The Rules of Employing People

Name: The Rules of Employing People
ISBN: 9787559447845

张学峰Jiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing House · ChinaJan 2022

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Word count: 95K words
Chapters: 59
ISBN: 9787559447845

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Summary

The key to management lies in employing people: only with the right approach to staffing can management be effective. Managers must not only choose the right employees but also build an environment and work system in which employees' abilities can come into play. Applying the correct principles of staffing is the core of building a high-performing team. This book distills years of hands-on experience from a human resources management consultant. Effectively combining psychology and management knowledge, it analyzes the secrets of staffing through five dimensions, helping managers build a flexible talent management system and form a virtuous-cycle staffing mechanism.

Editor's review

This book pulls "people management" out of slogans and back into management actions: selecting people, matching roles, building environments, setting rules, and reviewing results. From the practical perspective of an HR management consultant, the author combines psychology and management knowledge, breaking down the key links of people management through five dimensions, and stresses that managers should not do employees' work for them but build a work system that lets abilities come into play. Much of the book focuses on environment and mechanisms, reminding readers that person-role mismatches are often not because employees are incompetent but because arrangements and support are inadequate. For readers who have just started leading a team or have long relied on personal experience to manage people, it provides a comparable checklist framework to help identify common problems such as vague selection criteria, unclear delegation, and missing feedback. The writing is practical, suitable for diagnosing your own team while reading, but it does not offer universal templates; the results depend on whether managers are willing to adjust systems and communication styles.

Who it's for

A good fit for

New managers who have just stepped into management and need to learn people management systematically
Middle managers who lead teams by personal experience and want to strengthen their management framework
HR practitioners responsible for recruitment and role matching who hope to reduce person-role mismatches
Leaders of small teams who need to build simple and effective people management mechanisms

Not a good fit for

Managers who only want to learn motivational scripts and are unwilling to adjust systems and processes
Ordinary employees, as the book is mainly aimed at people who lead teams
Readers expecting in-depth organizational behavior theory or quantitative models

Reading tips

Read the table of contents first, identify the most painful people management problem in your team, and then focus on the corresponding chapters.
After finishing each dimension, write on one page your current practices and one mechanism that can be adjusted.
Review a recent recruitment or role-matching mistake and compare it with the standards in the book to find deviations.
Three months after finishing the book, review your notes to check which people management actions have truly been implemented.

About the publisher

Jiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing House China · Founded in 1958

Jiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing House focuses on literary publishing while also covering the humanities, social sciences, and books on art and daily life. Its approximately 1,535 titles in the database span social novels, world history, design, science fiction, classic works, and film and television: they include modern Chinese literary classics by Lu Xun such as A Madman's Diary: The Complete Short Stories of Lu Xun, Call to Arms, Four Generations Under One Roof, and Teahouse, as well as foreign literary memoirs like Stefan Zweig's The World of Yesterday. In science fiction it offers Asimov's Galactic Empire series, while in architecture and art it publishes Liu Dunzhen's Classical Gardens of Suzhou and design titles from Phoenix Space. Its authors are concentrated among classic writers such as Lu Xun, Zweig, and Asimov, with translators including Liang Xijiang, Zhong Haonan, and Ye Lihua. Its overall character is built on classic works while embracing genre fiction and visual culture. Public information is limited, and this introduction is based on the titles in the database.

版权信息
第一章守原则是一条红线，决定起点
1.识人“三本”，以德为先
2.大肚能容，容天下难容之“士”
3.一碗水要端平
4.尊重比赏识更重要
5.信任——“信”为“任”的前提
6.喜欢不等于适合
7.不即不离，亲疏有度
8.唯贤才是举
9.量才而用
10.好瓦匠没有用不了的砖
11.不拘一格，灵活变通
第二章理性看人避免误区，辨则通达
1.完美无缺即庸人
2.寡欲之人难堪大用
3.用“生”不用“熟”
4.听话的不一定是好干部
5.“因人设事”还是“因事设人”
6.疑人要用，用人要疑
7.留下那匹吃回头草的好马
8.勿以一时对错论英雄
9.圈内圈外两重天
10.“人老珠黄”才是宝藏
11.用人的三条禁忌
第三章循方策于细微之处，事半功倍
1.抓大放小，合理授权
2.互补效应——重视群体的平衡性
3.敢于重用年轻人
4.术业有专攻，专业人办专业事
5.做“偏才”的伯乐
6.你真正了解你的员工吗？
7.读懂女性员工
8.松下幸之助：70%就够了
9.用而兼养，堵住人才流失的缺口
10.厚黑哲学中的用人十大细则
第四章自省修炼领袖本领，独树权威
1.“无威”不治，打铁先要自身硬
2.兼听则明，偏信则暗
3.快刀斩乱麻，决策须高效
4.红脸白脸一起唱
5.不要吝啬你的赞美
6.自信的领导最有魅力
7.培养幽默感
8.真诚为人，坦率处事
9.“一切都是我的责任”是最具杀伤力的承诺
10.善于互动，有效沟通
11.与员工同甘共苦
第五章用人才需把握时机，如水泽鱼
1.激活沙丁鱼的最佳方法
2.岗位轮转，流动的水更有力量
3.“炒鱿鱼”不如蓄水养鱼
4.人性化体系，丢掉“时装”滤镜
5.“雷尼尔效应”——用人制度中的长尾理论
6.奖有度，惩有方
7.良辰美景，让鲸鱼为你跳舞
8.归属感是最高级别的忠诚
9.抱团取火，打造一流团队
10.顺势而动，以变制变

FAQ

Will people without management experience benefit from this book?

It will be inspiring, but implementation will be difficult. The book revolves around selecting people, matching roles, and building environments and mechanisms, which require actually leading a team to practice against. If you are not yet managing a team, you can first understand the logic of people management and reread the corresponding chapters when you have specific scenarios at work.

What is the difference between this book and ordinary motivational management books?

According to the materials, the author is an HR management consultant, and the content comes from practical experience, combining psychology and management knowledge to analyze people management through five dimensions. It leans more toward comparable management actions and mechanism building rather than simply boosting morale or telling personal success stories.

Are the methods in the book suitable for small teams?

They are suitable for reference but need simplification. Small teams have fewer people and shorter processes, so they can prioritize selection criteria, delegation boundaries, and feedback rhythm rather than copying the entire system. The key is to first establish one or two people management rules that can be executed consistently, then gradually add more.

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About the author

张学峰 Author

Zhang Xuefeng is a Chinese book author about whom limited public information is available. His writing centers on management methods and inspirational personal growth. Four of his works are included in the collection: the three-volume Workplace Efficient Management Trilogy, Win with Strength, Ability in Work and Vision in Life, and The Rules of Employing People. Judging from their titles and themes, he focuses on management practice in the workplace, the art of hiring and using people, and the cultivation of personal ability and breadth of vision, addressing readers who wish to improve managerial efficiency and pursue self-growth. His books tend toward the practical, summarizing viewpoints and principles in direct language close to everyday work situations, making them easy for readers to consult as needed. Since little has been made public about his life and professional background, his works remain the main basis for understanding his writing orientation.