Chapter 3 The New Official Takes Office (3)

  The first fire burned out the effect, and soon got the affirmation and recognition of Jiangnan Bureau cadres and staff. Deputy Director Dong Xian was very happy. Then he thought about what to do next, doing something that not only does a good job but also gets everyone's understanding and support. Without a doubt, Deputy Director Dong Xian is a very smart person, and he also has his own unique management style.

  The ancients said: Those who gain the hearts of the people will gain the world. This principle also applies to daily work and management. Deputy Director Dong Xian thought of this, and couldn't help but sneer at Shu Daming in his heart, thinking him a fool. He knew that Shu Daming's approach to handling the rental income from the empty offices was correct from the unit's perspective. However, Shu Daming was foolish for not considering the people's feelings, not standing on the employees' side and thinking about their well-being, and not considering how they would feel. As a result, after the incident, no one in the unit spoke up for him.

  No matter which unit, there are always two kinds of people around the leader. One is a person with extremely strong work ability, and the other is a sycophant. A unit's leader, regardless of his character or ability, hopes to have some personnel with very strong work abilities under him, who can proactively help him handle big and small matters in the unit without worrying him. Every unit has such people, and every leader has such people around them, mainly relying on them for support in their work.

  There is another kind of person who especially likes to flatter, is good at flattering and can flatter. These people in the unit, 24 hours a day, do not focus on work, but pay attention to the leader's every move, every word and deed. What are the leader's hobbies? Who are the leader's relatives and friends? What is the leader's daily routine? They all understand very clearly. After grasping these things, they sacrifice their own time and energy, concentrate on catering to the leader, and satisfy the leader.

  Leaders are also human beings, no matter how high their position is, they are still normal people. They have the same seven emotions and six desires as ordinary people, they also have a sense of vanity, they need to eat, drink, urinate and defecate, and more importantly, they need someone to share their emotional life with. As the ancient saying goes, "Everyone has a love for beauty." In their spare time, they also hope to hear some good words, hope to be respected by others, and hope to have someone accompany them in entertainment. The psychological satisfaction of leaders mainly relies on these people.

  For the first type of person, leaders rely on them to get things done; for the second type of person, leaders depend on them to satisfy their vanity. Undoubtedly, Gong Zhong is the first type of person, and Shu Daming is also the first type of person; while Zhang Huan Ying is the second type of person, and Dong Xin is also the second type of person. However, in an organization, having only work ability does not necessarily mean you can advance; being good at flattering and bootlicking also does not necessarily mean you can advance. Only those who can enter a leader's private life will make 100% progress.

  Some people have described the phenomenon of some institutions, that is, a group of sycophants follow the leader around every day; and behind these sycophants are a group of capable people who work hard from dawn till dusk, with endless tasks. As a result, idle people are always idle, no matter where they go, they are always more comfortable than others; while busy people are always busy, no matter where they go, they are always busy, and there is always unfinished work to be done.

  Let's get back to the story. Dong Xian soon calmed down from the joy of his first success and began thinking about what to do next. He knew that at this critical moment, the party organization had transferred him to the Logistics Support Center as a test of trust in him. If he did well, his promotion would be guaranteed; if not, he would fall flat on his face and his political career would come to an end. To succeed, he needed to grasp three key points: first, do a good job at work without any mistakes; second, gain the support of the center's cadres and staff; third, win recognition from the bureau leaders.

  With this idea in mind, combined with the actual situation of the agency's logistics support center, after repeated weighing of pros and cons, Deputy Director Dong Xian decided to take advantage of the momentum of the first fire and immediately ignite the second fire. That is to continue doing internal "special supply wine" business on the basis of former director Shu Daming. The "special supply wine" that was once rampant in the domestic market refers to certain well-known wineries that provide special wines for specific power departments. Although these wines are not circulating in the market, everyone knows the gold content inside. Being able to drink such wine is also a manifestation of privilege.

  After understanding this principle, Deputy Director Dong Xian called Gong Zhong to the office and said his initial thoughts, asking Gong Zhong for specific suggestions. Gong Zhong did not think at all and immediately replied: "This internal wine business has been approved by the leadership of the bureau, and there is still a certain profit inside, and the sales channel does not exist. We must retain it. It's just that in the implementation process, we need to learn from Director Shu Daming's lesson, that is, we cannot use public funds to do this business."

  Then, Gong Zhong further explained: "The income generated by public funds is still public funds. Even if we make a lot of profits, it's still the government's money, and we can't distribute it privately to employees. Unfortunately, Director Shu didn't understand this principle before, and he didn't listen to my opinion. Later, as expected, after the two suspected disciplinary cases were exposed, the more than 100,000 yuan in benefits we earned from doing internal wine business was all accounted for by the bureau's inspection team as unit income. The center's cadres and employees worked hard day and night, often overtime, but didn't get a single penny of benefit."

  "What's your personal opinion on how to proceed?" Deputy Director Dong Xin asked. He knew that Gong Zhong had already formed a mature suggestion on this issue.

  Gong Zhong smiled slightly and replied, "Actually, it's very simple. When we do this internal business, as long as we grasp two points, that's enough. First, we can't openly use work time to do it. After all, the money earned is to solve the personal welfare of employees, and this is not within our business scope. Therefore, in the implementation process, we need to be low-key and pay attention to the impact, that is, when promoting, we must not promote recklessly. In this way, even if the industrial and commercial sectors investigate, there won't be a big problem. After all, we are doing internal business and have not openly operated in the market. This is the first point."

  "The second point is that we cannot use public funds. Specifically, we can adopt the form of employee fundraising, and the principal should not be too much, one million yuan per employee is enough. We will make it clear to the employees and let them decide voluntarily whether to participate or not. If there are individual employees who have financial difficulties and cannot afford this amount, when distributing profits, we will consider giving half of it. I believe that everyone should understand this way. After all, it's still using working hours and unit resources, which has some welfare nature."

  "Gong Zhong continued: "In addition to these two points, I feel that there is another issue that needs attention. That is, the money we earn, we cannot distribute it all to employees. Currently, business entertainment expenses are tightly controlled in our unit, and we can make some small expenditures here, which is the first thing to pay attention to; Another issue to note is that the leadership of the bureau also needs to be properly considered. After all, this policy was given by them, and we cannot monopolize it. Whether or not it can be done still depends on the leader's word."

  Finally, Gong Zhong concluded: "Director Dong, in this way, we have not used the unit's funds, and after being approved by the bureau leaders, we have also considered all aspects of interests. This internal wine business is definitely no problem. Not only has it solved the central business reception fees to some extent, but it has also solved the welfare problems of cadres and staff. Although it takes up a certain amount of working time, as long as it does not affect normal work, this small problem can be ignored."

  Deputy Director Dong Xin just listened seriously, without interrupting Gong Zhong halfway. After Gong Zhong finished speaking, he didn't say much either, and certainly didn't make any decisions on the spot. Dong Xin believed that as a successful leader, one should never easily express opinions in front of subordinates. Even if a subordinate's request has already been decided upon, it is necessary to go through several rounds and turn several corners before expressing one's decision. This way, subordinates can feel the complexity of things and how difficult they are.

  Psychologists believe that people have a strange mentality, where things that are easily obtained are not cherished, and the harder it is to get something, the more it is treasured. Only when something is hard to come by do we learn to cherish it.

  After Gong Zhong left, Deputy Director Dong Xin thought about what Gong Zhong had said again and felt that Gong Zhong's consideration was very comprehensive and mature. He couldn't help but admire Gong Zhong's financial management skills, no wonder Party Secretary Zhao, the bureau chief, specifically instructed him to seek Gong Zhong's opinion on financial management before he came.

  After Deputy Director Dong Xin made his own decision, he immediately invited Deputy Director Fang Wen and the heads of various departments within the center to his office for a special meeting to conduct collective research. In the organization, many problems are essentially the personal decisions of the main leaders, but after going through the procedures in the meeting, the nature is completely different. What is called collective research decision? This is collective research decision. When there is no problem, it is a personal decision; when there is a problem, this becomes a collective research decision. By doing so, it can avoid personal responsibility to the greatest extent.

  Unfortunately, Director Shu Daming did not understand this most basic principle at the time. If he had transferred the 5 million yuan in funds and mortgaged the Zhengqi Building, just like Deputy Director Dong Xin, and held a meeting with the deputy directors of the Organizational Center, Fang Wen, and the heads of various departments to express his thoughts and follow the prescribed procedures, it is believed that given the context at the time and Shu Daming's prestige, no one would have raised objections, nor would anyone have dared to raise objections. As a result, after these two "alleged disciplinary violations" occurred, the Jiangnan Bureau Party Group led by Director Zhao and the judicial organs would not have been able to hold Shu Daming personally responsible.

  Deputy Director Dong Xin is precisely from the lessons of this incident, knowing that he absolutely cannot be like Shu Daming, engaging in personal dictatorship, disrespecting his deputies, and when problems arise, it can only be personally borne by him, with no relation to the team. For some sensitive issues, collective research is still better, even if it's just a symbolic procedure, it can maximize the avoidance of pursuing individual responsibility.

  "I'm not as foolish as Shu Daming, paying attention to superficial things." Deputy Director Dong Xin couldn't help but admire his own cleverness and secretly ridiculed Shu Daming's foolishness. By following the prescribed procedures, in essence, he still had the final say. However, by doing this surface-level work, the nature of the matter underwent a fundamental change, which not only increased the cohesion of the collective but also demonstrated his respect for others, winning over people's hearts to the greatest extent possible.