1. "People-oriented"-the core of enterprise management. In the Analects of Confucius, the original meaning of "benevolence" is "love". Confucius put forward the external standards of benevolence, that is, "rigidity, toughness, wood, laziness and closeness to benevolence." (Lutz) That is to say, people with strong, decisive, simple and modest language are close to benevolence. At the same time, he also put forward five standards of practicing benevolence, namely "courtesy, tolerance, faithfulness, sensitivity and benefit". (Yang Huo) Respect, generosity, honesty, diligence and kindness. China family business should learn from Confucius' thoughts of benevolence and implement people-oriented management.
2. "Harmony is precious"-the magic weapon for the prosperity of enterprises. Confucius believes that the function of "harmony is the most important thing" ("learning while learning") is to do everything properly. "Gentlemen are harmonious but different" ("Lutz"), gentlemen and people unite and cooperate appropriately, but they do not blindly agree. In a group, individuals play different roles, and their way of thinking, words and deeds can't be exactly the same, but if everyone can do "don't do to others what you don't want them to do to you". (Yan Yuan) In this way, harmonious interpersonal relationships can be established. Family business should advocate Confucius' thought of "harmony is precious" and build harmonious interpersonal relationships.
3. "See what you want"-the guarantee of enterprise development. Confucius said, "People who are rich and expensive want what they want. If you don't follow its path, you will have nowhere to get it. " According to Confucius, as a gentleman, we must attach importance to the cultivation of benevolence. A gentleman is figurative, while a villain is figurative. "Righteousness" refers to moral norms, and "benefit" refers to "economic interests". Confucius advocated that if we want to "do it for profit", that is, engage in commercial activities, we must first think about whether this kind of interest conforms to moral norms. Family enterprises should pay attention to justice and benefit and pursue the long-term interests of enterprises.
4. "Honesty and trustworthiness"-the cornerstone of enterprise survival. Confucius pointed out that "people can't stand without faith" (Yan Yuan). Without the trust of the people, organizations can't survive for a long time; At the same time, managers themselves should be honest, "trust is the responsibility of the people", and the integrity of managers can win the trust of the people. Confucius also said, "People without faith don't know what they can do." ("Governance") That is, if a person does not keep his word, it will be difficult to stand on the world. Therefore, honesty and trustworthiness is not only an excellent corporate culture, but also a basic ideological quality and moral quality of enterprise managers.
5. "The spirit of loyalty and filial piety"-the cohesion of enterprise management. Qi Jinggong asked Confucius about politics, and Confucius said to him, "Jun Jun, minister, father and son." ("Yan Yuan") Confucius believed that all monarchs, fathers and children should be loyal to their duties and fulfill their respective obligations and responsibilities. Confucius advocated that "the monarch makes his ministers polite, and the ministers serve the monarch with loyalty." (Bashu) Confucius not only talked about the loyalty of his subjects to the monarch, but also about the loyalty between people. He also means being loyal to his duties, such as "respecting what he does before eating" (Wei Linggong), which emphasizes that employees should treat their work with respect and caution. Family business especially emphasizes Confucius' spirit of "loyalty and filial piety" and the concept of benevolence and righteousness.
To sum up, the management thought in The Analects is profound and profound, which is very helpful for the cultural construction of family businesses. Of course, it also contains a lot of dross, such as hierarchy, paternalistic style, and the principle of kissing, which leads to paternalistic management mode and cronyism mechanism of family businesses and brings some negative effects to family businesses. Therefore, we should take its essence, discard its dross and reconstruct the family business culture of China.