Let's first analyze the basic connotation of Laozi's management thought of "governing by doing nothing".
Laozi's Tao Te Ching said, "You know from below when you are above. Secondly, kiss and praise. Second, fear it. Second, regret. " In other words, first-class managers believe that subordinates should be fully decentralized and give them full autonomy to decide what to do. Therefore, he seldom interferes in the affairs of his subordinates, rarely works, and rarely does anything. Although his work effect is the best, the following people don't know what contribution he has made, only know that he is the man. Second-rate leaders are willing to be close to the people and pay attention to popular working methods, so many people praise him and are willing to be close to him. The third-rate leader thinks that others must have dignity to obey his orders, so the people below are afraid of him. The fourth-rate leader thinks that the country can only be rich and strong by cruel means, so the people below hate him.
Laozi
Rulers who use cruel means often appear in wartime. They have great ambitions, such as Hitler in Germany, Mussolini in Italy and tojo hideki in Japan during World War II. They dream of ruling Europe and even the world. They exercised cruel rule in order to achieve great goals, and as a result, they aroused the strong resistance of the people and set off the workers' movement, the democratic movement, the producers' movement and so on. Fight for the rights and interests of the people. The rulers brutally suppressed the people's movement, and as a result, the people hated them. Cruel rule often dies after a short time.
Majestic leaders usually have considerable goals. They often think that their judgment is very correct, so they hope that the organization will develop according to their own wishes. When others have different opinions, force others to listen to their own. At this time, many contradictions have been aroused, making the leadership work more and more difficult.
Second-rate leaders have smaller goals than authoritative leaders. In order to get results, they pay attention to adopting popular methods. They are willing to work actively and pay attention to subordinates and people, which has been praised a lot.
The goal of a first-class leader is the smallest, because he is a carefree person who can be satisfied under any circumstances. He believes that a country can develop naturally, and there are bound to be good times and bad times in the process of development, and he can accept both good and bad results. Therefore, he rarely interferes with or does not interfere with the work of his subordinates, and rarely acts or does nothing at all, but his work effect is the best among the four leaders. This is what Laozi called "governing by doing nothing".
Rulers who do nothing often appear after the end of social unrest. Because at this time people saw that cruel rule was the direct cause of social chaos. In the history of China, whenever there is social chaos, Taoist figures will come forward and govern the country by "doing nothing". They rarely interfere in state affairs and do little to let the country recuperate and gradually revive.
Tao Te Ching
After the revival of the country, it often turns to Confucianism to govern the country, and the idea of benevolence and propriety is popular in China. When the country is in chaos, it is often the Legalists who govern the country and the rulers are cruel. There are few thoughts of benevolence, righteousness, etiquette and law in society, and tough thoughts are popular. There are great contradictions and conflicts between the rulers and the people, which lead to social chaos. After the turmoil, he began to govern the country with the idea of "inaction". China's history is constantly developing circularly among these three thoughts. The historical development of other countries in the world is basically the same law.
First-class leaders do few things, so the work is the easiest, but the work effect is the best. It is very difficult for fourth-rate leaders to govern the country, risking their lives and leading to national chaos. It can be said that the easier the leadership work, the better the result and the worse the result.
The development law of things is that extremes meet, and after strict management reaches its peak, it will develop in the direction of reducing management. At that time, you will find that no management is the best management; Inaction is the best action. This truth can only be understood by people who are content with the status quo.
Secondly, let's take a look at other expositions about "inaction" in Laozi's Tao Te Ching.
Laozi's "Tao Te Ching" said: "I do nothing, but the people make it themselves; I am so quiet that the people are self-righteous; I have nothing to do and the people are rich. "That is to say, if the rulers do not act, the people will still move forward according to the laws of nature; The ruler is a quiet person, and the folk customs will naturally be correct; Rulers don't do things, people do things according to their own methods, and naturally they will get rich.
Laozi's Tao Te Ching said, "If you are a big country, you can cook small things.". In other words, in the eyes of people with high IQ, governing a country is as simple as cooking a small fish. Such a simple way of governing the country refers to a leader who rarely acts or does not act, that is, a leader who does nothing.
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Laozi's Tao Te Ching said: "Governing the country with wisdom is a thief of the country; It is the blessing of the country not to govern the country with wisdom. " In other words, the more wisdom and skills are used to pursue the country's prosperity, the more chaotic the country will be. If there is no wisdom or skills, if the rulers do little or nothing, the country will develop better.
According to my understanding, what Laozi called "inaction" is inaction. Because "inaction" people know that life is good and bad. If we try our best to pursue good things and avoid bad things, the result will be even worse. Only by reducing the pursuit of good things can we reduce the bad things in life. If you don't pursue good things, there will be no bad things in life. People who realize this will reduce their actions and eventually achieve inaction and only do some basic things in life, becoming "inaction" people.