研究生英語(yǔ)視聽(tīng)-林美紋llistening,reading,watching---unit 2 career and success

1、1Unit2CareerSuccess1、ListeningTherearemanyreasonswhypeopleleavetheirjobs.Maybeahighersalaryofferedinthenewjobpossiblyitsjustacareeradvancementitcouldbebecausetheycantsttheirmanagementtheybelievetheirsupervissaredoingabad

2、jobaboutit.Mynextguestsaysthatbadmanagementisthemainreasonwhypeopleleavetheirjobs.HesStephenTaylhesalecturerinmanagementatManchesterMetropolitanUniversity.Itsgoodmningtoyou!Interviewer:Thisisanextradinaryfindingthatbasic

3、allyyouaresayingpomanagementsupervisionfinallypeoplesaid“ThatsenoughImoff.“Interviewee:ThatsrightIthinkthatsveryright.Weveinterviewedabout200peopleindepthabouttheirlastjobmove.Weveaskedthemtotellusindetailwhytheyleftthei

4、rlastjobs.thatsthemainfindingofourresearchitsstofahiddenreason.Ithinkalotofganizationsdontunderstdontrealizehowimptantthisis.Butcertainlymostpeoplethemajityofpeoplethatwastheprimaryreasontheyleft.Interviewer:Nowwhenwetal

5、kaboutsposupervisionbadmanagementwereobviouslytalkingaboutmethansaysexualharassmentabusebullyingthatstofthing.Youarereallytalkingabouttheyarenotdoingtheirjobabsolutelynotsupervising.Interviewee:AbsolutelyThereareexamples

6、ofbullyingjustunpleasanttreatmentabuseofpowersoonbuttheyreaminity.Itsmuchmecommontofindexamplesofineffectivemanagementofsweepingproblemsunderthecarpetnotlisteningtogrievancesnotlisteningtopeoplejustnotmanagingineffectact

7、ually.Interviewer:thatofcoursethosemanagerswouldsaythattheyaresufferingthesameproblemfromtheirownmanagers.Interviewee:Thatsverytrickywehavealsointerviewedsupervissthemselveswegetthesamethingfromthem.Theywillcomplainabout

8、theareamanagersoonitgoesupthehierarchy.Interviewer:IsthatendemicinthesystemofbureaucracyinthecpationIfitssocommoninsomanycountrieswhatcanbedoneInterviewee:WellalotcanbedoneIthinkitsahiddenreasonIdontthinkitssomuchendemic

9、inthebureaucracy.Ithinktheyjustdontrealizebecausewhenpeopleleaveajobthatsnotthereasontheygive.Theyarenothonest.Theysaytheyareleavingfmepaytheyareleavingfpersonalreasonssomethingofthatkind.SoIjustthinktheydontactuallyreal

10、izehowimptantthisfactis.Becauseagreatdealcanbedoneaboutitwellyoucansupervissontheirsupervisyskillsratherthanftheirtechnicalskillsyoucangivethemtraininginbasicpeoplemanagementskills.Interviewer:But.youseetheproblemwiththa

11、tSteveniseverytimewhenanybodysitsonacoursein“PeopleManagement““HumanResourceRelations““ManagingYourStaff“everybodysays“Whataloadofrubbish.“Youknowbunnyrabbitsgonemad.Interviewee:Wellmaybethatstheproblemitsnotrubbish.Itsv

12、eryveryserious.Itscostingindustrymillionsmillionsofpoundsayearbecausepeopleareleaving.Theyhavetrainedthemuptheyedthemtheyvespenthugeamountofmoneygetting3被訪者：那是對(duì)的。我認(rèn)為這將是一項(xiàng)持續(xù)的研究，我當(dāng)然還有很長(zhǎng)的路要走。我想看看各種不同的專業(yè)團(tuán)體，看看他們是如何變化的。這就是我想接下

13、來(lái)要做的。采訪者：好的，史蒂文，假設(shè)你沒(méi)有辭職去其他地方，請(qǐng)回來(lái)談?wù)劯?，絕對(duì)引人入勝，非常感謝你。2、ReadingInourhumannatureisadesiretoachievetobesuccessful.Weallwantsuccess.HowdowemeasuresuccessCanapersonhavetoomuchsuccessAlittlestyaboutaMexicanfishermanillustratessuc

14、cessinasimplelifewelllived.ThebusinessmanwasatthepierofasmallcoastalMexicanvillagewhenasmallboatwithjustonefishermandocked.Insidethesmallboatwereseverallargeyellowfintuna.ThebusinessmancomplimentedtheMexicanonthequalityo

15、fhisfishaskedhowlongittooktocatchthem.TheMexicanrepliedonlyalittlewhile.Thebusinessmanthenaskedwhyhedidntstayoutlongercatchmefish.TheMexicansaidhehadenoughtosuppthisfamilysimmediateneeds.Thebusinessmanthenaskedbutwhatdoy

16、oudowiththerestofyourtimeTheMexicanfishermansaid“IsleeplatefishalittleplaywithmychildrentakeasiestawithmywifeMariastrollintothevillageeacheveningwhereIsipwineplayguitarwithmyamigosIhaveafullbusylifesen.“Thebusinessmansco

17、ffed“IamaHarvardMBAIcouldhelpyou.Youshouldspendmetimefishingwiththeproceedsbuyabiggerboat.WiththeproceedsfromthebiggerboatyoucouldbuyseveralboatseventuallyyouwouldhaveafleetoffishingboatsInsteadofsellingyourcatchtoadlema

18、nyouwouldselldirectlytotheprocesseventuallyopenyourowncannery.Youwouldcontroltheproductprocessingdistribution.YouwouldneedtoleavethissmallcoastalfishingvillagemovetoMexicoCitythenLAeventuallyNewYkCitywhereyouwouldrunyour

19、expingenterprise.“TheMexicanfishermanasked“Butsenhowlongwillthisalltake“Towhichthebusinessmanreplied“1520years.““Butwhatthensen“Thebusinessmanlaughedsaid“Thatsthebestpart!WhenthetimeisrightyouwouldannounceanIPOsellyourco

20、mpanystocktothepublicbecomeveryrich.Youwouldmakemillions.““MillionssenThenwhat“Thebusinessmansaid“Thenyouwouldretire.Movetoasmallcoastalfishingvillagewhereyouwouldsleeplatefishalittleplaywithyourkidstakeasiestawithyourwi

21、festrolltothevillageintheeveningswhereyoucouldsipwineplayyourguitarwithyouramigos.“Thefishermanstillsmilinglookedupsaid“IsntthatwhatImdoingrightnow“在我們的人性中，我們渴望成功，我們都希望成功。我們?nèi)绾魏饬砍晒?？一個(gè)人能否獲得太多的成功？關(guān)于墨西哥漁民的一個(gè)小故事說(shuō)明在一個(gè)簡(jiǎn)單的生活中取得了

22、成功。那個(gè)商人在一個(gè)小的沿海墨西哥村莊的碼頭上時(shí)，一艘只有一個(gè)漁夫的小船?？苛?。在小船里面有幾條大黃鰭金槍魚(yú)。這位商人贊揚(yáng)墨西哥人關(guān)于他的魚(yú)的質(zhì)量，并問(wèn)道需要多長(zhǎng)時(shí)間抓住他們。墨西哥只回答了一會(huì)兒。然后，這位商人問(wèn)他為什么不再呆更長(zhǎng)時(shí)間并釣到更多的魚(yú)。墨西哥人說(shuō)他有足夠的錢(qián)來(lái)支持他家人的迫切需要。然后這位商人問(wèn)道，但你在剩下的時(shí)間里做了什么？墨西哥漁民說(shuō)：“我睡得很晚，有點(diǎn)魚(yú)兒，和我的孩子一起玩，和我的妻子瑪麗亞一起睡午覺(jué)，每天晚上我都