向前一步:第100期 如何找到你的人生导师(14)

 　　At Goldman Sachs in the late 1990s, management committee partner Bob Steel recognized this perception problem and came up with an admirable solution. 20世纪90年代末，高盛公司管理委员会的合伙人鲍勃·斯蒂尔不仅意识到了这个问题，还想到了极妙的解决方法。

　　The father of three daughters, Steel told a training class that he had a "breakfast or lunch only policy"  已经有3个女儿的斯蒂尔在一次培训课上提到，由于他对于和女性职员在外吃晚餐感到不自在，

　　with employees because he felt uncomfortable going out to dinner with female employees and wanted to make access equal. 同时又想表现得对职员一视同仁，所以制定了“只能共进早餐或午餐”的政策。

　　Sharon Meers worked at Goldman at the time and said Steel's decision caused a bit of a stir, but she thought his candor¹ was heroic. 莎伦·密尔兹当时在高盛工作，她说斯蒂尔的这个决定还引起了一阵小轰动。

　　Anything that evens out the opportunities for men and women is the right practice. 任何能让男女机会平等的事情都是正确之举：

　　Some will get there by adopting a no-dinner policy; others may adopt a dinner-with-anyone policy. 有的人可以通过“不共进晚餐”的方式，有的人可以通过“谁都能找我吃晚餐”的方式。

　　In either case, we need practices that can be applied² evenly. 不管是哪种情况，我们都需要更为公平的做法。

　　Many companies are starting to move from informal mentoring³ that relies on individual initiative to more formal programs. 许多公司已开始从个人自发的非正式指导关系转向更正式的合作。

　　When taken seriously, these formal mentorship/sponsorship programs can be remarkably⁵ successful. 当这种指导关系被认真对待时，这些正式的指导及赞助合作项目会相当成功。

　　One study showed that women who found mentors⁴ through formal programs were 50 percent more likely to be promoted than women who found mentors on their own. 研究显示，通过正式项目找到导师的女性，其升职的可能性比自己找到导师的女性高出50%。

1 candor   

n.坦白，率真

参考例句：

• He covered a wide range of topics with unusual candor.他极其坦率地谈了许多问题。
• He and his wife had avoided candor,and they had drained their marriage.他们夫妻间不坦率，已使婚姻奄奄一息。

2 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。

3 mentoring   

n.mentoring是一种工作关系。mentor通常是处在比mentee更高工作职位上的有影响力的人。他/她有比‘mentee’更丰富的工作经验和知识，并用心支持mentee的职业（发展）。v.（无经验之人的）有经验可信赖的顾问( mentor的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• One of the most effective instruments for coaching and mentoring is the "role rehearsal" . 辅导和教学的最有效的手段之一是“角色排练。” 来自辞典例句
• Bell Canada called their mentoring system a buddy-buddy system. 加拿大贝尔公司称他们的训导系统是伙伴—伙伴系统。 来自互联网

4 mentors   

n.（无经验之人的）有经验可信赖的顾问( mentor的名词复数 )v.（无经验之人的）有经验可信赖的顾问( mentor的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Beacham and McNamara, my two mentors, had both warned me. 我的两位忠实朋友，比彻姆和麦克纳马拉都曾经警告过我。 来自辞典例句
• These are the kinds of contacts that could evolve into mentors. 这些人是可能会成为你导师。 来自互联网

5 remarkably   

ad.不同寻常地，相当地

参考例句：

• I thought she was remarkably restrained in the circumstances. 我认为她在那种情况下非常克制。
• He made a remarkably swift recovery. 他康复得相当快。