Talent management and promoting Ho Chi Minh's thought on valuing talented people

In the development process of the Vietnamese revolution, management and utilization of talents has always been considered a strategic task of vital significance to the survival and development of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

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Since its inception, our Party has clearly identified: For the revolutionary cause to succeed, there must be a team of cadres with both virtue and talent, in which discovering, nurturing, using and protecting talented people is an important political responsibility of every Party committee and organization.

Talents are a special resource of the nation, the "vital energy" of the nation, directly determining the creative capacity, fighting power and leadership ability of the Party. Not only are they a high-quality human resource, talents are also a spiritual and intellectual resource, creating the foundation of the country's thinking, guidelines and innovation policies.

In every period, from resistance to construction, from innovation to international integration, the use and promotion of talents has always been considered a prerequisite to consolidate political power and sustainable development.

In the context of globalization, digital transformation and increasingly deep international integration, the issue of talent management in the political system is becoming more urgent. This requires the Party to both inherit Ho Chi Minh's thought on valuing talents and constantly innovate institutions and leadership methods to maximize the effectiveness of human resources.

Ho Chi Minh's thought on "respecting every useful person" is the guiding principle for personnel work. He always emphasized that the success of the revolution comes from discovering, nurturing and using the right people for the right jobs. In particular, leaders must "skillfully select, skillfully arrange, skillfully use", creating conditions for everyone to develop their capacity to contribute. This thought not only has profound humanistic values ​​but is also the theoretical foundation for a new type of talent management institution - fair, transparent, humane and effective.

In Ho Chi Minh's thought, people are the center of development. He affirmed: "It is a hundred times easier to endure without people, and a thousand times harder to complete with people " . People - especially talented people - are the driving force of history, the subject that creates all material and spiritual values.

Ho Chi Minh valued talent not based on title or origin, but on the value of real contributions. According to him, each person has their own strengths, the problem is to know how to find the right place, put them in the right job and develop their abilities. He believed that skillful use of people is like skillful use of wood, some things can be used as house pillars, some can only be used as fence posts, emphasizing the need to assign and arrange cadres scientifically .

A hundred times easier without people, a thousand times harder with people

President Ho Chi Minh

This idea represents a profound humanistic dialectic: talent is both a product of society and a decisive factor in the development of society. Therefore, the use of talent cannot be based solely on personal goodwill, but must be institutionalized into leadership principles and transparent administrative processes.

Ho Chi Minh also set a double standard for officials: both virtuous and talented.

Virtue is the foundation, political mettle, loyalty to the Fatherland and the people; talent is practical capacity, creativity and dedication. He affirmed: "Having talent without virtue is useless, having virtue without talent makes it difficult to do anything." This is the core principle of talent management in the Party - harmoniously combining qualities and capacity, revolutionary ethics and work efficiency.

From that, it can be affirmed that Ho Chi Minh's thought on valuing talents is not only a moral appeal, but also a political and administrative doctrine with strategic orientation for the cause of Party building and national development.

From the legacy of Ho Chi Minh's ideology, our Party has inherited and developed in practice the awareness of valuing and protecting talented people. This is not only a manifestation of humanistic culture but also a political stance that demonstrates a strategic vision on human resource management.

The appreciation and protection of talented people lays the foundation for a Party culture that respects intelligence, fairness and truth, in which talented people are considered the common property of the nation, not the “property” of an organization or individual. Leaders must be far-sighted, overcome prejudices and localism to discover, attract and promote talented people for the common good.

At the same time, this viewpoint also requires fighting against all negative manifestations in personnel work: tenure-based thinking, factionalism, cronyism, or taking advantage of power to "intensively" exploit talents without appropriate treatment and protection policies. When the awareness of valuing and protecting talents becomes a political norm, the valuing of talents will no longer depend on individual leaders but will be guaranteed by mechanisms and institutions.

From the legacy of Ho Chi Minh's ideology, our Party has inherited and developed in practice the awareness of valuing and protecting talented people. This is not only a manifestation of humanistic culture but also a political stance that demonstrates a strategic vision on human resource management.

To realize the awareness of valuing and protecting talented people, it is necessary to build a talent management institution based on three core political principles: fairness, transparency, and humanity. First of all, it is necessary to legalize the principles of valuing talented people, creating a corridor to protect people with capacity and qualities from the influence of group interests.

The system of planning, appointing, evaluating and rewarding officials must be transparent, digitalized and public to ensure fairness and political trust. The ability to identify and evaluate talented people must also be based on science.

Leaders need to have strong political will, a systematic vision and the ability to analyze multi-dimensionally about qualities, capacities and work efficiency. Using the right person for the right job is not only a clever management but also a strategic political task.

Along with that, it is necessary to promote the spirit of democratic centralism and a culture of criticism within the Party. Talented people must be listened to and protected when they dare to speak frankly and truthfully. If power is abused to suppress talented people, or favor those who serve local interests, it will inevitably lead to political, moral and social degradation. Therefore, the awareness of valuing and protecting talented people is also a mechanism to prevent power degeneration, ensuring the health of the organization.

An effective talent management system must combine strict Party discipline with Ho Chi Minh's humanistic spirit. The Party must resolutely handle violations, but must also be tolerant, creating opportunities for cadres to correct and strive.

Ho Chi Minh once taught: For those who have made mistakes, we must help them correct them, not crush them. This viewpoint has formed the humane principle in Party rectification - focusing on education, transformation and creating conditions for people to progress. This is the dialectical unity between iron discipline and revolutionary humanity, helping the Party maintain its integrity while spreading trust and sincere comradeship.

Thus, the awareness of respecting and protecting talented people is not only about loving talented people, but also a political principle of leadership, demonstrating the intelligence, ethics and mettle of the ruling Party.

Currently, the urgent requirement is to perfect the talent management system and innovate the Party's leadership method in a modern, transparent and effective direction. This process must first focus on perfecting the legal framework and talent promotion policies. A clear mechanism must be built so that talented people can be discovered, selected, used and treated appropriately. All processes must be institutionalized by law, ensuring publicity, transparency and predictability.

When talented people are protected by law, they will have confidence in making long-term contributions to the Party and the country. In addition, it is necessary to strongly innovate the work of training and developing talented people. It is necessary to combine political theory and revolutionary ethics education with practical capacity training. It is necessary to create conditions for cadres to study throughout their lives, practice through practice and be challenged in a healthy competitive environment. The rotation and planning of cadres must have a long-term vision, linked to the national development strategy.

It is necessary to build a cultural foundation of valuing and encouraging talent within the Party. This culture promotes intelligence, daring to think, daring to do, and daring to take responsibility. Each Party organization and each leader must become a “center of gathering talent”, knowing how to use virtue to influence, talent to guide, and principles to protect fairness.

Only when political culture is imbued with the spirit of valuing and protecting talented people, can personnel work truly become the driving force for the development of the Party and the nation.

Talent management in Party building is not only a matter of personnel work, but also a system of political, cultural and institutional values ​​of strategic significance. Ho Chi Minh's thought on "respecting every useful person" and the awareness of valuing and protecting talented people has been, is and will continue to be the guiding principle for the Party in discovering, nurturing, valuing and promoting talented people.

Only when political culture is imbued with the spirit of valuing and protecting talented people, can personnel work truly become the driving force for the development of the Party and the nation.

Perfecting the institution of talent management means perfecting the Party's governing capacity. When talented people are respected and protected, when personnel work is based on the principles of fairness and transparency, when the culture of valuing and protecting talented people permeates all levels and sectors, our Party will become increasingly clean, strong, and worthy of the people's trust.

Firmly upholding Ho Chi Minh's thought, persistently pursuing the viewpoint of valuing and protecting talented people and determined to reform the system, the Communist Party of Vietnam will continue to affirm the political mettle, leadership wisdom and vitality of a genuine revolutionary Party, for the goal of a rich people, a strong country, democracy, fairness and civilization - the ideal that President Ho Chi Minh always cherished and the Vietnamese people always aspire to.

TRAN PHUONG

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