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自下而上与自上而下 

什么是自下而上与自上而下?


这个原则帮助我们理解我们想要采取的基本方法(自下而上),方法是将其与我们不想要的方法(自上而下)进行对比。 

自下而上的方法尊重每个人的内在价值,释放创造力、主动性和才能,从而产生超出任何人计划或预测的有益结果。

自上而下的方法假设控制者知道什么对其他人最有利。那些处于顶端的人通常寻求权力,依靠一刀切的方法,并使用详细的规则和胁迫来扼杀他人。无论多么善意,自上而下的方法只会使高层受益。

自下而上与自上而下在 愿景美德和才能维度中得到了强调。

为什么这很重要?

只有在自下而上的社会或组织中,个人才能更充分地运用自己的能力和知识来改善自己和他人的生活。采取自下而上的方法对待我们所做的一切,对于尊重个人、应用我们的原则以及授权整个组织中的个人利用他们的天赋和知识来解决问题和寻求机会至关重要。

原理简述

For all the millennia of human existence, life was miserable. Nearly everyone was born into poverty, lived in poverty and died young. As recently as 200 years ago, 90% of the world’s population lived in extreme poverty. But then something remarkable began to happen: life started to get better and better for more and more people. The flat line representing average well-being became a hockey stick, suddenly and sharply improving – and it has not stopped. Today, less than 10 percent of people live in extreme poverty, even though the world’s population is now almost eight times what it was 200 years ago.

What happened? In short, certain societies haltingly but increasingly began to move from top-down – where a few people controlled the many – to bottom-up, where more and more people enjoyed greater opportunity to live as they saw fit, although it has been an uneven process that remains incomplete. They were more fully able to apply their abilities and knowledge to better their lives and the lives of others.

A top-down approach assumes those in control know what’s best for everyone else. Those at the top typically seek power, rely on one-size-fits-all approaches and use detailed rules and coercion that stifle others. No matter how well-intentioned, a top-down approach only benefits those at the top.

A bottom-up approach respects the inherent worth of each person and unleashes creativity, initiative and talents, resulting in beneficial outcomes beyond what anyone could have planned or predicted. People and society benefit when behavior is mostly governed by general principles rather than detailed rules, freeing individuals to use their gifts and knowledge to tackle problems and pursue opportunities.

In an organization, a bottom-up approach does not mean decentralizing all decisions or equally distributing authorities. Leaders play a vital role in making decisions for which they have the comparative advantage. For example, a facility manager is most likely in the best position to make decisions that affect the whole facility. With a bottom-up approach, the manager seeks and uses the input and challenge of those who have relevant knowledge. However, with a top-down approach, managers simply impose their decisions, which undermines the culture and leads to worse results. They are guilty of “the fatal conceit.”

Bottom-up does not mean employees are free to do whatever they feel like. We strive to create the conditions where employees are motivated to do what is beneficial for Koch and themselves. The responsibility of every supervisor is to enable their employees to understand how, and be motivated, to maximize value in harmony with our principle-based framework. This bottom-up approach benefits everyone – employees, Koch and society.

例子

以下工作场所示例对比了个人采用自下而上方法与自上而下方法时的心态和行为。 

试一试

这些原则的力量是通过应用来实现的。申请时学习是无可替代的。