Say "no" to bad habits
( 2003-05-20 10:59) (pladaily)
It is quite common that people fall prey to certain bad habits in their daily
lives, said the PLA Daily today, citing the following story.
Right after the World War II, General Eisenhower was to take up the post of
the president of the University of Colombia, the vice-president of the
university arranged 63 department heads to report to him.ĦĦEisenhower canceled
the meeting and argued that he did not need to consult so many people to learn
about the university's situation. "When I was leading the allied forces, I only
dealt with three generals directly commanding the troops" he said.
There is an old Chinese saying: If the senior officials have a habit, their
subordinates are sure to like it even more. If the senior officials say "no" to
some bad habits first, their subordinates may follow suit. Thus, it will be
easier to uproot bad habit , such as formalism.
Nowadays, working groups are often sent to the grass-roots units to inspect
work. The important thing is not how grand and spectacular these inspection work
may look, but how many practical problems they can resolve, and how much
information they can provide for the higher level to make decision.
If a proper system can be established to ensure the implementation of this
concept, then the bad habit can be easily uprooted.
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