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Chapter 49 Also Talks about "Governance by Doing Nothing" - "Grasp Power" and "Decentralize Power"

As a leader, when to "do" and when to deliberately "not to"; which things must be "grasp" and which things must be "let go", you must be as clear and clear as a mirror. The phrase "govern by doing nothing", as the name suggests, means "to achieve the purpose of 'doing things' to the greatest extent by almost 'doing nothing'".When this sentence is used in enterprise management, it is to require our managers to know how to "delegate power" and try to avoid "doing everything by yourself".However, in the real world, too many business managers object to this statement.They are always chasing "busy" too much. It seems that only when they become "busy" and are "busy" can their lives be fulfilled and their businesses thrive.This "busy consciousness" has slightly different manifestations among the managers of state-owned and private enterprises—managers of state-owned enterprises try to express their "sense of responsibility" and "spirit of professionalism" by being "busy"; The latter are often unwilling to "delegate power" because they "can't trust" others and are "reluctant" to entrust the "family business" they have worked so hard to entrust to others.

Not only that, our masters of "Success" and "Inspirational Science" are also "fueling the flames", they keep advocating a concept-if you want to be twice as successful as others, then you must be "busier than others" "Double.This kind of theory sounds "incomparably correct" at first glance, but it is full of absurdity when you think about it carefully-"success" is not "buying eggplant", and you can buy a few catties more for a little more money.Is this an account that can be calculated according to the "proportional" relationship? , and absolutely agree, of course, I don't dislike the theories of "hard work", "hard work to get rich", "no pie in the sky".The thing is, "hardworking" doesn't necessarily equal "busy."This is two different things.

I pointed out in the article "Idle People" and "Busy People" that an enterprise cannot be full of "busy people", because "busy" will bring "chaos", and "chaos" will lead to "chaos" in efficiency. low".When people are "busy", they tend to concentrate too much, which leads to narrowing of vision, and they only see the trees but not the forest.In this way, it is easy to ignore the overall situation and the matching relationship between various things, resulting in the waste of a lot of resources and the generation of ineffective labor.At this time, there must be a few "idle people" in the enterprise. Their job is to "observe" and "think" quietly, that is, to "focus on the forest and ignore the trees", coordinate the relationship between various things to ensure the overall situation— This should be the manager's "job" job.An hour's work of such "idle people" may be as efficient as ten "busy people" working for a week.More than that, a manager, especially a senior manager, must become a person who "governs by doing nothing".Because, the more senior managers are, the more important it is to flexibly and efficiently "employ people" and "delegate power".Here, "employing people" and "delegating power" are important tasks for managers, and the managers who are "too busy and exhausted" are just incompetent managers.

In view of this, I have always believed that a real "good boss" should "sleep" at home every day, or go out to play golf with friends.Because they can do this because they have a strong fighting team, and most importantly, they have a solid "middle management".Such bosses will never "do everything by themselves" in everything. They are very good at "employing people" and "delegating power". There are opportunities for "dedication".

And those bosses who are "busy to death" every day don't know how to "delegate power", so their subordinates have no sense of responsibility, and there is no "burden" on their shoulders. They are "deprived" of the opportunity to "dedicate themselves", I can only watch the boss "busy" and can't help, and I can only be "forced" by the boss to "did my time" until I watch the boss "busy" or "angry".Give two examples from my own experience.I once worked for a year in a group company that distributed cars of various brands.The boss of that company once said to me angrily, "These employees of mine are lazy, their execution ability is extremely poor, and I have to do everything by myself."At first, I was full of "sympathy" for the boss' experience, but slowly, I finally discovered the "mystery".It turned out that the boss lacked trust in his employees, and always felt that his subordinates would take advantage of him, so he was not at ease after arranging any matter, and he had to grasp all the details of the matter before he could feel at ease.Therefore, no matter how hard the people below try to do things, they will always be accused and criticized by the boss who often contradicts each other. Next step.

In this way, no one dares to do things boldly and proactively—no matter how much you do, it’s useless. The boss has to "reinvent the wheel" with one word, so you might as well wait until the boss has finished "ordering".But looking at this side, the boss is already so busy that his forehead is sweating and his head is dizzy, how can he take care of so many things at the same time!Many things, even the things I have explained and guided, have long been forgotten in the "Java Kingdom".As a result, many things have become "unfinished projects", which can't be moved when they are put on hold, and in the end they have to be scolded by the boss—are you all vegetarian?Why can't everything be done without me?What do you feed them?Of course, everyone can easily imagine the operating conditions of this enterprise.One more example.I was once trained by a well-known Taiwanese car dealership operator who was the general manager of an American brand dealership in Shanghai.This dealership has a high reputation in the industry for its operating performance several times higher than other stores of the same level, so the general manager was invited by colleagues from all over the country to conduct relevant business and management training.

I also made a lot of real money.However, I have to say that the general manager's training course is lively, fascinating and impressive.His business philosophy is a typical "government by doing nothing" - he only stays in the store for a few days a month on average, mainly to deal with some trivial matters.The rest of the time is spent lecturing around the country "earning extra money".Apparently his boss adopted a "turn one eye and close one eye" attitude towards this matter - who let him manage the business so well!However, this does not mean that the general manager is just a "hands-off shopkeeper", and he will never relax in some important links.The training and appointment of "middle-level cadres" has cost him a lot of effort; the formulation of "rules of the game" is also strictly controlled.Every day, his middle management will transfer the data of the day to his computer, and he will make judgments and guidance on important matters.In addition to these, in his own words, "I just do odd jobs for my middle-level, just helping out."From these two cases, I deeply realized the importance of "holding power" and "delegating power" to a manager.What should be "caught"?
Those basic frameworks, core things, and the relationship between various things in the overall situation should be "grasped".What should be "put"?For those specific things, the specific implementation should be "released". "Letting go" is not an absolute "letting go". Paying attention to the "process" of employees' execution, and occasionally giving ideas, helping out, and helping others, is a competent manager and a "good leader."Don't feel too good about yourself. In fact, many "checks" and "guidance" from you are all "obstacles" in the eyes of employees.In the eyes of employees, you are often like an ignorant child, crying and obstructing adults from doing things.Employees have to spare a lot of energy to "coax" you first, and the "coaxing" stops before they can go to work with peace of mind.Remember, since you pay employees wages every month, not letting them "work" is the real "disadvantage".Some things should be "put in place", don't always worry about "making trouble".As long as everyone shoulders their due responsibilities, shoulders the burdens that should be carried, and puts all their energy into one place, there is no fear of "disturbances".Don't think that as long as you "hold on to everything" and "check everything yourself", there will be no "trouble".Let me tell you, the photos are not wrong, and the "mess" is not necessarily small.

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