Abstract: Contradictive thinking is a dialectical thinking way which analyzes and solves problems by using contradictive point of view. To construct a harmonious socialist society,leaders at all levels should directly look up contradictions and try to iron them out,maximally adding positive factors and reducing negative ones and boosting social harmony continuously. Based on the understanding that emphasizing contradictions is the thinking dimensionality,that reducing contradictions is the value appeal,and that balancing benefits is the deep basis to construct a harmonious society,this paper discusses the problems of the leaders in their effort to emphasize and reduce contradictions and further to build up our country into a socialist one with Chinese characteristics.

Key words: harmonious society, contradictive thinking, leaders