The Analects
Ji Shi: authority and responsibility
Examines political power, responsibility associated with a position, relationships, learning and restraint.
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季氏將伐顓臾。冉有季路見於孔子曰：「季氏將有事於顓臾。」孔子曰：「求！無乃爾是過與？夫顓臾，昔者先王以爲東蒙主，且在邦域之中矣，是社稷之臣也。何以伐爲？」冉有曰：「夫子欲之，吾二臣…The Analects · Ji Shi: authority and responsibility ↗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
State what leaders must check and what the team may decide, instead of delegating responsibility for a problem’s reporting entirely downward.
- 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 ji shi: authority and responsibility, with conditions for acting or declining.
Limits
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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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