Measures to Shorten the Period of Subjectivism [1] (1953) Measures to Shorten the Period of Subjectivism (1) Criticize decentralism and implement collective leadership. (2) Put each of the financial, cultural-educational, and political-legal departments on the agenda one by one for discussion and decision-making; a concise document is to be prepared for each session, and each department is to be discussed twice a year. (3) Key cadres should personally go to the site to inspect the work. Printed from Mao Zedong’s manuscript. Note [1] Preliminary analysis indicates that this manuscript was written by Mao Zedong during the National Financial and Economic Conference held from June to August 1953.