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18.2 Means of Controlling the Overall Situation

Leadership control is the process by which leaders restrain the words and actions of their subordinates and overcome various contradictions in the process of leadership work. In addition to following the correct control principles and choosing the appropriate control methods in accordance with scientific control procedures, it is also necessary to adopt correct control means

18.2.1. Administrative means

This refers to a means of control that relies on administrative orders, instructions, regulations, regulations, etc., and manages the work of subordinates in accordance with administrative methods. The so-called administration refers to the "exercise of political authority". It includes position, power, prestige, etc. The level of the leader's administrative authority determines the size of the role of administrative means and the strength of the leader's ability to control the overall situation, generally speaking, the higher the administrative authority. The greater the role of administrative means, the stronger the ability to control the overall situation.

Administrative means have two characteristics: First, they are mandatory. Superior leaders have the right to interfere with the behavior of subordinates. The leader's instructions must be carried out, otherwise, they will be punished or sanctioned. The second is directness. Administrative measures can directly affect the will of the leader and influence the behavior of the leader, which requires subordinates to be consistent in action. In general, the instructions issued by the leader contain only one hard course of action, not several plans at the same time, so the leader has no choice but to accept it

18.2.2 Legal Means

This refers to a means of control to control people's behavior through the formulation, promulgation and enforcement of various laws, decrees, regulations, regulations, etc., and to ensure the normal progress of social, political, economic and cultural activities. Legal means have four obvious characteristics: First, they are mandatory. Legal norms are enforced by the organs of state power and the judiciary. It is somewhat more coercive than the coercion of administrative means. No organization or individual is allowed to exercise impotence or resistance to the enforcement of laws and regulations. Otherwise, it will be subject to it

Punishment by the coercive power of the State. Second, it is preventive. The coercion of legal means makes them have a greater deterrent. The main purpose of legal means is to make people consciously abide by the law and discipline, play a preventive role in controlling people's behavior, and prevent the occurrence of illegal acts. Third, it is universal. Legal means are more widely applicable than others. All sectors, all trades, all regions and every citizen must comply without exception and not be allowed to violate it. Fourth, it has stability. The formulation and enforcement of various laws and regulations have strict procedures, which are not allowed to be changed arbitrarily and vary from person to person, which makes the legal means have long-term stability.

18.2.3 Economic means

This refers to a means of control that links people's behavior with their economic interests according to objective economic laws, and regulates people's behavior by increasing or decreasing people's material interests. Among them, economic leverage is the main basis for economic means to achieve. Economic instruments have three characteristics; The first is equality. It recognizes the equal status and rights of organizations, units and individuals in their own economic interests. Society accounts and distributes on the scale of value, such as the conclusion of a contract, premised on the equal status of the two parties and their respective responsibilities. The second is paid. Economic transactions between the various units are accounted for on the basis of equivalent exchanges. The third is indirectness, and economic means are to change people's behavior by regulating people's interests. Without directly interfering with or controlling the actions of individuals and individuals, what actions people take is determined entirely according to their economic interests. It has obvious effects on mobilizing the enthusiasm of every unit and individual.

18.2.4 Spiritual means

This refers to the means of controlling people's behavior by using spiritual forces such as ideals, beliefs, religions, morals, scientific and cultural knowledge to influence and change people's mental outlook and thoughts and emotions, thereby stabilizing, strengthening or adjusting people's behavior. The use of spiritual means includes the understanding and application of social psychological laws to influence, change and adapt to people's psychological needs in order to achieve the purpose of controlling people's behavior and achieving leadership goals. Spiritual means are different from administrative and legal means, and they have the characteristics of self-control and non-coercion; Unlike economic instruments, it has the characteristics of long-lasting work and slow entry into force, but once it takes effect, it has the characteristics of relative stability and durability

The choice of leadership control means reflects the leadership level of the leader and is related to the degree of realization of the leadership goal. Leaders correctly choose the means of control, and it is necessary to understand the structural type of the system of leadership control means. According to the different positions of various control means and use, the system structure of control means can be divided into two types, one is the "well heavy" that uses four control means at the same time, and the other is the "main and auxiliary types" of the four control means that are divided into primary and secondary. How to correctly choose the means of control is both a science and an art for a leader.