只木桶所盛水量的多少,是由构成木桶的诸块木板中最短的那一块所决定的,这就是所谓的“木桶理论”。若把“木桶理论”引用到干部队伍建设上,可以得出这样的结论:一个部门干部队伍整体素质的高低,不能单纯以这个集体中某个或某些尖子或标兵的高度为标准,也不能以各个成员素质的算术平均值为衡量的准绳,而是要考虑这个整体中素质最低的一分子或最差的那一面。这正所谓一俊遮不了百丑,一条鱼会搅得一锅腥。 The amount of water that a barrel can hold is determined by the shortest of the blocks that make up the barrel. This is called the “barrel theory.” If we refer to the theory of “barrels” to the ranks of cadres, we can conclude that the overall quality of cadres in a department can not be judged solely by the height of one or some top-level or pacesetters in the collective Nor can we take the arithmetic mean of each member’s quality as the yardstick. Instead, we should consider the one with the lowest quality or the worst in this whole body. This is the so-called first-Jun can not cover a hundred ugly, a fish will stir a pot of fishy.