Looking back on the past, I recall old friends
During the rare moments of tranquility recently, the past days have surged into my mind like a tide. Those long - buried past events, like an old movie, keep replaying in my mind, making me can't help but think over and over again. Among them, there is a leader who had many interactions with me in my previous workplace, clearly emerging from the depths of my memory. Like me, he struggled all the way in the previous unit and finally became the head of the middle - level management, in charge of a large - scale production plant. In the eyes of the company's leadership, he held a very high position, and his unique and effective management methods have always been worthy of reference for many people.
First encounter and working together, impressions of the grass - roots level
When I first met him, I had only been working for two years. At that time, in order to train our group of young college students, the company arranged for me and three other colleagues to work as "duty engineers" in the dispatching room. We worked in shifts according to the horizontal shift system, which meant working an eight - hour shift and then having a 24 - hour break, with one person on duty for each horizontal shift. Although I had graduated two years earlier, my understanding of the production process was only at a general level and far from in - depth research. During the horizontal shift duty, despite having the title of "duty engineer", in terms of actual work ability, we were no different from intern technicians. Our main work was just to cooperate with the duty supervisor in carrying out some tasks and assist in matters related to dispatching balance. At that time, he was just the team leader of a horizontal shift, and in terms of rank, he was a bit lower than me.
During the year of working with him, one thing left an extremely deep impression on me. Once, in order to increase the production volume, according to the normal process requirements, a certain material needed to be added in several batches, and the whole process took as long as half an hour. If they strictly followed the procedures, they definitely couldn't complete the production task during that shift, and thus wouldn't get the corresponding production score. In this urgent situation, he made a decisive decision to add the material that was originally supposed to be added in several batches all at once in a sufficient amount. After maintaining this state for a while, he took the lead and led the workers to stir the material carefully VII times until the material was well - mixed, and then took a sample for testing. Surprisingly, this operation not only didn't affect the product quality, but also successfully saved about fifteen minutes, and they smoothly completed the production of that furnace of steel. His working style of daring to break the routine and adapt flexibly really made me look at him with new eyes.
Develop separately and exchange greetings when meeting again
Later, I was transferred to the Technical Section and served as a dedicated engineer, responsible for the technical process management of an important piece of equipment. As for him, he was promoted to the section chief of an important section in the factory. As time went by, I left the production plant and went to the Technology Center to engage in scientific research work. Later, I became the deputy director of the Technology Department, in charge of technical management affairs. Meanwhile, he also kept getting promoted and became the deputy factory director. By the time I finished the exchange work arranged by the company, he had been promoted to the factory director. Once, when I went to the production plant where he worked for a meeting, he said to me with a smile, "You've developed quite well. You've become a department director from a shift engineer back then." I also replied with a smile, "You're not bad either. You're the factory director now!" We looked at each other and laughed heartily. At that moment, it seemed as if we had returned to the days when we worked together on the horizontal shift.
Outstanding achievements, management model
His career has been progressing smoothly and getting better and better. Even when he reached the retirement age stipulated for workers, the company's leadership still insisted on persuading him to stay and continue to serve the company. As a result, he became the most successful production factory director in the whole company. In terms of academic qualifications, he doesn't have a very high diploma, but in the long - term front - line production work, he has accumulated rich and valuable work experience. Many problems that seem quite tricky to me can always be quickly solved by him. The production factory he manages was recognized as having the worst environment in the whole company, but under his careful management, the entire factory area has become well - organized and has become a typical example of on - site management. The team he leads can excellently complete the key work goals every month.
In terms of management, he is even more uniquely intelligent. He combines affection with reason, leaving no room for others to find any faults. Regarding some junior cadres who cannot play a positive role in their work, he won't handle the situation in a high - profile manner. Instead, he quietly removes them from their positions and arranges for them to work in other units. This way of handling the matter not only allows these people to leave their posts with dignity but also sounds an alarm for the employees on the job, making everyone dare not slack off in the slightest.
Self-reflection and moving forward by benchmarking
In fact, I often reflect on myself. Although I have a diploma, in my work, I find that I'm far less willing than him to take practical actions and lack his innovative spirit. In terms of management work, I also don't know the real situation at the grass - roots level as well as he does. After all, he has been deeply rooted at the grass - roots level for a long time and has a clearer and more accurate grasp of various problems and situations in practical work.
On different growth paths, we are all striving hard for our own careers and have also achieved certain growth and accomplishments. However, by using him as a benchmark to measure myself, I clearly see my own shortcomings and deficiencies. This also constantly alerts me to keep learning, make continuous efforts, and improve my abilities and qualities.
Looking forward to communicating and sharing insights together
I sincerely hope that one day in the future, I can sit down with him, brew a pot of hot tea, and have a heart-to-heart talk about our experiences and insights in our work. I believe that through such exchanges, I can learn more valuable experiences from him, which will undoubtedly be of great help to my future work and growth.