To solve the contradiction between the straight line and the staff, and to integrate the strength of the straight line and the staff, it is necessary to ensure a certain balance between unified command and making full use of the knowledge of professionals. The key to solve this contradiction is to make rational use of employees' work. If the role of employees is not enough or too much, it may affect the straight line, thus affecting the efficiency of the whole organization's activities. Rational use of employees' work needs to clarify the relationship between straight lines and employees, give employees the necessary functional power, and at the same time, line managers must also provide employees with the necessary information conditions.

(A) a clear power relationship

Only by clarifying the characteristics of their respective work nature and authority relationship can front-line employees prevent contradictions or solve them with a positive attitude. Line managers need to make decisions and be responsible for the results, while staff officers study and provide suggestions. Line managers take suggestions seriously and absorb reasonable ingredients; Staff officers should realize that the value of existence lies in assisting and improving straight-line work. )

(2) Grant necessary functional powers.

Functional power delegation: refers to the fact that the supervisor of a direct subordinate entrusts some powers originally belonging to his direct subordinate to relevant staff departments or staff officers, so that these staff departments not only have the responsibility of research, consultation and service, but also have certain decision-making, supervision and control rights within a certain functional scope. The way is as follows

1: The staff expert puts forward opinions and suggestions to the immediate superior, and then transmits the suggestions to the subordinates as instructions.

(3) Providing necessary conditions for staff officers.

So that they can keep abreast of the progress of the activities of the straight-line departments and make suggestions.