The Analects
Yong Ye: development suited to the person
Explores personal qualities, attitudes to learning, humane conduct and instruction suited to the learner.
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子曰：「雍也，可使南面。」仲弓問子桑伯子。子曰：「可也，簡。」仲弓曰：「居敬而行簡，以臨其民，不亦可乎？居簡而行簡，無乃大簡乎？」子曰：「雍之言然。」The Analects · Yong Ye: development suited to the person ↗The summary is editorial. Follow the source link to read the original text.
Modern interpretation
The example below adapts this chapter’s questions to modern work. Evaluate it against the actual purpose and conditions; ancient politics, warfare or ethics do not establish business results.
Business application
Before assigning identical training, check each person’s work and current proficiency; choose their next practical task.
- Choose one relevant case and record its objective, available resources, verified facts and unknowns.
- Compare options using this chapter’s perspective; choose a limited trial, owner, deadline and a measure to assess the result.
- Deliverable
- A comparison using yong ye: development suited to the person, with conditions for acting or declining.
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Question to test
How does this chapter’s perspective change the selected option or priority, and what further evidence could change the decision?
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