Craftsmanship is a culture formed in the inheritance of craftsmanship skills and morals, and it is a concentrated expression of dedication and dedication. Dedication and dedication is the basic requirement of craftsmanship in the "Germany" dimension. The "virtue" of the craftsmanship spirit also lies in the mentorship spirit of respecting teachers and morals. Whether it is the traditional mentoring model or apprenticeship model, or modern universities, enterprises, research institutions, etc., they emphasize the attention to knowledge and technology and the focus on technology. The respect of the staff. The craftsmanship spirit is a spiritual concept and work ethical quality of striving for excellence, pursuing perfection and the ultimate in work. It includes a rigorous and meticulous work attitude, a dedication to the will, a self-denying and innovative spirit, and a work quality that strives for perfection. These excellent work spirit and qualities still have important social value in today's society.

So, what are the contemporary connotations of the craftsmanship spirit, and what important role does it play in promoting China to become a manufacturing power?

Explained from the sea of ​​words, the connotation of the craftsmanship spirit is mainly reflected in: First, keep improving. Pay attention to details, pursue perfection and the ultimate, spare time and energy, tirelessly, repeatedly improve the product, and increase 99% to 99.99%; the second is rigorous and meticulous. Don't take any opportunistic tricks, you must ensure the quality of each component, and adopt strict testing standards for the product, and will never deliver the goods easily if the requirements are not met; the third is patience, focus, and persistence. Continuously improve products and services, because real craftsmen will never stop pursuing progress in the professional field. No matter the materials used, the design or the production process, they are constantly improving; the fourth is professionalism and dedication. The goal of the craftsmanship spirit is to create the best quality products in the industry, and outstanding products that other peers cannot match.

The spirit of craftsmanship is an important manifestation of industrial culture

The feelings of craftsmen are full of craftsmen's cognition of their own value. Although traditional craftsmen are also engaged in production activities, it is not a simple mechanical day-to-day repetitive manual labor that most people think. Improve the process of perfection. Fromm pointed out in "Sound Society": "Artisans can freely control their actions. Therefore, artisans can learn from work, use and develop their abilities and skills in the labor process." It is this kind of creativity. The characteristic craftsman spirit has created a group of outstanding people. Swiss watchmakers have been doing the same thing and the same process all their lives. Watchmakers have to learn for a few months just to screw various screws. Craftsmen like to keep sculpting their products, improving their craftsmanship and enjoying the products The process of sublimation in the hands, the pursuit of perfection and the ultimate.

Since the Edo period, Japanese craftsmen have formed the "Law of Honor" for product excellence. Japanese craftsmen closely associate the quality of products with personal honor and disgrace. They have a strong sense of self-esteem and think that it is their great honor to make a good product. If the product is broken due to their own omissions, even if they sell well in the market, they think it is a huge shame. It is under the impetus of this "honor rule" that they have strict requirements on product quality and their pursuit of exquisite craftsmanship has reached a level of neurotic fanaticism.

The feelings of craftsmen are reflected in the modern organization and management. In the traditional life of a craftsman, most of the manual skills are taught by oral tradition. In the process of teaching crafts to apprentices, the masters stayed together day and night, not only taught skills, but also taught the principles of life and the craftsmanship of tenacity, patience, focus, and excellence. The craftsman’s production process is the process of emotional communication and behavior infection between people. In this process, a deep friendship between teachers and students is established. On the one hand, it helps to promote emotional communication between colleagues and make people work. Feel the warmth of humanity. The intimate emotional and spiritual communication created by the craftsmanship spirit cannot be replaced by the modern organization model, and it is also what we need to study and improve in our modern organization and management.

Precision and dedication are the core of the craftsman spirit. Refinement and dedication embodies people's respect for the profession, persistence in work, responsibility for products, excellence, and the pursuit of perfection, which are the core of the craftsman spirit. The craftsmanship represented by the craftsman spirit will never go out of style. In the process of moving from a “manufacturing country” to a “manufacturing power”, it is even more necessary to promote the craftsmanship of precision and dedication.

Deeply understand the connotation of the craftsmanship spirit

"Shuowen" records: "craftsman, woodworker." Today, the word "craftsman" has long evolved from the original meaning of carpentry to a synonym for ingenious mind, superb technique, and high attainments. According to Cihai's explanation, "craftsman" refers to a craftsman who has a certain degree of craftsmanship. "Zhou Li·Kao Gong Ji" said: "The things of all kinds of works are the work of saints. Shuojin is considered a blade, and concrete is considered a tool. It is used as a vehicle to travel on land, and a boat is used to travel water. "In Chinese traditional culture, there is no shortage of products that are full of craftsmanship, such as mortise and tenon joints and Dujiangyan water conservancy projects.

The formation of the world's industrial powers is closely related to their emphasis on craftsmanship. A country that advocates the spirit of craftsmanship must be a country with a healthy market environment and a sound humanistic quality. "Craftsmanship" is the key to the success of German manufacturing in the past 100 years. This spirit has made "Made in Germany" famous, allowed the emergence of Germany's century-old industrial brands, and also allowed Germany to remain outstanding in the European economy. "Artisan spirit" is also called "professional temperament" in Japan.

Premier Li Keqiang proposed in this year's government work report that it is necessary to "cultivate the spirit of craftsmanship for excellence", which has aroused many concerns and thoughts in the society. With the replacement of traditional handicrafts by modern mechanized production, traditional craftsmen gradually withdrew from the stage of history, so there is a view that the spirit of craftsmanship is outdated, but this is not the case. According to statistics, as of 2012, Japan has 3,146 companies with a life span of more than 200 years, the largest number in the world, with 837 in Germany, 222 in the Netherlands, and 196 in France. The reason why so many longevity companies are concentrated in these countries is because they are all inheriting a spirit-craftsmanship.