The 'best relationship' between leaders and subordinates

A leader is a leader who can achieve a subordinate, and a subordinate is a subordinate who can achieve a leader.

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There are so many people in the workplace, that is, the rivers are wide and the lakes are deep. Relationships have always been a hot topic among professionals.

Probably everyone has asked similar questions, "As a leader, how do I deal with my subordinates," or "As a subordinate, how do I deal with my leaders."

I think that the relationship between leaders and subordinates is the core relationship in the workplace, and other relationships are based on this relationship.

Different people have different understandings of this relationship. Strong leaders believe that this is a relationship of command and execution, with leaders commanding and subordinates executing. Peaceful leaders will feel that this is a relationship of negotiation and implementation, mutual consultation and implementation. Most subordinates will think that this is an obedience relationship, and subordinates must obey the arrangement of the leader. A small number of top-notch employees will feel that this is a kind of cooperative concern, and everyone works together to complete work tasks.

Regardless of whether everyone admits it or not, many people believe that the relationship between leaders and subordinates is a relationship between leaders and being led. Of course there is nothing wrong with this conclusion, and this is the most common existence now.

However, the best relationship I would say, with the "most", is obviously going to be a little different.

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To understand the relationship between people, of course, we must first understand the people themselves. In other words, in order to know what is the best relationship between leaders and subordinates, the premise is to understand these two questions first:

First, what kind of leader is the best leader?

Second, what kind of subordinate is the best subordinate?

When the "best leader" and the "best subordinate" are together, isn't the relationship between them the "best relationship"? Just like the "beauty" in Chinese characters, the sheep are more beautiful, just like the "fresh" in Chinese characters, the fish and sheep are fresh, if any of them are missing, it is not the original intention.

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There are actually many theories about what kind of leader is the "best leader." At this time, don't be vain, don't talk about dreams, courage, and responsibility, but be pragmatic and talk about real benefits.

In my opinion, there are three basic criteria for "best leadership":

The first thing to do is to let subordinates grow.

For subordinates, growth is the biggest need. If a job cannot make people grow, it will be difficult to persist for a long time. Therefore, the first thing a good leader should do is to allow subordinates to continuously improve and grow in the process of work. For example, the accumulation of experience, the expansion of thinking, the broadening of horizons, the control of details, and so on. The position with the largest turnover of personnel is not the most difficult position, but a position that cannot make people grow.

The second thing to do is to allow subordinates to make money.

I believe that no one will question this standard. There is no money to make, and what are the subordinates to support their families? It doesn't matter if you are full of chicken blood and chicken soup all day long, and real big chicken legs are the best thing. Salary is the direct driving force of subordinates' work and the ultimate secret of morale. A good leader knows how to use money to motivate subordinates.

The last thing to do is to let subordinates have a head start.

Subordinates follow you, grow and make money. You are almost a good leader, but not the best. The best leaders, in addition to the above two points, can give subordinates hope and make them feel motivated. With Bentou, the confidence will not be shaken when encountering difficulties, and the team will go further and achieve greater achievements.

In a nutshell, the so-called best leader makes subordinates better and better, and is a leader who can make subordinates successful.

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So what is the "best subordinate"? Just like explaining the best leader, it is also not sloppy, not mentioning any respect or admiration.

In my opinion, there are also three basic criteria corresponding to the "best subordinate":

First, the execution is strong enough to do the job well.

This is the core standard of subordinates. A subordinate without executive power can't do basic work and can only be eliminated. The subordinates that leaders need must be people who can complete the work without compromise. If they can exceed expectations, it is the icing on the cake.

Secondly, they have high ideological awareness, can understand leaders, and look at problems from a higher level.

It is quite normal to encounter problems at work. If the subordinates get tangled when they encounter a problem, or even go to the horns, the leader will be very busy. Looking at problems from the perspective of subordinates and looking at problems from the perspective of leaders will basically lead to different conclusions. Ordinary subordinates naturally look at it from a personal standpoint, so they are entangled and need special guidance from leaders. Good subordinates know how to understand the difficulty of the leader, and will take the initiative to help the leader share the pressure. Such subordinates, the leader not only likes, but also appreciates.

Finally, the team has a good awareness and can resolutely safeguard the overall interests of the team.

A good subordinate knows that the team is a whole, and their own interests are closely related to the overall interests of the team. No matter what the circumstances, they will safeguard the overall interests of the team. The reason why many teams have big problems is that there are people inside who harm the public and private, and even sell out the core interests of the team.

It seems that there is no, in fact, the so-called best subordinates do things that are beneficial to the team and the leader. Whether it is a good job, or empathy, maintaining the team, to put it bluntly, it is a subordinate who knows how to achieve leadership.

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When such a "best leader" encounters such a "best subordinate", what kind of scene will it present? Needless to say, it must be a fascinating scene. The leaders are well commanded, the subordinates are full of energy, both parties are making rapid progress, and the company's situation is advancing by leaps and bounds.

A leader is a leader who can achieve a subordinate, and a subordinate is a subordinate who can achieve a leader.

Therefore, the "best relationship" between leaders and subordinates is nothing but a relationship that achieves each other.

This may be the most unimaginable relationship in the past, the rarest relationship now, and the most miraculous relationship in the future.

I hope that everyone in the workplace can also meet such leaders or subordinates, and gain such a magical relationship.