Why must management be so confrontational?

Author: Jiang Hongsheng
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: Management is both a science and an art. It seeks to maintain stability while fostering innovation, meeting current needs and solving urgent problems, while also anticipating the future and preparing ahead of time. Some managers, especially those with military backgrounds, tend to use military-style thinking to manage businesses. To cater to this mindset, the publishing industry has, with books like "Business Warfare Tactics" and "Boss Tactics" gaining immense popularity. Research institutions have also rushed to publish works emphasizing the importance of military-style management and absolute obedience. At the time, countless business professionals flocked to these ideas. From bosses to assembly line workers, everyone spoke of "no excuses." It was as if every well had a copy of Liu Ci's works, and every company had some form of military-style management. However, businesses are not armies. The goal of business management is to treat people as people, not as war machines. In today's human-centric era, carrot-and-stick management has become outdated. Laozi said, "The soft and weak give birth to life; the strong and rigid lead to death." The times have changed, and rigid, confrontational thinking simply does not work in businesses today. Entrepreneurs must master the art of Tai Chi push hands and management to thrive in the knowledge economy.