The secretary needs to understand the working methods of the leader.

The secretarial method refers to the way the secretary works in achieving his goals and accomplishing tasks in his work activities. It is the way and means for the secretary to achieve his goals and accomplish tasks. The secretarial method has its own characteristics and laws, and is closely related to philosophy, leadership, decision-making, management and other disciplines. For example, the preparation of a large-scale conference may involve hundreds of specific issues (such as dozens of printed documents, dozens of requirements for the layout of the podium), which depends on the Secretary-General’s practice and accumulated experience. .

The secretary must understand that the leadership method is the general direction of the secretary's working methods and the general starting point for improving the secretary's working methods.

The secretary serves the leader, and the secretarial method must obey and serve the realization of the leadership objectives. The secretary can only creatively use his own working methods if he understands the basic leadership methods. The basic leadership approach falls within the scope of leadership, which is briefly described here:

First, the political method

This can also be called the Marxist approach. In the practice of revolution and construction, China has formed a set of leadership methods with distinctive Chinese characteristics.

This scientific method has undergone long-term practice testing and has been perfected in practice and has universal guiding significance for all work. The basic content includes two interrelated aspects:

Popular route

The popular line is the fundamental line for all Chinese cd to carry out all work, and it is also the most important way of working. It means adhering to the combination of leadership and the people, the general appeal and individual guidance, and coming from the people to the people. go with. This method of leadership is the application of dialectical materialism and historical materialism world outlook and methodology in leadership work. It reflects subjective and objective, understanding and practice, the organic unity of leadership and the people, and prevents and overcomes subjectivism, bureaucracy, and inaction. , do not think about enterprising and other wrong tendencies, and promote the development of a powerful weapon. It contains profound thoughts, including many effective concrete practices, and penetrates into various concrete methods. The main leaders of the central government emphasized this at the symposium of the national secretary-general and general office directors in the early 1990s.

Leading thought

Leading thought means that in all important work, we must pay attention to thinking first, make full use of the political advantages of socialism, unify the cadres and the people's ideological understanding, and thus condense a powerful driving force for the work. In the past when the class struggle was emphasized, there was a reference to "political command". Since the understanding of politics at that time was "politics is class struggle", the formulation of political difficulties was unscientific, especially in economics and technology. The field emphasizes that political leadership has many side effects. However, unifying people's ideological understanding is an important prerequisite for all work at all times and the primary link of leadership methods. Such as resolutions on a number of historical issues, questions on adhering to the four basic principles, on the line of economic construction as the center, on the persistence of reform and opening up, and the proposed development from the development of the western region to the revitalization of the Northeast and Central China, as well as the establishment of scientific development. If you don't first unify people's thinking and understanding, it is very difficult to take real steps.

Overseas, there is no thought-leading formulation. Western countries advocate absolute freedom of thought, and each political party has its own line and policy. An extremely important advantage of the socialist system is its political superiority, which is determined by the unity of ideas. We do not object to the people's different views on various specific matters, nor do they oppose the different proposals of the Secretary for various tasks. However, in the big line of policy, we must emphasize the consistency of ideological understanding. This is engaged in political work and secretarial work. The principle that should be understood.

The Secretary should pay attention to the following points in applying the political method:

1. Closely contact the people, serve as a bridge between leaders and the public, and assist leaders in implementing the popular line;

2. Pay attention to the collection and comprehensive research of information to help leaders understand the objective situation and the people's ideological dynamics in order to make correct decisions;

3. Practically write a highly viable archive and consciously overcome formalism and commandism;

4. Actively cooperate with the publicity and education department to strengthen ideological education in major activities.

Second, the administrative method

The administrative method refers to the method of using administrative authority to implement administrative orders, instructions, regulations, regulations, etc., in order to achieve the goal of leadership. It is based on the premise of power and obedience, and is characterized by directness, unity, and compulsory for the leader. This method is indispensable in leadership activities and is one of the important means to achieve leadership goals. Although the executive leadership method is characterized by coercion and obedience, it does not mean that the executive head can force command and arbitrariness. The scientific administrative method must conform to and reflect the objective laws and the long-term interests of the people, but not the command of the people.

This method also has certain limitations. The single use is easy to flow to the forced command, which will affect the enthusiasm of the leader, and the leadership decision lacks the motivation to implement. Therefore, it is often necessary to use it in combination with economic methods and educational methods. good effect.

When the secretary leads the use of administrative methods, he should pay attention to the following points:

1. First of all, we should consider whether it is necessary to apply this law. Is it in line with the party's policies and national laws, is it in line with reality, and is it supported by the people? If you find a problem, you should report it to the leader, and ask the leader to think about it.

2. When ordering the drafting of administrative orders, instructions and other files, we must strive to implement the popular line, respect the opinions of representatives from all walks of life and the opinions of the hearings and inject them into the archives, so that administrative means are easily accepted by the people.

3. Collect feedback in a timely manner and improve administrative means.

4. People, groups such as workers and women should use less administrative means to carry out their work, and they should not use imperative language. Enterprises and institutions cannot use administrative methods externally.

Third, the legal method

China is strengthening the building of the legal system and is also moving towards a higher-level legal society. Relying on laws and regulations to manage various undertakings is an important working method for leading the work of the law. The legal method has the following characteristics: First, it has authoritativeness and seriousness, everyone must abide by it, and leadership cannot be based on power; second, it is irreplaceable, it is the basis and guarantee of other methods; Sex, certainty and stability cannot be changed and changed from person to person. Fourth, it is exclusive. It is not allowed to be replaced by other methods when solving problems.

When the secretary leads the use of legal methods, he should pay attention to the following points:

1. You should actively study the law, especially the laws that are closely related to the post of the secretary. For example, if you work in the education department, you must be familiar with the laws related to education. If you work in the economic department, you must be familiar with the relevant economic laws.

2. In drafting archives, receiving letters and visits, and handling various matters, we must use the law as the criterion, and do things according to law. For example, the nuclear version of the archives contains content that conforms to the law.

3. The secretarial work itself also has a number of legal norms, such as confidentiality work, archives work, conference election affairs, etc. The state has clear laws and must strictly follow the law.

4. The secretary also needs to realize that China's complete legalization is a long-term process of reform and construction. It is necessary to continue to enter the legal blind zone. It is necessary to continuously improve the people's legal awareness and further improve the quality of law enforcement personnel. The law is not omnipotent now, and it is not omnipotent in the future. Legal methods are not inconsistent with other methods and can cooperate with each other.

More attention should be paid to the affairs of the non-public affairs secretary. Some civil society leaders and private business owners often try to discourage the law because they don’t understand the law or use the local self-interest to drill the law or “blank the ball”. The secretary should discourage as much as possible.

Fourth, the economic method

In the process of modernization and marketization, the economic method is widely used. There are many types of economic methods, including the giant economic management methods for leading and regulating the overall national economy, the microeconomic management methods for leading and organizing economic activities of specific units, market forecasting and adjustment methods, and economic activity analysis methods. Financial management and supervision methods, tax management and adjustment methods, price management methods, financial credit management methods, labor management methods, wage management methods, economic accounting methods, material incentive methods, economic target management methods, economic statistics methods, raw surface quality management Method, etc. In addition, there are many economic methods suitable for different industries. For example, transportation, securities, customs and other industries have their own economic management methods, and even some non-economic sectors also use economic means to manage. The author has investigated several university presidents who have said that they have focused their energy on financial issues and fundraising for schools.

Secretary-assisted leadership should pay attention to the following points when using economic methods:

1. Familiar with economic knowledge. The secretary is not a full-time economic manager. Generally, he does not have the power and responsibility to manage the economy. However, today, with economic work as the center, leaders have to deal with a large number of economic problems every day and need the assistance of the secretary. Therefore, the secretary must have relevant economic knowledge, be familiar with the economic activities and financial operation rules of the unit; second, be familiar with the economic methods commonly used by the leaders of the unit. In some small and medium-sized enterprises overseas, secretaries and accountants are sometimes served by one person, so that they can serve their superiors more effectively.

2. Follow economic laws. When drafting plans, summarizing and other files, the secretary must accurately quote relevant economic data. It is not allowed to arbitrarily set up indicators or to focus on subjective imagination, to arbitrarily set reward and punishment standards, and to report results to higher levels. We must act in strict accordance with economic laws.

3, strive to be clean and honest. In secretarial affairs such as conferences, receptions, and follow-up inspections, secretarial personnel must abide by the financial system, eliminate waste and all kinds of corruption, and maintain a good image of leading organs and leaders.

Fifth, the technical method

The essence of the technical approach is to manage it with technology. Compared with other methods, it has four characteristics: First, objectivity, that is, the results produced by technology and technology are objective existences that are not transferred by human subjective will; second, regularity, the steps are specific, according to Regular operation; Third, accuracy, the use of specialized technology to determine a variety of data, far more accurate than the human eye observed; Fourth, dynamic, technology needs to be constantly updated, that is, to dynamically respond to new situations and problems. In some sectors where science and technology are highly demanding, technical methods are an important part of the leadership approach. For example, industries such as finance, aerospace, and urban traffic management cannot leave the technical methods.

The Secretary assists the leadership in the use of technical methods should pay attention to the following points:

1. Must master certain professional technical knowledge and operational skills;

2, must understand the value of technology and its limitations, both to believe in technology and not to fall into the "technical omnipotence";

3, the use of technical methods must have advanced technical equipment and means, the use of outdated, backward equipment and means to manage the loss of meaning.