Famous quotes from ancient Chinese management thought

The idea of ??"people-oriented" was first proposed by the politician Guan Zhong in my country. Its original intention is that only by solving the problems of good people can we achieve "the principle of managing the country." The purpose of "consolidation" is basically the traditional Chinese people-centered thought that has been passed down along this line. Ancient Chinese thinkers conducted in-depth research on human behavior. Such as the laws of human behavior.

Kong Wu proposed that "the principles of human relations cannot be ignored." In management, we must pay attention to the study of human laws and satisfy people's desires according to certain laws so that things can be done in line with objective reality. About giving full play to people's subjective initiative.

Gift, that would be too confusing. Regarding rewards and punishments. It is believed that rewards should be used to encourage people's spirit and behavior of not being afraid of sacrifice and meritorious service to the country, and punishments should be used to make people who do bad things fear and be restrained. Thoughts on group behavior and organizational behavior.

Xunzi pointed out: "People cannot live without groups. Groups without divisions lead to fighting, fighting leads to chaos, and chaos leads to separation." Here, Xunzi advocates collective behavior. He believes that group nature is one of human nature, and human beings cannot survive without groups.

In short, ancient my country placed great emphasis on various group relationships centered on people, including family, neighborhood, society, country and even nature. What it advocated was not individualism but responsibility to larger entities.