Since the group included members of the security team, I asked what they were most worried about. 与会工程师里有几位网络安全团队的成员,我问他们最担心的是什么。 Without being called on, Chad Greene blurted out, Opening...
Another way I try to foster authentic communication is to speak openly about my own weaknesses. 我尝试进行真诚交流的另一种方式,便是公开地谈论自己的缺点。 To highlight just one, I have a tendency to get impatient about un...
With the other bureau chiefs, I initiated conversation by asking what I could do to help them achieve their goals. 后来和其他部门负责人联系时,我都会问问自己要做些什么才可以帮助他们完成工作目标。 It's no surpri...
I have also learned the hard way that being open to hearing the truth means taking responsibility for mistakes. 我也曾辛酸地体会到,保持开放的心态迎接真相也意味着要为自己的错误负责。 In my first week as chief of sta...
One day, she and I hosted a tricky client meeting. 有一天,我们一起主持一个有点儿棘手的客户会议, She navigated the discussion effectively, and after the clients left, I praised her effort. 期间她准确、高效地引导了讨...
I got onstage in front of our entire sales team and apologized for the misunderstanding. 于是,我召集整个销售团队,当着大家的面为这次误会道歉。 I also let them know that if they hear a bad idea, even one they believe is com...
This got repeated as Rubin likes gold, and someone spent millions of dollars to please the new boss. 这句话经过多次转述后被演绎成了鲁宾对黄金感兴趣。随后,就有人打算花费数百万美元来取悦这位新老板。 More...
About ten senior staffers were sitting at the table when we entered. 我们走进会议室时,已经有十几位高级职员坐在桌前了。 Since I knew nothing about the topic, I took a seat in the back corner of the room (yup, not even close t...
I love hearing my son explain to my daughter, I'm sorry you're upset because you lost at Monopoly, but I'm older than you so I should win. 我很乐意听到我的儿子对他妹妹解释:我很抱歉看到你因为输了大富翁游戏而不高兴,...
Eventually, she got frustrated and just blurted out, My manager is bad! 最后这位女员工很挫败地脱口而出:我的经理很坏! She was still speaking Chinese, but simply enough that Mark understood. 说的还是中文,但足够简单,...