How to treat subordinates who like to kiss up?

Editor: After I took the leadership position, I found that some people's attitudes towards me have changed. Some of them flatter me and flatter me without principle. Although I can hear that these people are duplicitous and untrustworthy, I don't want to offend them. What I didn't expect was that some decent comrades gradually left me. Excuse me, how should I treat these flatterers? Reader Zhang Hua Comrade Zhang Hua: I understand your situation after reading your letter. I think you should have a correct understanding of flatterers. Flattery, as a social phenomenon, exists to varying degrees from ancient times to the present, from top to bottom. With all due respect, to eliminate this phenomenon, the key lies in leadership, and the key depends on the strength of leadership's attitude and behavior towards flatterers. How to treat and deal with sycophantic subordinates not only reflects the personality quality of leaders, but also shows the attitude towards people, work and career. From the practice of leadership work, the best way to treat flatterers is positive recognition, positive counterattack and positive education, so that flatterers have no opportunity and space to show. First of all, we should see that flattery is actually a spiritual bribe that suits our heart. Why do flatterers have a market in many places? The main reason is that some people in power can't overcome their human weakness, lack a correct understanding of the harm of flattery, and can't consciously prevent and fight back. Because, most people consciously or unconsciously have such a psychology, hoping that people around them will recognize their abilities, qualities, reputation, status, power and achievements to meet the needs of self-esteem. Everyone has this demand, but it is not easy to master it. Flatterers are aware of this weakness of leaders, so they satisfy this "psychological need" of leaders by flattering them. From the flatterer's point of view, although some leaders are very clever, as long as you praise his achievements, his qualities, his merits and his vanity, he will turn black and white, confuse right and wrong, and take those flattering lies as heartfelt words; Take those little people who are used to flattery as trustworthy confidants. It is this kind of "spiritual bribery" that conquers leaders, benefits flatterers and becomes a means for them to realize their personal desires. In this regard, you should strengthen your character cultivation, constantly improve the level of your psychological needs, cultivate noble sentiments, and get rid of the utilitarian mentality. At the same time, we should always check our words and deeds to see whether we are decent and whether we are close to or distant from our subordinates because of non-work factors. Secondly, we should publicly expose the words and deeds of flatterers and purify the competitive atmosphere. The reason why flatterers are condescending and not afraid of being laughed at by others is because they have their own "career" and ulterior motives. First of all, they bribe leaders in the form of well-meaning praise, timely service and excessive respect and concern. When the leaders are psychologically comforted, emotionally close to them, and mentally paralyzed, they will only make moves at this time, so that the leaders can comfortably satisfy the interests of flatterers, which is difficult for them to obtain under normal circumstances. The biggest harm caused by flattery is to corrupt the unit and social atmosphere, destroy the environment of fair competition, and especially affect the normal relationship between leaders and the masses. Therefore, as a leading cadre, you must make strategic criticism, with a clear attitude, clear actions and timely handling, and do not give any illusions and excuses to flatterers. Let the masses believe that you never like flattery, and see the truth with a clear attitude, forming a good talent competition environment. Third, treat flatterers correctly and help them improve their self-cultivation sincerely. Fundamentally speaking, flatterers are not bad in nature. They may have learned it in the past environment. The key lies in their unhealthy mentality, lack of self-cultivation and lack of moral concepts. As long as you are right, upright and virtuous, they will feel ashamed of themselves and see their smallness in front of nobility. We should help them enthusiastically, treat them sincerely, guide them actively, make them adjust their attitudes towards leaders, work and things, eliminate opportunism, learn to treat others sincerely and work hard.