财富精英励志演讲110:艰难的抉择(11)

 　　But leadership is both rewarding and difficult, my most important lesson, I'll stop here take your question, my most important lesson about leadership came when I was a secretary, I sat, typed, answered the phones, by the way, the building that I sat in was one block from Hewlett Packard headquarters¹, how strange. About 6 months into that job, two men came to see me, those two men said，you know we think maybe you can do something else, we think maybe you can do something more, would you like to help us write some deals? That was my first introduction to the possibility that I might choose a career on business. What was the leadership lesson I learned² that day it is a leader's job to see possibilities in other people, it is a leader's job to see the possibilities in circumstances. Change requires realism, clear-eyed realism about where we are and what our problems and our risks are. But change requires a sense of possibility and optimism³ as well, because optimism is the belief that things can get better and optimists⁴ trust that people are willing to go along for the journey despite their fears.

　　领导是有回报的，但是很艰辛。我最重要的经验是，我将停下来让大家发问，关于领导的最重要的经验是我在当秘书时学到的，那时我坐着打字、接电话，顺带一提，奇怪的是我当时办公的地方跟惠普总部是一街之遥。我任职秘书六个月后，两位男士来见我，说：“我们认为你可以多做一些其他的工作，你可以帮我们撰写一些合约吗？”我第一次受到启发，我 可以选择从事商业这个新的可能性。那天我学到的领导经验就是：领导的工作是看得到他人的可能性，领导的工作是看得到周遭的可能性。改变需要头脑清晰的现实主义，看清楚我们现在在哪里，我们的问题 和危机是什么。但改变也需要对可能性的感知力以及乐观的态度。因为乐观是相信事物会变得更好的信念，乐观的人相信他人即使有恐惧，也会愿意—同上路。

1 headquarters   

n.司令部，指挥部；总部，总店

参考例句：

• Several great guns from the headquarters are coming to see us today.总部的几个大人物今天要来看我们。
• The bank has its headquarters in Pairs.这家银行的总行在巴黎。

2 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。

3 optimism   

n.乐观，乐观主义

参考例句：

• Don't pour cold water on their optimism.别给他们的乐观态度泼冷水。
• Optimism made him alive through the hard days.乐观主义使他在艰难的岁月里活了下来。

4 optimists   

n.乐观主义者( optimist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Even optimists admit the outlook to be poor. 甚至乐观的人都认为前景不好。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Optimists reckon house prices will move up with inflation this year. 乐观人士认为今年的房价将会随通货膨胀而上涨。 来自辞典例句