Why did the county party secretary issue yellow flags?, Mobile | Party members and cadres | Huangqi in Zibo County
A leading cadre once deeply felt that a proven method to stimulate the enthusiasm, initiative, and innovation of Party members and cadres in their work is to create a strong atmosphere of comparing learning and helping others to surpass others. In simple terms, it is "like a mule or a horse being pulled out for a walk.".
"More ruthless" in Gaoqing County, Zibo City, Shandong Province: Assessing the work of various units and departments, the ranking is determined by entrepreneurs, the masses, representatives of the National People's Congress, members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and others through on-site observation and scoring. The first two leaders of various command centers, work teams, and towns and streets were awarded the "Mobile Red Flag", while the last two were awarded the "Mobile Yellow Flag". Gaoqing County also conducted evaluations on investment promotion work and issued the "Mobile Red and Yellow Flag".
Liu Xuesheng, Secretary of the Communist Party Committee of Gaoqing County, said that as the only county along the Yellow River in Zibo, with the ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin becoming a national strategy, the deepening of the integrated development of Jizi, as well as the connection of Jigao Expressway and the full navigation of Xiaoqing River, Gaoqing faces significant development opportunities. If the cadres and masses of Gaoqing cannot promote the unconventional development of various work with a hundred times the effort and an upward spirit of "three proposals and three struggles", Gaoqing will lose these major development opportunities. Therefore, Gaoqing County has launched the "mobile red and yellow flag" system since the first quarter of this year.
This move is indeed both simple and practical, and many young people say "it's tough enough": those who do a good job will receive a red flag, while those who do a bad job will be issued a yellow flag by the county party secretary and county mayor. This reminds young cadres to be vigilant at all times - because red and yellow flags are mobile, it is impossible to achieve a permanent solution. What's even more alarming is how much pressure and excitement the person who leads the yellow flag faces in front of everyone, without having to go to the scene, one can experience the agony just by imagination!
From July 9th to 10th, Gaoqing County held on-site observation and evaluation activities for key projects in the second quarter of 2023. At the "Big Review" meeting on the 10th, those who did well took the stage and received a flowing red flag. With a cheerful expression, it was difficult to conceal their nervousness - if they were to slack off in their future work, they would be caught up, lose the red flag, and even receive a yellow flag symbolizing work backwardness. People who take the "mobile yellow flag" on stage face greater pressure - taking the "mobile yellow flag" means that their work is not done well and they are ranked last.
When the person in charge of the relevant unit stepped onto the stage to take the yellow flag, they all lowered their heads and blushed, "Sweating on their bodies is more than when they were observing and commenting at 38 degrees Celsius yesterday." A person in charge of the relevant unit who received the yellow flag said, "It's embarrassing! In the third quarter, we must get rid of the yellow flag and strive to hang a red flag on the wall."
The person in charge of the work team for the 1.08 million ton nylon 66 project of Longhua High tech Materials, Sun Yaozu, member of the Standing Committee and Deputy County Mayor of Gaoqing County, and Secretary of the Party Working Committee of the Economic Development Zone, represented the team to receive a "mobile red flag" for two consecutive quarters. He lamented that "protecting the flag" was not easy. "In the first quarter, when we received this' flowing red flag ', what we thought about was how to keep it. So everyone worked together to do a good job. As long as the company had something to ask for, we would respond instantly and not dare to be complacent or slack off at all."
On April 7th of this year, during the "Big Review" of the first quarter in Gaoqing County, the county launched a "mobile red and yellow flag" system with quarterly assessments, and specifically required the red and yellow flags to be hung on walls and in the "most prominent places". Yang Chao, a member of the Standing Committee of the County Party Committee and Secretary of the Town Party Committee, who represented Gaocheng Town in obtaining two "mobile red flags" for the first quarter's key work and investment promotion work, believes that this measure has made everyone nervous. "The Secretary and County Magistrate have issued yellow flags to units with work gaps, but those who receive yellow flags cannot bear it. We must strive to catch up with them; those who receive red flags dare not be careless, and a slight relaxation of the red flag may not be enough to keep them. The report card is displayed once a quarter, forcing us to maintain our motivation and passion for work in the long term."
This dynamic and rigorous evaluation method not only stimulates the work status of cadres, but also demonstrates Gao Qing's determination to practice the "three proposals and three struggles". It is not difficult to see the trend of "mobile red and yellow flags" in the first and second quarters, among which there have emerged models of "guarding flags" in high towns to seize "mobile red flags" again, as well as models of "grabbing flags" in Tianzhen Street from "mobile yellow flags" to "mobile red flags".
With the promotion of the "mobile red and yellow flag" system, the Party members and cadres of Gaoqing have undergone significant changes in their spiritual outlook and work style. In the "docking with the provincial capital year", more and more Party members and cadres are frequently going to Jinan to connect with projects. In this continuous "going out" process, the language, thinking, realm, and even some living habits of Party members and cadres are unconsciously "docking" with the provincial capital.
This kind of docking has achieved fruitful results in the first half of this year, and has also streamlined the work system. The work style and efficiency of senior cadres have been significantly improved, and the methods for overcoming difficulties have become more precise and effective. The improvement of efficiency has resulted in the vigorous development of the entire county of Gaoqing.
Although the efficiency improvement brought about by the style of cadres is obvious, Liu Xuesheng did not forget to sound the alarm bell and raised the "four questions about the soul" at the "Great Review" meeting:
Have you ever "backed down" in the face of responsibility?
Faced with challenges, have you ever been "lying flat and doing nothing"?
Do you have the ability to panic in the face of difficulties?
Have you ever been willing to be the last in the face of competition?
Through such "interrogation", more and more people are being compared and reflected on, further forming a mindset of "shouting and rushing upwards when facing difficulties", and promoting young cadres to develop a spirit of daring, doing well, and achieving success, as well as a work style.
The system of "mobile red and yellow flags" has brought out the spirit and spirit of young party members and cadres, and has also made the units that receive the "mobile yellow flag" feel like pins and needles at the "big review" on the 10th.
On that day, Liu Xuesheng used four "no's" to directly point at the people's hearts of the units leading the yellow flag: "the role is not prominent", "without research, without thinking, without sinking down". At the same time, Liu Xuesheng also noticed that after the issuance of the "Mobile Red and Yellow Flag" in the first quarter, "those who lead the red flag have all gone up the wall, while some who lead the yellow flag have hidden themselves and not gone up the wall.". Regarding this, he questioned, "Do you not agree with the result or feel like you can't hold your face when you take it back and hide it?"
The "mobile red and yellow flag" system is a ruler that can test the cohesion and combat effectiveness of party members and cadres in the entire county, and measure how well each unit is doing.
"We will fully leverage the guiding role of the assessment baton, continue to use the 'quarterly competition' activities of key project construction as an important carrier, optimize the 'mobile red and yellow flag' assessment mechanism, build a competition platform for 'project comparison, actual performance comparison, and effectiveness display', adopt the approach of 'red flag' being commended and 'yellow flag' being alerted, turn assessment pressure into work force, comprehensively ignite a wave of learning and catching up, promote all levels in the county to see changes vertically and differences horizontally in performance display, and empower high-quality development with high-quality projects." Liu Xuesheng said.
