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 management perspectives commonly seen. 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 inspiration. – 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 because Chinese people are different from Americans and Japanese. – China Business Times
China has a profound 5,000-year cultural heritage 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 can ultimately achieve the goal of stabilizing and accomplishing tasks. However, due to neglecting the differences between Chinese humanistic leadership and Western legalistic management, many 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 people-centered management principles. He reveals the root causes of Chinese managers’ challenges in communication, delegation, and personnel management, and explores practical management topics such as "Management vs. Leadership," "Hierarchical Delegation and Responsibility," "Human Resource Management and Organizational Development," and "How to Build a Solid Grassroots Team." Through these analyses, he distills a set of practical and effective leadership skills suitable for modern Chinese managers.
By studying 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.