Why is it said that ethics comes first in employing people?

The competition of enterprises is ultimately the competition of talents. “Talent” is indispensable for enterprises to employ people. Therefore, when enterprises recruit personnel, they often put the culture and skills as important. Location. "Talent is wealth" and "Talent means everything" seems to have become a common sense among employers in enterprises and institutions.

The competition of enterprises is ultimately the competition of talents. “Talent” is indispensable for enterprises to employ people. Therefore, when enterprises recruit personnel, they often put the culture and skills as important. Location. "Talent is wealth" and "Talent means everything" seems to have become a common sense among employers and job seekers in enterprises and institutions.

As for the definition of talent, the note in "Modern Chinese Dictionary" is: "A person who has both ability and political integrity, a person who has certain specialties."

It can be seen that the biggest characteristic of "talent" is "both ability and political integrity". Virtue but no talent cannot be called an ideal talent, and talent but no virtue cannot be called a qualified talent either. If the employer only values ??the so-called talents or skills but ignores the moral character that a person should have, the result will often be counterproductive.

This is a real example: A company recruited two salesmen, Wang and Liu. After two months of work, Xiao Wang made his debut and brought a lot of profits to the company with his outstanding talents. He was awarded Gained the envy of colleagues and the appreciation of the boss. The boss praised her at many meetings and trained her as a business backbone. In order to realize her personal desires as quickly as possible, she blindly pleased her boss, acted according to his face, and carefully figured out his psychology, flattered her, and won his favor. It didn't take long for her to take the position of business department manager. At this time, her true colors gradually emerged. She was arrogant and made trouble out of nothing, which caused serious gaps and conflicts between various departments. She made a good company into a mess and caused considerable losses to the company.

However, compared with Xiao Wang, Xiao Liu is down-to-earth at work, takes good care of his job, is dedicated to his job, is honest, never strives for fame and fortune, and is willing to help others. Although he is not reused, he still works hard to do a good job. In the end, my work not only created economic benefits for the company, but also won everyone's recognition for my good moral character and good conduct, and my company won praise from customers and the industry.

There has always been a dispute over the choice between "morality" and "talent" in employing people. There is a saying: To govern in troubled times, "talent first" is needed; but in times of peace, "morality" is first. In a sense, this statement makes sense, but it always feels biased. "Virtue" is fundamental and long-term, and cannot be cultivated in an emergency. "Germany" is like a steering wheel, and "talent" is like an engine. Talents without virtue are like a car that has lost its steering wheel and will go astray. The more powerful the engine, the more harmful it will be. In this regard, Confucius's view is: "Government is based on virtue, just like Beichen living in his place and all the stars supporting it." Sima Guang also told Song Shenzong in the first volume of "Zi Zhi Tong Jian": Talent and virtue are not the same. Similarly, the relationship between the two is "Talent is the asset of virtue; virtue is the commander-in-chief of talent." He also pointed out: Only those whose virtues are superior are called "gentlemen", and those whose talents are superior to virtue are called "villains".

Looking back at history, people with "talent" but no "morality" often either achieve nothing or lose their reputation. Such as Jiang Lang, whose talents are exhausted, Qin Hui, who is despised by thousands of people, and so on. The famous Samsung Group, as early as 1957, began to publicly select talents based on character, intelligence and health. When Chairman Li Bingzhe hires people, he first looks at character and then talent. They require employees to first learn to be human beings.

There is an old saying in China, be a person first and then do things. Being a person is the basis of doing things. If people cannot do well, they will inevitably do bad things. The Italian poet Dante has a famous saying: A person with incomplete knowledge can make up for it with morality, but a person with incomplete morality cannot make up for it with knowledge. Therefore, regardless of whether it is an enterprise or an institution, employers must pay attention to having both ability and political integrity. The practice of over-valuing talents and neglecting moral character is not conducive to the growth of talents and the long-term development of careers.