向前一步:第44期 往桌前坐(12)

 Given how fast the world moves today, grabbing opportunities is more important than ever. 考虑到当今世界发展速度之快，抓住机会就显得尤为重要。

Few managers have the time to carefully consider all the applicants¹ for a job, much less convince more reticent² people to apply. 主管经理很少会有时间仔细地考察每个申请职位的人，他们更不会去说服沉默谨慎的人申请职位。

And increasingly, opportunities are not well defined but, instead, come from someone jumping in to do something. 而且，“机会”也越来越难以被确切地定义。相反，机会正是来自一个人对某件事的全情投入，

That something then becomes his job. 而这件事随后就会成为他的工作内容。

When I first joined Facebook, I was working with a team to answer the critical question of how best to grow our business. 在我刚加入脸谱网时，我与手下的团队讨论过一个关键的问题：“我们打算做的业务是什么？”

The conversations were getting heated, with many people arguing their own positions strongly. 许多人都坚持己见，于是讨论变得十分热烈。

We ended the week without consensus³. 一个星期过去了，意见仍没有达成一致。

Dan Rose, leader of our deal team, spent the weekend gathering⁴ market data that allowed us to reframe the conversation in analytics. 我们的首席谈判代表丹·罗斯用整个周末来搜集市场数据，以便让我们从分析的角度来重新组织讨论。

His effort broke the logjam. 他的努力打破了僵局，

I then expanded Dan's responsibilities to include product marketing⁵. Taking initiative pays off. 然后我扩大了他的职责范围，让他管理产品营销和交易团队。如此来看，在工作上积极主动一定会带来回报。

It is hard to visualize⁶ someone as a leader if she is always waiting to be told what to do. 如果一个人总是等着别人告诉自己该做什么，我们就很难设想他能成为领导别人的人。

Padmasree Warrior⁷, Cisco's chief technology officer, was asked by The Huffington Post, 美国思科公司的首席技术官帕德玛锡·华莱尔曾被《赫芬顿邮报》问及：

"What's the most important lesson you've learned from a mistake you've made in the past?" “你从过去所犯错误中学到的最重要的教训是什么？”

She responded, "I said no to a lot of opportunities when I was just starting out because I thought, 她回答说：“当我刚起步时，我拒绝过很多机会，因为当时我想

'That's not what my degree is in' or 'I don't know about that domain⁸.' ‘我这个水平还胜任不了这项工作’或是‘我对这个领域还不了解’。

In retrospect⁹, at a certain point it's your ability to learn quickly and contribute quickly that matters. 现在回想起来，在某个特定时期，迅速学习并做出成绩的能力才是最重要的。

 

1 applicants   

申请人，求职人( applicant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There were over 500 applicants for the job. 有500多人申请这份工作。
• He was impressed by the high calibre of applicants for the job. 求职人员出色的能力给他留下了深刻印象。

2 reticent   

adj.沉默寡言的；言不如意的

参考例句：

• He was reticent about his opinion.他有保留意见。
• He was extremely reticent about his personal life.他对自己的个人生活讳莫如深。

3 consensus   

n.(意见等的)一致，一致同意，共识

参考例句：

• Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？
• What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？

4 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

5 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

6 visualize   

vt.使看得见，使具体化，想象，设想

参考例句：

• I remember meeting the man before but I can't visualize him.我记得以前见过那个人，但他的样子我想不起来了。
• She couldn't visualize flying through space.她无法想像在太空中飞行的景象。

7 warrior   

n.勇士，武士，斗士

参考例句：

• The young man is a bold warrior.这个年轻人是个很英勇的武士。
• A true warrior values glory and honor above life.一个真正的勇士珍视荣誉胜过生命。

8 domain   

n.(活动等)领域，范围；领地，势力范围

参考例句：

• This information should be in the public domain.这一消息应该为公众所知。
• This question comes into the domain of philosophy.这一问题属于哲学范畴。

9 retrospect   

n.回顾，追溯；v.回顾，回想，追溯

参考例句：

• One's school life seems happier in retrospect than in reality.学校生活回忆起来显得比实际上要快乐。
• In retrospect,it's easy to see why we were wrong.回顾过去就很容易明白我们的错处了。