Professional ability? management ability? The corporate role of leadership must be viewed in perspective

I remember that when Huawei conducted a survey among the resigned doctors, there was actually a relatively prominent phenomenon that the doctor responded, that is, as a management, many people actually did not understand the academic or professional direction of their subordinates, let alone grasp the relationship. led. Such problems exist for excellent companies like Huawei. In fact, it is conceivable that it is not rare for a layman to lead an expert, or a person who is not very professional to lead.

In fact, this is a very normal phenomenon. Being a leader does not mean that you should be stronger than your subordinates in terms of professional ability. Similarly, being an excellent business expert does not mean that he has the management skills and management level of a manager. Because the ability of the management company and the subordinates are different, differentiated and hierarchical. If you simply use the poor professional ability of leadership as a criterion for whether or not to enter the job, this criterion is actually quite sloppy.

Managing a department is actually the same as managing a company. The abilities that the boss should have are different, differentiated, and hierarchical from those of the subordinates. This is also the reason for the popular saying in the workplace: "The company has promoted a bad manager and lost a business expert", because an excellent business expert does not mean that he has the management skills and management level of a manager. The primary responsibility of a team leader is to give direction to the team, inform everyone where the road is going, and help team members answer questions in the process of achieving their goals. Under this premise, then work with the team and lead the pack if necessary (not alone). fighting, it is not a big deal).

The well-known Shenzhen A Company once had such a department manager. His own business ability is very good, and his personality is also very strong. The department he leads needs members with different skills to achieve and complete the overall goal of the department. He's also a great learner and believes he must be the strongest and most well-rounded of all team members. Just such a person with super personal ability, within less than a month of taking office, one of his supervisors resigned, because the direct supervisor is an expert, and he only implements the boss's opinions at work and cannot display his ability; A month and a half later, another member also had a strong verbal conflict with the manager because the manager believed that his subordinates were trying to replace him. Then the department manager had to recruit again, until he hired a subordinate who completely obeyed his command, and the battle between the superior and the subordinate finally came to an end.

Therefore, as a job seeker, when applying for a job, you are more concerned about the company you are applying for, rather than going to the immediate leader. Of course, the ability and character of the immediate leader are also an aspect of whether you are considering entering the job, but it should not be decisive. of. So, you need to see what your main demands are.

Taking a step back, if the leadership is really unbearable, if it is a company that you like very much, isn't it just an opportunity?