One morning in early July, Factory Director Yuan received a call from the director of the Office of the Municipal Industry Bureau, asking him to come to the bureau for a meeting.
The driver took Lao Yuan to the city bureau. When he saw the office director, he realized that it was not a meeting but Director Fan who was talking to him.
Lao Yuan came to the door of the director's office and knocked on the door a few times. When he heard "Please come in" from inside, he pushed the door open and said, "Director Fan, are you looking for me?"
Lao Fan stood up and greeted him, "Old man, please have a seat, please have a seat."
The staff made a cup of tea, placed it on the single coffee table next to Lao Yuan, and then left. Director Fan closed the door and sat next to Lao Yuan across the coffee table.
"Director Fan, what's the matter with calling me here in such a hurry?" Director Yuan looked sideways at the other person and asked eagerly.
"I'm almost reaching my age. Last month, the city's organizational department came to talk to me. After the CPPCC meeting at the end of the year, they wanted me to serve on the special committee there."
Factory Director Yuan is four years younger than Lao Fan. He estimates that Lao Fan is approaching retirement age, but he doesn't understand what Lao Fan wants to do with him? "Fan Bureau, you have been busy for most of your life, and you just took a few years off to serve in the CPPCC, and then retired completely. The organization has considered you very carefully. However, if you find me, do I have anything to do with this matter?"
Lao Fan did not answer directly. He picked up his tea cup and took a sip, and then said: "Before I left, the organization asked me to recommend the successor to the head of the Industrial Bureau. I recommended to them two current deputy directors and two The top leaders of the enterprises affiliated to the Industrial Bureau also wrote down the reasons for each person’s recommendation and asked the organizational department to conduct screening and inspection.”
"I recommended four candidates for inspection and screening by the superiors. This is a good method!" Lao Yuan praised.
"Because I don't have a clear goal, this is my helpless move. Just yesterday, the superior department informed me that through inspection and screening, combined with my recommendation reasons, they have determined the successor to the director of the Municipal Industry Bureau."
"Okay! In order to ensure a smooth transition for the leadership team of the Municipal Industry Bureau, Fan Bureau has good intentions. We are just waiting for the new leader to take office."
"Old man, don't you want to know who the successor is?" Lao Fan looked at him with a slightly mysterious look.
"Hey, don't you know that as soon as the new director takes office? No matter who he is, we will fully support the work of the new leader."
Director Fan looked at Lao Yuan helplessly, "I really admire your calmness. Let me tell you, you are the successor finally determined by the above!"
Lao Yuan didn't believe it at all, "Fan Ju, you know I'm always serious and don't like to joke. I'm over fifty years old, so don't tease me with this kind of thing."
"Who is joking with you?" Director Fan looked very serious, "Do you still need to remind me? Can I joke about this kind of thing? I have come here specifically to inform you today!"
Lao Yuan finally believed that this was true, but he was still uneasy, "Me? Do you include me in the four candidates you recommended? Thank you Bureau Fan for your love! It's just that I'm afraid that I won't be able to do the job and live up to your expectations! Municipal Industry Bureau With so many companies under its jurisdiction, many top leaders are very capable, and several deputy directors in the bureau are all excellent."
"Of course the four candidates I recommend include you! As for who is good and who is not, don't ask me. You should ask the higher-level organizational department, because they do the screening and inspection, and they make the final choice based on the inspection results."
When Lao Fan was considering recommending candidates, he really put a lot of thought into it. When the superior department talked to him, Lao Fan thought that he would be asked to retire directly. If he was asked to recommend a successor, he would casually recommend someone with the best relationship with him. Let the organizational department investigate whether the deputy or grassroots leader is good or not, but the only candidate can never be Lao Yuan from Red Star Pharmaceutical Factory, because he has a normal relationship with Lao Yuan.
When Lao Fan learned that the organization allowed him to continue to use his spare energy and serve on the special committees of the CPPCC, he realized that this was a compliment to his work over the years, because unless it was in extremely critical areas, national economic departments like the Municipal Industry Bureau would , when their top leaders reach retirement age, they basically retire directly.
Lao Fan is also a person who knows it well. Looking back on the achievements made by the Municipal Industrial Bureau in recent years, Red Star Pharmaceutical Factory is undoubtedly the company that has made the most contributions. In addition to their deeds being reported many times in important pages of Shuangling Daily, they are also led by The deputy mayor in charge came forward and held an on-site meeting with the theme of "Technological Progress Promotes Enterprise Development" at the Red Star Pharmaceutical Factory. Therefore, when recommending his successor, Lao Fan thought of Lao Yuan from Red Star Pharmaceutical Factory even though he had no personal relationship with him.
It must be said that Lao Fan is a responsible cadre. Since the superior organization recognizes his work, even if he leaves, he must have a meritocratic heart and have at least one person with strong work ability in the recommendation list.
Of course, Lao Fan is also a mortal, and family and friendship are also topics he cannot avoid. Therefore, including Lao Yuan, he recommended a total of four candidates for inspection and screening by the superior department. To be honest, among the four candidates, Lao Yuan of Red Star Pharmaceutical Factory is not only a decent man, but also has the strongest working ability, but the other three have personal relationships with Lao Fan.
Lao Fan is very particular about the candidates he recommends, taking into account both ability and moral character as well as family and friendship. However, he does not make a choice. Everything is based on the assessment and screening of the superior organizational department. In doing so, he seems to have a clear conscience for everyone.
For this completely unexpected news, it would be an absolute lie to say that Lao Yuan was not excited at all. After all, people go to high places and water flows to low places. Who doesn't want to go to a higher level position? However, it is impossible for Lao Yuan to be overjoyed, because in four or five years, he will reach retirement age. At this age, he has taken many things lightly, and does not care about his political affairs when he is not in his position. , isn’t it also very good?
Now that the superior department has chosen him, Lao Yuan cannot back down. At this moment, he can't seem to find any other topic except gratitude. "Fan Bureau, thank you for your recommendation and the superior department's love! I will do my best , and strive to live up to the expectations of leaders.”
Lao Fan waved his hand, "I don't want to hear your expression of determination now, and there is no need to thank you. I have called you here today for two reasons. First, I want to tell you the news. Second, you have to leave the Red Star Pharmaceutical Factory in the next step. , we are also facing a problem, and we should consider now, who will take over your job after you leave?"
Lao Yuan didn't say anything. Director Fan got up and picked up the kettle, adding some boiling water to Lao Yuan's and his own cups. "What, is it hard to handle?"
"It happened so suddenly, I have to think about it carefully." Lao Yuan fell into deep thought again.
If ranking based on seniority, candidates for Red Star Pharmaceutical Factory to succeed Director Yuan must first be selected from members of the factory leadership team. Of course, middle-level cadres from various departments can also be considered, but they must be ranked last.
When choosing a successor, Lao Yuan must consider four factors, namely age, professionalism, moral character and impact on the future of the company.
Among the existing factory-level team members, Deputy Factory Wang, who is in charge of production, is about the same age as Lao Yuan. He has a technical background, average character, is conservative, and lacks enterprising spirit, which is obviously detrimental to the development of the company.
Deputy factory director Zhou, who is in charge of infrastructure logistics, and deputy director of finance, Lao Liang, are obviously not suitable to be the top leaders of the company because their majors are in the auxiliary department.
The chief engineer, Lao Xia, is one or two years older than Factory Director Yuan. Of course, he is professional and has a decent personality. He is able to accept new processes and technologies, but he is timid and lacks responsibility.
Through analysis and comparison, Lao Yuan believed that none of the existing factory-level team members met his selection criteria. He got up and paced back and forth in the office, then walked to the window and looked far into the distance, and saw a group of unknown birds spreading their strong wings. , soaring under the blue sky and white clouds. At a construction site not far away, as the tower crane rose, lowered and rotated, the buildings there seemed to be growing taller.
"We really can't find a suitable candidate in the factory. Can we consider asking the bureau to parachute a factory director from outside to replace you?" Lao Fan urged.
"Absolutely not! People transferred from outside may destroy the Red Star Pharmaceutical Factory." Lao Yuan looked into the distance and refused without looking back.
"What do you want?"
Director Yuan suddenly turned around and returned to the sofa, muttering to himself: "I am getting older and my thinking is a bit rigid. Why do we have to limit ourselves to the existing team members?"
"Shenshen Naotao, what do you mean?"
"I've thought about it, and no one is more suitable than him."
"Oh, who is it? You think so highly of me."
Perhaps because he was afraid that the other party would not be able to remember him, Lao Yuan reminded him: "Do you still remember the young man sitting next to the rostrum during the on-site meeting?"
"Isn't it Fang Hanmin? Are you referring to him?" Director Fan was very surprised.
"How's it going? Isn't that young man good?"
"I am the technical elite of your factory. Of course I don't have to say anything about my technical level, but you have to understand that you are choosing the director of Red Star Pharmaceutical Factory to succeed you, not the technical section chief!" Lao Fan reminded him, patting the armrest of the sofa.
"What's wrong with the factory director? Who stipulates that technical elites cannot be factory directors? In my opinion, Red Star Pharmaceutical Factory must be helmed by technical talents, otherwise there will be no future!"
"It's not that technical elites can't be factory directors. What I mean is that factory directors need to have strong comprehensive abilities in all aspects. Fang Hanmin is just a young man in his twenties. Apart from technology, what else does he know?"
Lao Yuan picked up the tea cup, took a sip, and said slowly: "Do you think Fang Hanmin is just a nerd who immerses himself in technology and doesn't understand anything? No wonder, I thought so too at first."
"I didn't think he was a nerd. I held an on-site meeting at your factory. I remember that during the interactive session with the guests, in addition to your speech, he answered many questions. He answered the questions clearly and expressed accurately. There’s no way a nerd would have that level of composure.”
"Isn't that enough? When I mentioned him just now, you looked so fussy, as if Fang Hanmin was from an alien planet and didn't know people on earth." Lao Yuan gave the other party a disapproving look.
"I really find it incredible. Even if this Fang Hanmin is not a nerd, he is so young and has no experience. Does he understand business management? Does he know how to get along with colleagues? How to select and employ people? How to deal with the outside world? What is his character like? Does he have any responsibility? Heart? These are the qualities that a factory leader must possess. If any of them are lacking, he cannot be considered a qualified business leader."
Lao Yuan did not answer directly, "These aspects you mentioned are all important. As for whether Fang Hanmin has these abilities, let me give you an example." He told Lao Fan that after Fang Hanmin became the deputy chief of the technical section, he selected assistants through the personnel section. s story.
"This guy has a good idea. He knows what kind of people he needs before he even starts working. In terms of administrative management, he is called a team leader." Lao Fan praised.
"There was neither face-to-face conversation nor on-site unannounced visits. He only selected the people he needed through personnel files. The key is that he has a unique vision and is very accurate in judging people. The four young people he selected now all have the ability to take charge of their own affairs. Ability, two of them recently became the heads of our first workshop." Lao Yuan also sincerely admired them.
"Generally speaking, it is not difficult to select people, because in any case, there is a set of criteria for selecting people, and you just need to fit within the framework. The difficult thing is to choose the right person and see it accurately, which is difficult to grasp."
