@Leaders, "seeing is not necessarily believing", don't make conclusions about soldiers without thinking
2024-08-17
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Seeing is not necessarily believing
■ Xia Zehua, a naval officer
"My democratic evaluation results are all 'good' this time!" Last month, when I was on vacation at home, the results of the unit's phased "double competition" evaluation were announced, and a soldier in the platoon, Xiao Yang, called me to tell me the good news. I was very pleased to hear his excited voice.
Xiao Yang was a new recruit who joined the army last fall. Due to the shortage of manpower in the company, he went on a business trip with the team to set up the venue for a meeting soon after he joined the company. During the work, I noticed that when everyone was resting, Xiao Yang was wandering around the venue, picking up small pieces of paper and garbage from time to time. So, when calling the roll, I specifically praised him.
Since then, Xiao Yang's performance has become more and more outstanding: when carrying out tasks, he is always the first to do the dirty and tiring work; when participating in physical training, he often gives himself "special treatment"... My impression of Xiao Yang has become better and better, and I think he is hardworking and a good seedling who is down-to-earth and hardworking.
Unexpectedly, the company organized a "double competition" evaluation in the first quarter. In the democratic evaluation, only a few cadres gave Xiao Yang a "good" evaluation, while most other comrades chose "average", and some comrades thought his performance was "average". I wondered: Why did so many people disapprove of Xiao Yang? Was there a problem with the internal relationship of the company or was there something else going on?
After investigation, I found that Xiao Yang, who was "out of my sight", was actually a completely different person: when performing official duties, he would often "slip away" if the backbone cadres were not present; when participating in physical training, he would only train hard if the backbone cadres were watching him...From this, it seems that what I thought was a "brilliant performance" was actually Xiao Yang's "deliberate performance". No wonder his comrades-in-arms did not have a high opinion of him overall.
After learning about this, I was a little angry and thought that Xiao Yang was being opportunistic and dishonest, so I planned to criticize him severely. During the conversation with him, I was surprised to find that the reason why Xiao Yang did this was actually because of me.
It turned out that my special praise for Xiao Yang when I led the team to set up the venue was a misunderstanding. At that time, picking up paper scraps and garbage was the task assigned to Xiao Yang by the squad leader. Since it was his first business trip, Xiao Yang worked slowly. While other comrades finished their tasks and rested on the spot, he was still "dawdling" to catch up. I happened to see this scene. I did not verify the situation and praised him for granted, which sent a wrong message to Xiao Yang who had just entered the barracks - work should be done for the cadres and backbones to see.
Hearing this, I immediately corrected Xiao Yang's thoughts and behavior, telling him to be an honest person, do things in a down-to-earth manner, and focus his mind and energy on improving his martial arts and completing the task. Xiao Yang deeply realized his problem and promised to change for the better on the spot.
“When reviewing work and evaluating soldiers, we must be realistic and not make wishful assumptions or give points based on preconceived impressions.” At the company meeting held afterwards, I took this incident as an example to reflect on myself, which resonated with the cadres and backbone members. Many of them said that they had similar “misjudgment” experiences: “Once I saw Xiao Li doing nothing while on a business trip, so I criticized him harshly. Later I learned that he had completed the task ahead of schedule.” “During the break, I always saw Xiao Zhang holding his mobile phone, so I thought he was an ‘internet addict’, but in fact he was taking online courses to learn skills”... As everyone spoke, they reached a consensus: As a leader, you must be cautious in what you say and do, and remember that “seeing is not necessarily the truth”, and you cannot make conclusions about soldiers at every turn.
Source: China Military Network-People's Liberation Army Daily
