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The Practical Significance of Taoist Wisdom of Laozi and Zhuangzi
Taoist wisdom: the way of management, the way of life and the way of health preservation. Taoism is a philosophical school that came into being during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Its main representatives are: Lao Zi, who was born on the bank of the Wohe River in the late Spring and Autumn Period (now Yang Guo, Anhui Province), Zhuangzi, who was born in Mengcheng, Anhui Province during the Warring States Period, and Liu An, the king of Huainan, during the Western Han Dynasty. Their thoughts are embodied in Laozi, Zhuangzi and Huainanzi respectively. Taoism is a school with "Tao" as its core category and "nature" and "inaction" as its basic concepts, pursuing the simplicity of human nature and spiritual freedom. Taoism is extensive and profound. It complements Confucianism, and has a great and far-reaching influence on China's traditional culture, national psychology and national character. However, due to various reasons, people's understanding of Taoist culture is limited and there are many misunderstandings for a long time. For example, there is a popular view in history that Taoism values heaven over man and nature over man. This view is one-sided. In fact, Taoism emphasizes both heaven and humanity, nature and personnel. It's just that they don't talk about human nature and personnel like Confucianism. Instead, the study of human nature and personnel is led to a wider field and a deeper level. Taking nature as the reference system, the social personnel and the way of life are discussed from the mutual observation of nature and personnel, heaven and human nature, and a set of unique strategies, management concepts, life wisdom and cultivation methods are put forward, which are very enlightening to us. I. Taoist management (I) Taoist management of "ruling by doing nothing" and its modern enlightenment advocate that "doing nothing" is a major feature of Taoist thought. Many people understand Taoist "doing nothing" as "not doing it", which is a great misunderstanding. Taoism's "inaction" does not mean doing nothing or doing nothing, but opposing a reluctant move against the laws of nature and emphasizing the need to act in a way that conforms to nature. In fact, Taoism's "inaction" is a very clear way and means of "doing", which has important enlightenment significance in modern management: First, "governing by doing nothing" advocates a leadership strategy of "grasping the big and letting the small go". In any organization, there is a relationship between being led and being led. The work of leadership is macro and overall, mainly to formulate major policies, plan development strategies and grasp the development direction, rather than covering everything. Dealing with the relationship between "doing" and "not doing" and doing something different is the leadership art that leaders should have. Only by being good at "inaction" in small things can we be better "promising" in big things. Doing big things well will get twice the result with half the effort, and focusing on small things may get twice the result with half the effort. This is the leadership strategy of "grasping the big and letting go of the small" provided by Taoism. Secondly, "governing by doing nothing" advocates humanized management. Respect for human nature, respect for human value and dignity are issues that managers in any era and any management work should fully consider. With the continuous improvement of people's dominant position, respecting human nature is the basis and premise of management. In this respect, the Taoist management concept of "governing by doing nothing" is enlightening to us. This concept tells us that management should not go against the natural nature of human beings and should not extract human strength without limit. This concept requires managers to delegate power to subordinates, fully trust them and respect their enthusiasm, initiative and creativity on the premise of grasping macro principles. Third, "governing by doing nothing" advocates a natural management method. Applying "governing by doing nothing" to management requires managers to follow the laws of nature and act strictly according to the laws; We should be good at taking advantage of the situation, let nature take its course, do the right thing and not do the wrong thing. According to Laozi's thought, managers can be divided into four levels: the highest level managers follow the Tao, although he implements management, people feel his existence; Managers at the second level act with "virtue". He does not seek personal gain, works wholeheartedly for the people, can bring benefits to the people, and the people love him. The third-level manager acts according to the law, and people are afraid of him, but they don't really support him; The fourth-level managers act according to "desire". He knows nothing, but he wants to take care of everything. People hate him. In Laozi's view, only the first-class managers can reach the highest level of "governing by doing nothing" and achieve the best management effect. This concept tells us that the highest level of management is management that conforms to nature and respects human nature, and the most knowledgeable manager is the manager who manages the management objects in an orderly way in his leisure time. (2) The Taoist management mode of "whether to grow together or not" and its modern enlightenment "whether to grow together or not" is an important proposition put forward by Lao Zi. Philosophically speaking, "being" refers to any specific thing, that is, "being", which is produced from "nothing" and constantly transformed into "nothing". This thought contains profound dialectical methods and has guiding significance for modern management practice. First, "existence" provides us with a dialectical thinking of "innovation". Most people are used to thinking positively and affirming the role of "there"; Taoism pays more attention to negative thinking and emphasizes the role of "nothing". Affirmative thinking based on "existence" is often manifested in following the rules; Negative thinking based on "nothing" is often characterized by being unconventional. Taoism emphasizes "existence and non-existence", which actually advocates the organic combination of positive thinking and negative thinking, and advocates a dialectical thinking of "innovation and innovation". This kind of thinking requires managers to be willing to explore new problems, be brave in meeting new challenges, be good at originality, dare to take risks, be opinionated, and not be superstitious about authority, which inspires us to be good at transforming "nothing" into "existence" in management and endows management with innovative spirit. Secondly, "whether there is mutual existence or not" provides us with a management art of "combining reality with reality". Taoist dialectical thinking of "whether there is mutual existence" is applied to management practice, which requires managers to be good at combining "practicality" with "retreat". Su Shi has a famous saying: "I don't know the true face of Lushan Mountain, but toward which corner of the mountain." This poem tells a truth: "the authorities are fascinated, but the bystanders are clear." Managers sometimes have to be good at getting rid of the chaotic "pragmatic" activities and put themselves in a "virtual environment" to avoid being fascinated by the authorities and being known to outsiders. For management work, it is not good to be pragmatic, and it is not good to be pragmatic. A successful manager is good at combining "pragmatism" with "retreat" to create a brand-new world from an otherworldly virtual environment.