Chinese Leadership: The Art of People-Oriented Management

Author: Zeng Shiqiang
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: Management is centered on tasks, while leadership revolves around people. Excessive management often treats people as objects. Therefore, only by valuing leadership can we fully unleash the potential of personnel, adapt appropriately, and innovate reasonably. — Zeng Shiqiang Many of Professor Zeng's viewpoints differ greatly from the conventional management perspectives we often see. But perhaps this is precisely the value of organizing this dialogue. Today, as we strive to build a harmonious society and harmonious enterprises, Professor Zeng's insights have offered us some special revelations. — CCTV's "Dialogue" program In Professor Zeng's Chinese-style management thinking, there is a fundamental principle: management should be people-centered. Chinese-style management exists precisely because Chinese people are different from Americans and Japanese. — China Business Times China has a profound 5,000-year-old culture that influences people's values, emphasizing interpersonal relationships and implicit rules, thus giving rise to concepts like people-centeredness and prioritizing virtue. — Jiang Xipei, Chairman of Jiangsu Yuan Dong Group The essence of Chinese-style management lies in being people-centered and managing tasks through people. By understanding people, we achieve the ultimate goal of making people feel secure and accomplishing tasks. However, due to the neglect of the differences between Chinese humanistic leadership and Western legalistic management, many of us blindly follow Western management styles without grasping the key principles, leading to excessive management and a lack of leadership, ultimately affecting the performance of the entire organization. In this book, Professor Zeng Shiqiang, known as the "Father of Chinese Management," combines his 30 years of research on Chinese culture and local management practices to thoroughly analyze the people-centered management principles, revealing the root causes of Chinese managers' difficulties in communication, delegation, and people management. He explores topics such as "Management vs. Leadership," "Hierarchical Delegation and Responsibility," "Human Resource Management and Organizational Personnel Development," and "How to Build a Solid Grassroots Team," distilling a set of practical and effective leadership skills suitable for modern Chinese managers. Through the study of this book, you will not only understand the essence of people-centered Chinese management but also grasp the successful methods of leaders in communication, delegation, motivation, and nurturing their subordinates.