Deeply Study and Carefully Comprehend General Secretary Xi Jinping’s Important Discourses on Strengthening the Party’s Work Style Construction

The Party’s work style is the Party’s image; it concerns the people’s support or opposition, and it concerns the Party’s survival or extinction. The Party Central Committee has decided to launch a study and education campaign on thoroughly implementing the spirit of the Eight-Point Regulations throughout the Party (hereinafter referred to as the “study and education campaign”). This is a re-mobilization and re-deployment of the Party’s work style construction on the new journey of the New Era, and it is of great significance for unswervingly promoting comprehensive and strict governance of the Party and for deeply advancing the great new project of Party building in the New Era. Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, standing at the strategic height of consolidating the Party’s governing position and fulfilling its mission and tasks, has taken the Eight-Point Regulations as the “move to establish credibility by moving a pole” [1]1 The Four-Pronged Comprehensive Strategy refers to comprehensively building a modern socialist country, comprehensively deepening reform, comprehensively governing the country according to law, and comprehensively and strictly governing the Party. to break the ground, and has advanced step by step and layer by layer with the spirit of the nail, continuously promoting the rectification of conduct, the enforcement of discipline, and the fight against corruption. The Party’s conduct and government conduct have taken on a completely new look, and social conduct and popular sentiment have continued to improve. General Secretary Xi Jinping has delivered a series of important speeches and made a series of instructions and directives on strengthening the Party’s work style construction, forming General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important discourses on strengthening the Party’s work style construction, which provide scientific theoretical guidance for the Party’s work style construction in the New Era. To carry out this study and education campaign well, it is necessary to deeply study and carefully comprehend General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important discourses on strengthening the Party’s work style construction, and to promote the normalization and long-term effectiveness of the Party’s work style construction in the New Era.

党的作风就是党的形象，关系人心向背，关系党的生死存亡。党中央决定，在全党开展深入贯彻中央八项规定精神学习教育（以下简称“学习教育”）。这是对新时代新征程党的作风建设作出的再动员再部署，对于坚定不移全面从严治党、深入推进新时代党的建设新的伟大工程具有重大意义。党的十八大以来，以习近平同志为核心的党中央，站在巩固党的执政地位、完成党的使命任务的战略高度，从中央八项规定这个“徙木立信”之举破题，以钉钉子精神步步为营、层层深入，持续推进正风肃纪反腐，党风政风焕然一新，社风民风持续向好。习近平总书记围绕加强党的作风建设发表了一系列重要讲话、作出一系列指示批示，形成了习近平总书记关于加强党的作风建设的重要论述，为新时代党的作风建设提供了科学的理论指导。开展好这次学习教育，必须深学细悟习近平总书记关于加强党的作风建设重要论述，推进新时代党的作风建设常态化长效化。

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General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important discourses on the Party’s work style construction, based on the Party’s historical position in the New Era, profoundly answer the fundamental questions of work style construction under the new circumstances. To study General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important discourses on the Party’s work style construction, one must deeply understand that “the work style issue is fundamentally a Party spirit issue” and that “the core is the issue of the Party’s relationship with the masses.” The Party’s work style construction must be carried out closely around strengthening Party spirit and cementing the Party-masses and cadre-masses relations. It must both start from the tempering of Party spirit to solve the root ideological problems and take cementing the Party-masses and cadre-masses relations as the core to practice the sense of purpose. Only in this way can the core essence of work style construction be grasped and the goal of the Party’s work style construction be achieved.

习近平总书记关于党的作风建设重要论述，立足新时代党的历史方位，深刻回答了新形势下作风建设的根本问题。学习习近平总书记关于党的作风建设的重要论述，要深刻认识“作风问题根本上是党性问题”，“核心是党同人民群众的关系问题”。党的作风建设必须紧紧围绕加强党性和密切党群干群关系而展开，既要从党性锤炼入手解决思想根源问题，又要以密切党群干群关系为核心践行宗旨意识。唯有如此才能抓住作风建设核心要义，达到党的作风建设的目的。

Work style construction must grasp the cultivation of Party spirit; it must focus on tempering Party spirit to advance work style construction. Externally, work style reflects the image of Party members and cadres, while internally, it embodies the quality of Party members and cadres. The work style issue is essentially a Party spirit issue, and what plays the decisive role is also Party spirit. Only by adhering to the principle of Party spirit can a Marxist political party maintain a good work style. This determines that the Party’s work style construction must start from tempering Party spirit to think about and solve problems, and promote work style improvement through tempering Party spirit. First, it is necessary to temper Party spirit by firmly establishing ideals and convictions. General Secretary Xi Jinping points out: “Conviction is the root, work style is the form; if the root is upright, the form gathers; if the root is not upright, the form will inevitably scatter. To maintain and develop the Party’s fine work style, firmly establishing ideals and convictions is fundamental. Our Party takes Marxism as its foundation for building the Party, takes the realization of communism as its highest ideal, and takes serving the people wholeheartedly as its fundamental purpose. This is the root of Communists. Without these, it is like a tree without roots.” [2]2 A Chinese idiom meaning that a small change in one part can affect the whole situation. Party spirit is rooted in firm ideals and convictions; this is the “ballast stone” and “master switch” for maintaining a fine work style. If ideals and convictions are shaken, the work style of Party members and cadres will inevitably have problems. Second, tempering Party spirit must handle the relationship between public and private interests. General Secretary Xi Jinping points out: “The fundamental yardstick for measuring the strength of Party spirit is the two words ‘public’ and ‘private’.” [3]3 The Eight-Point Regulations are a set of rules adopted by the CPC Central Committee in 2012 to improve Party conduct and reduce bureaucracy, formalism, and extravagance. Work style problems arise because the relationship between public and private interests is not properly handled. For Party members and cadres, if they cannot correctly handle the relationship between public and private interests and lack a correct view of right and wrong, a correct view of righteousness and benefit, a correct view of power, and a correct view of career, various deviations and transgressions, leaks and spills are inevitable. Third, Party spirit needs to be continuously tempered in serious intra-Party political life and practical training. Party spirit is not innate, nor is it immutable; only by strengthening theoretical arming, enhancing moral cultivation, and reinforcing disciplinary constraints can the foundation be consolidated, evil winds and evil practices be resisted, and a pure work style be maintained. Serious and earnest intra-Party political life is an important guarantee for tempering Party spirit and purifying the Party’s work style. If intra-Party political life becomes a mere formality, it will inevitably breed formalism and bureaucracy. Fourth, the work style construction must be continuously deepened with a thorough self-revolution spirit. Party members and cadres should, in accordance with the Party Constitution, Party regulations, and the Party’s original aspiration and founding mission, regularly conduct ideological “physical examinations” to promptly eliminate selfish distractions and maintain the Communists’ political character of loyalty to the Party, putting the people first, seeking truth from facts, and being clean and honest.

作风建设要抓党性修养，必须围绕锤炼党性抓作风建设。作风从外在看，反映的是党员、干部的形象，而从内在看，体现的是党员、干部素质。作风问题本质上是党性问题，起决定作用的也是党性。马克思主义政党只有坚守党性原则，才能保持好的作风。这决定了党的作风建设必须从锤炼党性出发思考和解决问题，以锤炼党性促进作风提升。一是必须围绕坚定理想信念锤炼党性。习近平总书记指出：“信念是本，作风是形，本正而形聚，本不正则形必散。保持和发扬党的优良作风，坚定理想信念是根本。我们党以马克思主义为立党之本，以实现共产主义为最高理想，以全心全意为人民服务为根本宗旨。这就是共产党人的本。没有了这些，就是无本之木。”党性植根于坚定的理想信念，这是保持优良作风的“压舱石”和“总开关”。理想信念动摇了，党员、干部作风必然出现问题。二是锤炼党性必须处理好公私关系。习近平总书记指出：“衡量党性的强弱的根本尺子是公、私二字。”作风问题，是因为公私关系没有摆正而产生。对党员、干部来说，不能正确处理公私关系，缺乏正确的是非观、义利观、权力观、事业观，各种出轨越界、跑冒滴漏就在所难免。三是党性需要在严肃的党内政治生活和实践磨砺中不断锤炼。党性并非与生俱来，也不是一成不变的，只有通过加强理论武装、提升道德修养、强化纪律约束，才能固本培元，抵御歪风邪气，保持作风纯正。严肃认真的党内政治生活是锤炼党性、纯洁党风的重要保障。党内政治生活流于形式，必然滋生形式主义、官僚主义。四是以彻底的自我革命精神将作风建设持续引向深入。党员、干部应对照党章党规和党的初心使命，经常进行思想上的“体检”，才能及时清除私心杂念，保持共产党人对党忠诚、人民至上、实事求是、清正廉洁的政治本色。

Work style construction must grasp Party-masses relations; it must focus on cementing Party-masses and cadre-masses relations to strengthen work style construction. The mass line is the Party’s lifeline and fundamental working line, and maintaining close ties with the masses is our Party’s greatest strength. General Secretary Xi Jinping points out: “Cementing Party-masses and cadre

作风建设要抓党群关系，必须围绕密切党群干群关系加强作风建设。群众路线是党的生命线和根本工作路线，密切联系群众是我们党的最大优势。习近平总书记指出：“密切党群、干群关系，保持同人民群众的血肉联系，始终是我们党立于不败之地的根基。”党的作风建设的出发点和落脚点，是维护最广大人民群众的根本利益。因此，作风建设必须坚持人民至上，真心实意为群众解难题、办实事，坚决反对官僚主义、形式主义。一是作风建设必须贯彻党的群众路线。马克思主义政党执政后特别是长期执政后的最大危险是脱离群众。加强作风建设，必须坚持马克思主义群众观点，贯彻党的群众路线，把一切工作的出发点和落脚点归结到实现好、维护好、发展好最广大人民根本利益上来，归结到为民务实清廉上来。二是作风建设要求必须带着感情去真抓实干。贯彻群众路线，要对人民群众有感情，真正把自己当成群众一员，把群众的事当成自己的事。感情是一个非常本质的东西，不带着感情去做群众工作，就是在“作秀”了。对人民怀着真挚的感情才能真抓实干，而为民务实清廉、真抓实干是检验作风的试金石。三是党员干部应始终把自己定位为人民群众的公仆。人民是国家的主人，干部是人民的公仆。公仆公仆，一要为公，不能有私心；二要为仆，不能有官气。公仆对人民负责，天经地义。这种关系不能颠倒。党员、干部只有全心全意为人民服务的责任和义务，没有当官做老爷的权力。

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Carrying out education and study on thoroughly implementing the spirit of the Eight-Point Regulations throughout the Party, educating Party members and cadres to unswervingly implement the spirit of the Eight-Point Regulations, and promoting the continuous improvement of the Party’s work style, demonstrates our Party’s high regard for work style construction and its firm determination to see it through to the end. The vast majority of Party members and cadres must fully understand the significance of this education and study, deeply study and earnestly comprehend General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important discourses on the Party’s work style construction, and on the new journey [of the New Era] demonstrate new responsibilities and new achievements with a good work style and a good image.

在全党开展深入贯彻中央八项规定精神学习教育，教育党员、干部锲而不舍贯彻中央八项规定精神，推动党的作风持续向好，表明我们党对作风建设的高度重视和一抓到底的坚定决心。广大党员、干部要充分认识这次学习教育的重要意义，深学细悟习近平总书记关于党的作风建设的重要论述，在新征程上以好作风好形象展现新担当新作为。

It is of great significance for building a high-quality cadre contingent and improving the Party’s governing capacity. Undertaking initiatives and achieving success depends on people, and crucially on the work style of the cadre contingent. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasizes: “The work style of leading cadres directly affects the Party’s internal atmosphere and political ecosystem, relates to the support or opposition of the people, and determines the Party’s mass base. If the work style of leading cadres is not up to standard, not solid, then the Party’s work style and social atmosphere cannot possibly be good.” [1]1 The Four-Pronged Comprehensive Strategy refers to comprehensively building a modern socialist country, comprehensively deepening reform, comprehensively governing the country according to law, and comprehensively and strictly governing the Party. Work style construction plays a vital role in building a high-quality cadre contingent, strengthening the Party’s governing capacity, and promoting the development of various undertakings of the Party and the state. On the one hand, the Party’s work style and image are related to the Party’s creativity, cohesion, and combat effectiveness, and determine the success or failure of the Party’s and the state’s undertakings. As a Marxist political party that has been in power for a long time, our Party must never take the issue of work style lightly at any time; it must strengthen its sense of crisis, govern work style issues with the strictest standards and the most severe measures, and always win the people’s trust and support with an excellent work style. On the other hand, a good work style can impel the “key minority” [2]2 A Chinese idiom meaning that a small change in one part can affect the whole situation. to bear key responsibilities and drive the “overwhelming majority,” daring to face difficulties head-on, daring to step forward in times of crisis, daring to take responsibility for mistakes, and daring to resolutely struggle against unhealthy tendencies and evil practices. Therefore, to whatever stage the cause of the Party and the people develops, the Party’s work style construction must advance to that stage. Only with a solid work style can one, in work, avoid cutting corners, making excuses, or shirking responsibility, enhance the consciousness and steadfastness of implementation, and truly form an atmosphere of working in earnest and leading the way.

对建设高素质干部队伍、提高党的执政能力具有重要意义。干事创业关键在人，关键在干部队伍作风。习近平总书记强调：“领导干部的作风直接关系党内风气和政治生态，关系民心向背，决定着党的群众基础。领导干部作风不过关，不过硬，党风社会风气就不可能好。”作风建设对于建设一支高素质的干部队伍，加强党的执政能力建设、推动党和国家各项事业发展，起着至关重要的作用。一方面，党的作风和形象关系党的创造力、凝聚力、战斗力，决定党和国家事业成败。我们党作为一个长期执政的马克思主义政党，对作风问题任何时候都不能掉以轻心，必须增强危机意识，以最严格的标准、最严厉的措施治理作风问题，始终以优良的作风赢得人民信赖和拥护。另一方面，好的作风可以推动“关键少数”担负关键责任、带动“绝大多数”，面对矛盾敢于迎难而上，面对危机敢于挺身而出，面对失误敢于承担责任，面对歪风邪气敢于坚决斗争。因此，党和人民事业发展到什么阶段，党的作风建设就要推进到什么阶段。只有作风过硬，在工作中才能不打折扣、不找借口、不推责任，增强执行的自觉性和坚定性，才能真正形成干在实处、走在前列的风气。

This is of great significance for comprehensive and strict governance of the Party in the New Era. Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC, the Party Central Committee, in response to the unique challenges faced by a large party under long-term governance, has clearly proposed comprehensive and strict governance of the Party and incorporated it into the Four-Pronged Comprehensive Strategy. [1]1 The Four-Pronged Comprehensive Strategy refers to comprehensively building a modern socialist country, comprehensively deepening reform, comprehensively governing the country according to law, and comprehensively and strictly governing the Party. Work style construction, as an important component of comprehensive and strict governance of the Party, focuses on solving the problem of the Party’s image, and behind the Party’s image is a comprehensive reflection of the state of other constructions such as the Party’s ideology, organization, discipline, and institutions. Work style construction has the effect of “pulling one hair and moving the whole body.” [2]2 A Chinese idiom meaning that a small change in one part can affect the whole situation. Therefore, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core started from formulating and implementing the Eight-Point Regulations, [3]3 The Eight-Point Regulations are a set of rules adopted by the CPC Central Committee in 2012 to improve Party conduct and reduce bureaucracy, formalism, and extravagance. began by rectifying prominent issues such as the “Four Forms of Decadence” [4]4 The “Four Forms of Decadence” (形式主义, 官僚主义, 享乐主义, 奢靡之风) are formalism, bureaucracy, hedonism, and extravagance, which the CPC has targeted for rectification since 2012. existing within the Party, and took work style construction as the breakthrough point for comprehensive and strict governance of the Party, solving the problem of “a tiger wanting to eat the sky, not knowing where to start.” [5]5 A Chinese saying describing a problem too large or complex to know where to begin solving it. General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important discourses on strengthening the Party’s work style construction profoundly elucidate the relationship between the Party’s work style construction and comprehensive and strict governance of the Party, among other important issues, and constitute an important component of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important thought on Party building and his important thought on the Party’s self-revolution, providing a powerful ideological weapon for strengthening the Party’s work style construction and even comprehensive and strict governance of the Party in the New Era. Since the New Era, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has taken work style construction as a breakthrough point, advanced comprehensive and strict governance of the Party in depth, fundamentally reversed the lax and soft state of Party management and governance, strengthened Party building, and made Party leadership more robust and powerful.

对新时代全面从严治党具有重要意义。党的十八大以来，党中央针对长期执政条件下党所面临的大党独有难题，明确提出全面从严治党，并将其纳入“四个全面”战略布局。作风建设作为全面从严治党的重要组成部分，着力解决的是党的形象问题，而党的形象的背后是党的思想、组织、纪律、制度等其他建设状况的综合反映。作风建设具有“牵一发而动全身”的作用。因此，以习近平同志为核心的党中央从制定和落实中央八项规定切入，从整治党内存在的“四风”等突出问题抓起，把作风建设作为全面从严治党的突破口，解决了“老虎吃天，无从下口”的问题。习近平总书记关于加强党的作风建设重要论述，深刻阐明了党的作风建设与全面从严治党的关系等重要问题，构成习近平总书记关于党的建设的重要思想、关于党的自我革命的重要思想的重要组成部分，为新时代加强党的作风建设乃至全面从严治党提供了强大思想武器。新时代以来，以习近平同志为核心的党中央以作风建设为突破口，纵深推进全面从严治党，管党治党宽松软的状况得到根本扭转，党的建设得到加强，党的领导更加坚强有力。

This is of great significance for comprehensively advancing the building of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation through Chinese-path modernization. As socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a New Era, the principal contradiction in Chinese society has transformed into the contradiction between the people’s ever-growing needs for a better life and unbalanced and inadequate development. Achieving high-quality development of the economy and society has become an urgent requirement of the times. The report of the 20th National Congress of the CPC [6]6 The 20th National Congress of the CPC was held in October 2022. stated: “From now on, the central task of the Communist Party of China is to unite and lead the people of all ethnic groups across the country to comprehensively build a great modern socialist country, achieve the Second Centenary Goal, and comprehensively advance the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation through Chinese-path modernization.” To accomplish the Party’s mission and tasks, the Party needs a good work style. In the New Era, it is necessary to strengthen the Party’s work style construction to mobilize the enthusiasm, initiative, and creativity of the entire Party in undertaking undertakings. General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important discourses on strengthening the Party’s work style construction profoundly elaborate on how to better enhance the Party’s creativity, cohesion, and combat effectiveness in the New Era, stimulate the vitality of the entire Party, and gather the mighty force to advance Chinese-path modernization. Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC, our Party has ensured the effective implementation of various central decisions and deployments with a good work style, promoting the Party and the country’s undertakings to achieve major accomplishments that have attracted worldwide attention.

对以中国式现代化全面推进强国建设、民族复兴伟业具有重要意义。中国特色社会主义进入新时代，我国社会主要矛盾已转化为人民日益增长的美好生活需要和不平衡不充分的发展之间的矛盾。实现经济社会的高质量发展，成为时代发展的迫切要求。党的二十大报告提出：“从现在起，中国共产党的中心任务就是团结带领全国各族人民全面建成社会主义现代化强国、实现第二个百年奋斗目标，以中国式现代化全面推进中华民族伟大复兴。”完成党的使命任务，需要党有好的作风。新时代要通过加强党的作风建设，调动全党干事创业的积极性、主动性、创造性。习近平总书记关于加强党的作风建设重要论述，深刻阐述了新时代如何更好地增强党的创造力、凝聚力、战斗力，激发全党活力，凝聚起推进中国式现代化的磅礴力量。党的十八大以来，我们党以良好作风保障中央各项决策部署落地见效，推动党和国家事业取得举世瞩目的重大成就。

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Work style construction is always on the way. In the study and education on thoroughly implementing the spirit of the Eight-Point Regulations carried out across the entire Party, we should earnestly study and comprehend General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important discourses on strengthening the Party’s work style construction and the spirit of the Eight-Point Regulations and their implementation rules, systematically summarize the significant achievements and experiences of thoroughly implementing the spirit of the Eight-Point Regulations, deeply understand the practical requirements of work style construction, complete the various tasks of study and education with high standards, and ensure that the study and education go deep, are solid, and produce visible results.

作风建设永远在路上。在全党开展深入贯彻中央八项规定精神学习教育，应认真学习领会习近平总书记关于加强党的作风建设的重要论述和中央八项规定及其实施细则精神，系统总结深入贯彻中央八项规定精神的显著成效和经验，深刻领会作风建设的实践要求，高标准完成学习教育各项任务，确保学习教育走深走实、见行见效。

Grasp the “key minority” of leading cadres. Leading cadres are the key group in work style construction. “The wind forms above, and customs transform below.” [7]7 An ancient Chinese saying meaning that the behavior of those in power influences the customs of society. The work style of cadres is a barometer for the people to observe and evaluate the Party’s conduct. Leading cadres taking the lead is a silent demonstration. Therefore, work style construction must start from the leading cadres themselves, from top to bottom, with those above setting an example for those below, forming a “leading geese effect,” [8]8 A metaphor for the leading role of a few key individuals, derived from the behavior of a flock of geese. in order to drive the entire Party to form a good atmosphere. Leading cadres should first do what they ask others to do, and resolutely not do what they ask others not to do. They should be strict with themselves, consciously resist privileged thinking and behavior, manage their spouses, children, and staff around them, pay attention to family conduct construction, and pursue a healthy lifestyle.

抓住领导干部这个“关键少数”。领导干部是作风建设的关键群体。“风成于上，俗化于下”。干部作风是人民群众观察评价党风的晴雨表，领导干部带好头是无声的示范。因此，作风建设必须从领导干部自身抓起，自上而下、以上率下，形成“头雁效应”，才能带动全党形成良好风气。领导干部要求别人做到的自己先做到，要求别人不做的自己坚决不做。严于律己，自觉抵制特权思想和行为，管好配偶、子女及身边工作人员，注重家风建设，追求健康生活方式。

Firmly establish a correct outlook on power, outlook on political performance, and outlook on career. The outlook on power, outlook on political performance, and outlook on career are closely related to the work style of Party members and cadres. The outlook on power aims to answer the question “where does power come from and for whom is power used,” reflecting the leadership style; the outlook on political performance aims to answer the question “for whom are political achievements made and what kind of political achievements are made,” reflecting the work style; the outlook on career aims to answer the question “what attitude is adopted towards the career and what kind of career is pursued,” reflecting the cadres’ ideals and beliefs. A correct outlook on power, outlook on political performance, and outlook on career are basic requirements for leading cadres in performing their duties, undertaking undertakings, and starting businesses, and are important yardsticks for measuring the Party spirit of leading cadres. Adhering to the people’s standpoint is the basic prerequisite. The fundamental reason for the dislocation of leading cadres’ outlook on power, outlook on political performance, and outlook on career is that they have not firmly stood on the people’s standpoint. Adhere to the principle that power is entrusted by the people and used for the people, and formulate policies on people’s livelihood focusing on solving the people’s urgent, difficult, and anxious problems. “Transforming the subjective world” is an important guarantee for leading cadres to firmly establish a correct outlook on power, outlook on political performance, and outlook on career. Leading cadres must continuously transform the subjective world while transforming the objective world, solve the “master switch” [9]9 A metaphor in Chinese political discourse for the fundamental worldview, outlook on life, and values that determine a person’s actions. problem of worldview, outlook on life, and values, and make transforming the subjective world a life habit and a spiritual pursuit.

树牢正确权力观、政绩观、事业观。权力观、政绩观、事业观与党员、干部的作风密切相关。权力观旨在回答“权力从何而来、权力为谁而用”的问题，反映的是领导作风；政绩观旨在回答“政绩为谁而树、树什么样的政绩”的问题，反映的是工作作风；事业观旨在回答“采取什么样的态度对待事业、追求什么样的事业”的问题，反映的是干部的理想信念问题。正确的权力观、政绩观、事业观，是领导干部履职尽责、干事创业过程中的基本要求，是衡量领导干部党性的重要标尺。坚守人民立场是基本前提。领导干部权力观、政绩观、事业观之所以错位，根本原因在于没有站稳人民立场。坚持权为民所赋、权为民所用，制定民生政策要聚焦解决群众的急难愁盼问题。“改造主观世界”是领导干部树牢正确权力观、政绩观、事业观的重要保障。领导干部必须在改造客观世界的同时不断改造主观世界，解决好世界观、人生观、价值观这个“总开关”问题，把改造主观世界作为一种生活习惯、一种精神追求。

Continuously deepen the rectification of the “Four Forms of Decadence.” This is the main direction of work style construction in the New Era. The “Four Forms of Decadence” are stubborn diseases deeply detested by the masses; if not resolved, they will affect the Party’s image among the people and thus alienate the masses. The “Four Forms of Decadence” originate from unstable ideals and beliefs. Formalism originates from subjectivism, utilitarianism, and a misplaced outlook on political performance, manifested as inconsistency between knowledge and action, lack of practical results, mountains of documents and seas of meetings, fraud and deception, and emphasis on form over actual performance; bureaucracy originates from the concept of official standard and a distorted outlook on power, manifested as detachment from the masses, arrogance, buck-passing, and lack of responsibility; hedonism comes from the decline of revolutionary will and deviation in values, manifested as mental slackness, indulgence in pleasure, and lack of enterprise; extravagance reflects ideological depravity and material desire expansion, manifested as wastefulness, luxurious living, and even moral decay. Opposing formalism requires solving the problem of impractical work, advocating concrete and pragmatic action, and establishing a correct outlook on political performance; opposing bureaucracy requires solving the problem of inaction, strengthening the awareness of serving the people and democratic centralism; opposing hedonism requires overcoming privileged thinking and maintaining the spirit of hard struggle; opposing extravagance requires resolutely curbing waste and advocating diligence and thrift.

持续深化纠治“四风”。这是新时代作风建设的主攻方向。“四风”是群众深恶痛绝的顽疾，如不解决将影响党在人民群众中的形象，进而与群众疏远。“四风”根源于理想信念不坚定。形式主义源于主观主义、功利主义和政绩观错位，表现为知行不一、不求实效，文山会海、弄虚作假，重形式轻实绩；官僚主义源于官本位思想和权力观扭曲，表现为脱离群众、高高在上，推诿扯皮、不担当；享乐主义来自革命意志衰退和价值观偏差，表现为精神懈怠，贪图享受，不思进取；奢靡之风反映思想堕落和物欲膨胀，表现为铺张浪费、生活奢华，甚至腐化堕落。反对形式主义要解决工作不实问题，倡导真抓实干，树立正确政绩观；反对官僚主义要解决不作为问题，强化为民服务意识和民主集中制；反对享乐主义要克服特权思想，保持艰苦奋斗精神；反对奢靡之风要狠刹挥霍浪费，倡导勤俭节约。

Adhere to the integration of rectifying conduct, enforcing discipline, and combating corruption. This is an effective way to build work style in the New Era. Party spirit, Party conduct, and Party discipline are an organic whole: Party spirit is the foundation, Party conduct is the manifestation, and Party discipline is the guarantee. The relationship between work style and corruption is that they share the same origin and are integrated. Poor work style often easily breeds corruption, and corruption problems are often accompanied by bad work style. Therefore, rectifying conduct, enforcing discipline, and combating corruption are important starting points for work style construction, and the three must be grasped together, deployed and promoted together in practice. Take the rectification of the “Four Forms of Decadence” as the entry point to consolidate the Party’s governing foundation, eradicate the soil that breeds corruption through institutional rigidity and supervision, discipline enforcement, and accountability, and build a solid bottom line for Party members to resist corruption and prevent degeneration by putting discipline first. Adhere to striking both “tigers” and “flies,” [10]10 “Tigers” refers to high-ranking corrupt officials; “flies” refers to low-ranking corrupt officials. punish corruption with zero tolerance, and at the same time, use the “Four Forms” [11]11 The “Four Forms” of discipline enforcement are: (1) criticism and self-criticism; (2) light organizational measures; (3) heavy organizational measures; (4) criminal prosecution. to strengthen daily supervision, catch problems early and small, and prevent them from growing. Pay attention to the simultaneous investigation and treatment of conduct and corruption, rectify the phenomenon of their interweaving, eradicate the root causes, and address both symptoms and root causes.

坚持正风肃纪反腐相贯通。这是新时代作风建设的有效途径。党性党风党纪是有机整体，党性是根本，党风是表现，党纪是保障。作风与腐败的关系，则是风腐同源、风腐一体。作风不正往往容易滋生腐败，腐败问题又往往与不良作风相伴而生。因此，正风肃纪反腐是作风建设的重要抓手，必须将三者结合在一起来抓，在实践中同部署同推进。以整治“四风”为切入点夯实党的执政基础，通过制度刚性约束和监督执纪问责铲除腐败滋生土壤，通过把纪律挺在前面筑牢党员拒腐防变底线。坚持“老虎”、“苍蝇”一起打，零容忍惩治腐败，同时，运用“四种形态”，强化日常监督，抓早抓小、防微杜渐。注重风腐同查同治，整治二者交织的现象，铲除根源、标本兼治。

Promote the normalization and long-term effectiveness of work style construction. This is the institutional mechanism guarantee for work style construction in the New Era. Work style problems are stubborn and recurrent, requiring constant and persistent efforts. Therefore, it is necessary to establish a long-term mechanism to “grasp constantly, grasp details, and grasp long-term.” Grasping constantly means integrating into daily work, frequently analyzing and judging, and promptly correcting budding problems. Grasping details means paying attention to details, starting from specific issues, and responding to the concerns of the masses. Grasping long-term means persevering, consolidating achievements through deepening reform. Implement the main responsibility of Party committees and the supervisory responsibility of discipline inspection commissions. Work style construction should address both symptoms and root causes, strengthen education, improve systems, and enhance the consciousness of resisting corruption and preventing degeneration. Pay attention to the simultaneous implementation of positive incentives and fault tolerance and error correction, to stimulate the enthusiasm of cadres in undertaking undertakings and starting businesses.

推进作风建设常态化长效化。这是新时代作风建设的制度机制保障。作风问题具有顽固性和反复性，需常抓不懈、久久为功。因此，必须通过建立长效机制“抓常、抓细、抓长”。抓常，就是融入日常工作，经常分析研判，及时纠治苗头性问题。抓细，就是注重细节，从具体问题入手，回应群众关切。抓长，就是持之以恒，通过深化改革固化成果。落实党委的主体责任和纪委的监督责任。作风建设要标本兼治，强化教育、完善制度，提升拒腐防变自觉性。注重正向激励与容错纠错并举，激发干部干事创业热情。

(Author: Professor and Doctoral Supervisor, Department of Party Building, Party School of the Central Committee of the CPC [National Academy of Governance])

（作者：中共中央党校﹝国家行政学院﹞党的建设教研部教授、博士生导师）

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