2020年经济学人 巴托比职场专栏--2020年适用经理人的八项计划(1)

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Bartleby

巴托比职场专栏

A manager’s manifesto¹

一位经理的宣言

Eight resolutions to adopt in 2020

2020年适用的八项计划

The start of the year is traditionally the time to make resolutions to change your behaviour. Hardly anyone keeps them, of course, but in the spirit of optimism, here are Bartleby’s eight suggestions for what managers ought to resolve to do in 2020.

新年伊始通常是下决心改变行为的时候。当然，几乎没有人会一直做到，但本着乐观的精神，以下是巴特比对经理人在2020年应该决心做什么提出的八条建议。

1. Give out some praise. People don’t come to work just for the money. They like to feel they are making a valuable contribution. Praise doesn’t have to happen every day and it cannot be generic². Pick something specific that a worker has done which shows extra skill or effort and single them out; ideally so that others can hear the compliment. This is particularly important for the most junior employees, who will feel anxious about their status.

1. 给予一些赞美。人们来工作不只是为了钱。他们喜欢自己做出了有价值贡献的那种感觉。赞美不一定每天都发生，也不可能是泛泛而谈。挑选出某个员工表现出额外技能或努力的具体工作，并将其挑出来；最理想的是让别人听到你的赞美。这对初级员工尤其重要，他们会对自己的地位感到焦虑。

2. Remember that you set the tone. If a manager is angry and swears a lot, that will be seen as acceptable behaviour. If bosses barely communicate, they are unlikely to receive useful feedback. If they fail to keep their promises, workers will be less likely to co-operate. And if a manager frequently belittles³ a particular employee, that person is unlikely to get the respect of their colleagues. In contrast, a more relaxed, open boss is likely to lead to a relaxed, open workplace.

2. 不要忘记基调由你来定。如果一个经理很生气，经常骂人，那将被视为可以接受的行为。如果老板很少交流，他们就不太可能得到有用的反馈。如果他们不能兑现承诺，工人们就不太可能非常配合。如果一个经理经常贬低某个员工，这个人就不太可能得到同事的尊重。相比之下，一个更放松、更开放的老板可能会带来一个放松、开放的工作环境。

3. The buck⁴ also stops with you. If a team member makes a mistake, it needs to be fixed⁵. And the manager is responsible for making that happen. It may well be that the mistake stems from inadequate⁶ instructions or giving the task to the wrong person. So the manager, as well as the staff member, needs to learn a lesson from the failure.

3. 责任也止于你。如果一个团队成员犯了错误，那就需要改正。经理有责任让这一切发生。很可能是由于指令不充分或把任务交给了错误的人。因此，管理者和员工都需要从失败中吸取教训。

1 manifesto   

n.宣言，声明

参考例句：

• I was involved in the preparation of Labour's manifesto.我参与了工党宣言的起草工作。
• His manifesto promised measures to protect them.他在宣言里保证要为他们采取保护措施。

2 generic   

adj.一般的，普通的，共有的

参考例句：

• I usually buy generic clothes instead of name brands.我通常买普通的衣服，不买名牌。
• The generic woman appears to have an extraordinary faculty for swallowing the individual.一般妇女在婚后似乎有特别突出的抑制个性的能力。

3 belittles   

使显得微小，轻视，贬低( belittle的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The size of the office tower belittles the surrounding buildings. 这座办公楼的规模使周围的建筑物相形见小。
• The bulk of the warehouse belittles the houses around it. 货栈的庞大使周围的房屋显得矮小了。

4 buck   

n.雄鹿，雄兔；v.马离地跳跃

参考例句：

• The boy bent curiously to the skeleton of the buck.这个男孩好奇地弯下身去看鹿的骸骨。
• The female deer attracts the buck with high-pitched sounds.雌鹿以尖声吸引雄鹿。

5 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

6 inadequate   

adj.(for,to)不充足的，不适当的

参考例句：

• The supply is inadequate to meet the demand.供不应求。
• She was inadequate to the demands that were made on her.她还无力满足对她提出的各项要求。