If your leader gives you a wrong plan, will you still implement it?

I have a friend who told me the story of Xiao Wang, an employee of his company.

Wang is a salesperson in the company's East China region with good performance. Recently, the sales director arranged for him to discuss cooperation with a local competitor. Xiao Wang was not happy and did not understand the leader's decision. Looking back When we first came to this area to expand the market, that company set up obstacles for itself. Now that the market has started, why do we still need to discuss cooperation with them?

The director talked to Xiao Wang, and the general idea was that in that company we had complementary technologies, and cooperation would be more conducive to both parties occupying a larger market. It was a win-win situation, but Xiao Wang still didn’t understand, so we fought hard In the past few years, it has already had a strong brand competitive advantage in this market. Even if it is looking for cooperation, it can still find others.

The director's decision has been made. Xiao Wang still has objections, but he still does it. However, the knot has not been resolved, and the progress of cooperation negotiations has been very slow, which also made the other party feel that there is no sincerity in cooperation. Director Later, only another regional manager was replaced to take over the matter, so Xiao Wang's evaluation of the matter was also reduced.

In the workplace, this situation is not uncommon. People think that the decision-making instructions issued by the leader are wrong or they do not understand them, the results are foreseeable, or they think there are other better solutions, so they still go Will you implement the leader’s decision?

01 Right and wrong in your eyes are not necessarily right and wrong for others

If you think the leader’s decision is wrong, is it really wrong?

We are in different positions than leaders, have different information, look at problems from different angles, think about problems in different ways, and draw different conclusions about problems.

Sometimes we feel that this decision is obviously wrong. Why can’t the leader see it? The truth is not necessarily that the leaders cannot see it, but that the leaders have other overall considerations. Our decisions that seem wrong locally are correct decisions for the overall situation, but it is just because we are "in this mountain".

Everyone who knows how to play chess knows that at critical moments, it is necessary to "throw away pawns to protect the rook, and lose rooks to protect the commander." From the perspective of pawns and rooks, it is regrettable to abandon the piece. However, from the perspective of the chess player, in order to win the overall chess game , abandoning the child is correct.

In this sense, the famous saying in Mingxue "I don't want you to feel, I want what I feel" is correct.

02 Obedience is not blind obedience, try to eliminate your doubts before execution

There is no doubt that execution with a full understanding of the intention is more effective than execution with doubts. Implementing with doubts often leads to worries, which in turn affects action and execution efficiency.

You must obey the leader's decision-making, but not blindly. When you have questions about the decision, you must use appropriate methods to raise your own questions or put forward your own suggestions. On the one hand, you can confirm the content and content of the decision. Goal, eliminate understanding bias, on the other hand, understanding also lays the foundation for efficient execution.

Sometimes the leader may not tell you the ins and outs of everything. There are two reasons: first, there is no time or patience, and second, there is no time or necessity. In this case, focus on confirming the task objectives. For example, confirm with the leader that you plan to do the following things and schedule them, etc. to ensure that you understand the same frequency and the process does not go astray.

Be focused and focused. Remember, after receiving the leader's instructions, you should think about it alone and understand the leader's intentions by guessing and feeling.

03 Even decisions you don’t understand must be implemented. This is organizational discipline

I watched the Chinese anti-war epic TV series "Eastern Battlefield" a few days ago. After the Xi'an Incident, the Nationalist Army was attacked for the second time. Cooperation, the Red Army accepted the reorganization and planned to go to the anti-Japanese front line. There were still a few Red Army soldiers who were unwilling to change their uniforms, especially the hat. The reason was that the Kuomintang military uniforms and cap emblems were still the blue sky and white sun emblem. Chairman Mao talked to the division commanders about the national united front against Japan. The overall situation is the most important thing. The division commanders all have their own concerns, and the soldiers naturally have some things they don't understand, but organizational discipline must be resolutely enforced.

When you express your opinion and the leader still makes the decision clear, but you are unable to obtain more complete information and you still have doubts about the decision, don’t think too much at this time. , execute it immediately.

First of all, as I said before, what you think is right or wrong may not necessarily be right or wrong.

Secondly, the leader takes responsibility for decision-making and has the right to decide.

The most taboo things in the workplace are: the leader makes a decision, but the subordinates do not agree with it, Zhang Sanyang disobeys, Li Si passively sabotages, Wang Wu procrastinates, Zhao Liumao goes all out to start a debate with the leader...

Execution is organizational discipline. Negative execution will only prove that your work attitude is problematic and your execution ability is not strong.

04 Continuously deepen understanding during implementation and do things right

Even if you do not understand or agree with the leader’s decision-making, you must resolutely implement it and gain more knowledge during the implementation process. Use more information to deepen your understanding of decision-making, such as communicating more with leaders and reporting more, to continuously improve your understanding of decision-making.

When you discover that a decision is indeed flawed during the execution process, do not be tempted to laugh at it. You must promptly warn of risks and propose ways to deal with them, correct deviations in a timely manner, and be proactive when risks arise. Respond to and eliminate risks, and guide leaders to adjust decisions when necessary, so that they can be put to great use.

Jack Ma once said: "I would rather have third-rate decision-making and first-rate execution than third-rate execution and first-rate decision-making." Leaders are not perfect, and sometimes they make wrong decisions. How to use execution to solve problems? Make up for the deficiencies in leadership decision-making and make things right through corrections in the execution process. Only then will your outstanding abilities be revealed.

Don’t think that the decision-making of the leader has nothing to do with you and is the fault of the leader anyway. This will make the leader think that you have no sense of responsibility for your work and may even have problems with your character.

If during the execution process, you discover that your leader has acted in a way that harms the company, you must stick to your moral bottom line and values, and be clear about your conscience.

05 Written at the end

The military is the most executive and combat-effective organization on earth. The first lesson when entering the workplace is to learn to obey. Obedience is the key to execution. Reflection means obeying instructions, fulfilling responsibilities well, and setting a good position.

For the leader's decision-making, if you can understand it, you should implement it while understanding it, and if you can't understand it, you should understand it while executing it. This is the most reliable professional attitude.