshu also pointed out: "The people only care about the country, and the country is better." Confucius, on the other hand, put forward that "the monarch is people-oriented" and thought that enriching the people is the responsibility of the rulers. "Political urgency is nothing more than making people rich and live longer", "Jun is for the people's livelihood and dies for the people". On this basis, Mencius further put forward: "The people are the most important, the country is the second, and the monarch is the light." ("Mencius? Liang "Summer") "Whoever enjoys the people, the people also enjoy themselves; People have their worries, and people have their worries. Happiness is in the world, worry is in the world, not the king, nothing. " ("Mencius? The "people-oriented" and "people-oriented" ideas put forward by ancient thinkers show their historical exploration and understanding of the laws governing the country, and they still shine with the light of ancient leadership thoughts.

2. "Rule the country by virtue" and "Serve the world by law". Ruling the country by virtue and combining virtue with law is another important feature of China traditional culture. Confucius in The Analects of Confucius? Politically, it says: "Governing the country by virtue is like Beichen, living in its place and surrounded by stars." Mencius in Mencius? "On the Ugliness of Sun" emphasizes: "Those who serve others with strength cannot serve others or support themselves; Those who serve others with virtue are happy and sincere. " Mozi is in Mozi? "Laws and Instruments" said: "Those who are engaged in the world must observe, and those who do not observe have nothing." Han Feizi clearly pointed out: "Those who serve the law are strong and the country is weak." He also stressed: "The law is not expensive, and the rope is not bent." Guan Zhong in "Pipe? "Ming Law" also advocates: "If the law is enforced, the country will be governed, and if the private will is enforced, the country will be chaotic. When Confucius summed up the way of governing the country, he also advocated "both morality and punishment" and "combination of etiquette and law" He believes that "the punishment is not right, and the people are in trouble", and the rule of saints "has both punishment and politics". He's in The Analects? Politics said: "If the Tao is political, it will be punished, and the people will avoid it, shameless; Tao is virtue, courtesy, shame and dignity. "After the Han Dynasty, in order to meet the needs of the ruling class, Confucianism absorbed some thoughts of legalists in the process of development and put forward the theory of" harmony but different, harmony but different ".

3. "strategizing" and "making good decisions". Confucius said in the Doctrine of the Mean: "If everything is predicted, it will be established, and if it is not predicted, it will be abolished; If you make a rule before you say it, you won't be sleepy beforehand, you won't be embarrassed before you go, and you won't be poor before you go. " Sun Tzu's Art of War is an ingenious and resourceful masterpiece. Sun Tzu put forward the general idea of "the world is the first, and the country is the second", emphasizing the assessment of the situation according to law and making an accurate judgment: "The soldiers are unpredictable, the water is unpredictable, and the winner can be called God."

4. "Shang Xian enables" and "knowing people and making good use of them". During the Warring States Period, Mozi pointed out: "Fu De is the foundation of politics." He emphasized that people should be fair-minded, and asked people to "show justice and put aside personal grievances", be good at observing and be virtuous. Mozi pointed out in Shang Xian Lun: "Officials are impermanent and expensive, and the people have no final foundation. Those who have the ability will rise, and those who have no ability will fall. " And stressed that "taking Shang Xian as the government ... does not distinguish between rich and poor, rich and poor, near and far, relatives and friends". Politicians such as Emperor Taizong and Li Shimin devoted themselves to these thoughts of governing the country and set an example for future generations.

5, "self-cultivation-oriented" and "pure heart and self-correction". Confucius said, "It's just and not ordered; His body is not right, although he does not obey. " The Analects of Confucius? In Lutz, Lutz asked Confucius how to become a politician. Confucius replied, "If you are honest, what's the point of being a politician?" Can't be right, like a right person? Mencius also said: "Jun is ruthless, Jun has righteousness, Jun has righteousness. "Book of Rites? Universities have raised self-cultivation to the height of governing the country to understand the importance of self-cultivation, and think: "The ancient desire is obviously superior to those in the world, so rule the country first;" If you want to govern your country, you should first get your family together; If you want to reunite with your family, you should first repair your body; If you want to repair your body, you must first correct your body. " "Qing north? "Official Proverbs" pointed out: "Officials are not afraid of my strictness, but I am afraid of my honesty, and the people are not satisfied with my ability and serve me. People dare not slow down, and honest officials dare not bully. Gong Mingsheng, winning streak. "

Second, the modern value of China's traditional culture.

China's excellent traditional culture contains rich leadership thoughts, involving the general plan of governing the country, the way of governing the country, self-cultivation and so on. It is a resource library of modern leadership thoughts and theories. As the unique cultural spirit and development wisdom of the Chinese nation, the leadership thought in traditional culture provides spiritual wealth for the construction and development of contemporary leadership theory, which has important theoretical value and practical significance.

"People are the foundation of the country"-the basic point of modern leadership thought.

The leadership thought of "attaching importance to the people, being close to the people, loving the people, enriching the people and keeping the people safe" in China's traditional culture is the foundation of modern leadership thought, which makes us more firmly establish the ruling idea of "building the party for the public and governing for the people" and earnestly achieve "power for the people, affection for the people and benefit for the people". In the practice of leading socialist modernization, our leaders at all levels should truly practice the purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly, fully embody the leadership essence of "leadership is service", innovate the form of serving the people, integrate the leadership thought in China's excellent traditional culture with the spirit of the times, and issue the modern leadership concept with China characteristics. In the process of leading the people to build a well-off society, leaders at all levels should focus on "enriching the people", understand and follow the laws governing the country in socialist countries, enrich the people not only economically but also ideologically, so that the people can truly become the main body of building a well-off society in an all-round way.

"Combination of Morality and Law" —— the fulcrum of modern leadership means. The strategies of "ruling the country by law" and "ruling the country by virtue" originated from the inheritance of the essence of China's ancient leadership thought. The construction of modern society needs "rule by law" and "rule by virtue" more. Only by combining "law" with "morality" can the society be stable and civilized and the country be rich and strong. "Combination of morality and law" is the basic strategy of modern leadership in governing the country. There is still a long way to go before our country can run the country by law and virtue and realize the rule of law and virtue. Leaders should thoroughly study the thought of "combination of morality and law" in China's traditional culture, realize scientific leadership, democratic leadership and legal leadership, and explore a road of "combination of morality and law" with China characteristics.

"strategizing"-the direction of modern leadership thinking.

Leadership is different from management. Management is to preside over work, take responsibility, coordinate relations, command and control, etc. And leadership focuses on pointing out the direction and policies of work and influencing people's behaviors and concepts. Leaders reflect their influence in planning vision and evaluation, while managers pay attention to improving the efficiency of daily management. Planning vision is one of the important differences between leadership and management. The leadership thought of "strategizing" in China ancient culture is a holistic, overall and forward-looking thought. Modern leaders should seriously study the connotation, specific application forms and manifestations of China's leadership thought of "strategizing" in traditional culture, and change from focusing on internal micro-management to strengthening overall macro-construction, and from "supervision" to "strategy". Modern leaders should learn from the ancient "strategizing" decision-making method, change the decision-making method based on policies, instructions and intuition under the planned economy system, apply modern scientific methods to study the unique laws of the construction and development of their own fields, departments and units under the background of globalization, plan strategies, make clear directions, and lead the organization from one development goal to another higher development goal.

"Empowering Shang Xian"-the principle of employing modern leaders.

Leadership is a dynamic concept. The special connotation of modern leadership, which is associated with long-term thinking, requires modern leaders to implement the general plan of governing the country through a large number of management talents and achieve the set goals. The ancient leadership thought of "Shang Xian Enabling" contains this principle of employing modern leaders. Modern leaders should inherit and develop the leadership thought of "Empowering Shang Xian" in China traditional culture. In the process of implementing the Party's cadre policy and personnel standards, we should pay attention to establishing a modern system of "selecting talents and appointing people", "not avoiding relatives at home and enemies abroad", and selecting talents with both ability and political integrity as political officers, so as to recruit talents and talents for the implementation of the strategy of our unit or department and to gather strength for economic and social development.

"Clear your mind and correct yourself"-the starting point of modern leadership literacy. Leadership is the banner, helmsman and direction of the organization, and must be a model for others and be highly respected. Xiu De must be treated first, and the decline of virtue will lead to the decline of the country, while the high morality will lead to the prosperity of the country. Politicians and thinkers in ancient China summed up the experience and lessons of the rise and fall of political affairs in past dynasties, and realized that whether the rulers, especially the ruling backbone, have noble moral qualities is the key to the prosperity of a country and a nation. This distinctive feature of China's leadership thought in traditional culture is of great practical significance for our leaders to adhere to the cultivation of party spirit, enhance their personality charm, and establish a style of being pragmatic, pioneering and innovative, diligent and efficient, honest and clean. Modern leaders should constantly strengthen their self-cultivation, exercise their conduct, improve their quality and moral level, and demonstrate their leadership ability with personality charm.

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