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1、6个实用的办公室英语工作建议 1.Whyareyouhere? Beforeyouburyyourselfinalltheminutiaeofplanningforthebusinessyearahead,askanexistentialquestionaboutwhyyouredoingthis.JustthreeyearsafterarrivingateBay,DevinWenighasbeenpromotedtoCEOtoleadahistoricnewchapterforthatpany. Hisadviceforthosefacingbigtransformationsthisyea
2、r:Asyouplungeintoalltheimportantissuesofadministration,capitalandsystemsnecessarytokeepyourbusinessrunning,youhavetostaygroundedintheonlymajorreasonyouandyourpanyexist:Todeliverbetterexperiencesforyourcustomersthanyourpetitors WenigsmiledandleanedontheconferencetableinhisscrappySiliconValleyoffice.Y
3、ouhavetostartandfinisheverydayfocusedonhowyourecreatinggreaterengagementinaworldwherepeoplehaveendlesschoicesanddistractions. 2.Whatareyoupassionateabout? ItsmonforaspiringmanagerstoseekWarrenBuffettsadviceasacareercoachratherthananinvestmentguruwheneverIvemetwithhimduringourtripstoOmahafromStanford
4、University. TheCEOofBerkshireHathaway,famousforhisclaimthathetapdancestowork,toldusthatthedifferencebetweenbeingagoodleaderandagreatoneisamatteroffindingyourmojo.Everyonearoundyoucantellifyourehappywhereyoureworking,Buffettsmirked. Ialwaysworryaboutpeoplewhosay,Imgoingtodothisfor10yearsandIdontlikei
5、tverywell.Howdoesthatmakeeveryonearoundyoufeel?Thelegendaryinvestorthinksthatyoursourattitudeisnotonlybadfortheculture,itunderminesyourcreativeenergyandenthusiasm.Puttingoffyourpassionsisalittlelikesavingupsexforyouroldage.Notagoodidea 3.Howcanyouaddmorevalue? TonyRobbinsandhiswife,Sage,strolledtheb
6、eachatsunsetpasttheirWestPalmBeachhome,whereoveradozenseaturtleswerenestingafewyardsfromtheirpatioandpool. Itshard,unglamorousworkdiggingdayandnight,watchingforpredatorsandotherrisks,andmanagingyournesteggeveryday,Robbinsobservedmetaphorically.Butthatsexactlythekindofgriteveryoneoftheworldsgreatesti
7、nvestorshasdemonstratedtogetwheretheyaretoday.Robbinswasreferringtohisnewlyreleasedbook,Money:MastertheGame,whichSteveForbescalledagoldmineofmoneymakinginformation.Robbinssaidthatifyouwanttobuildyourwealthoverall,orjustgetpaidmoreintheingyear,youhavetolearnwhatotherpeoplevaluebeforeexpectingtobevalu
8、edbythem.Atage17,herealizedthesecrettosuccessistodomoreforothersthananyoneelsedoes,Robbinsboomedinthistrademarkbaritone,thenwhisperedasaturtlescurriedpast.AuthorJimRohntaughtmethatlifesbiggestsecretistoaddmorevaluethananyoneelsenomatterwhatittakes. 4.Doyouhavetherightteam? TheirrepressibleSirRichard
9、Bransonhasenjoyedmanysuccesseswithmorethan300paniesintheVirginGroup,butherecentlyenduredhismostpainfulsetback.FollowingtheexplosionofSpaceShipTwo,BransonsfirstinstinctwastoshowsupportforVirginGalacticandhispartners,drawinghisteamclosertoeachothertogettothebottomofthedisaster,andtokeepeveryoneconstru
10、ctivelyengagedinthelongtermmission,hesaid.Youhavetosurroundyourselfwithpeoplewhoreallycareaboutpeople.whoownthevisionasmuchasyoudo.Whenthegoinggetstough,doyouhavetherightteam? 5.Whatwillyoustopdoing? Companiesspendtoomuchtimehelpingleaderslearnwhattodoandnotenoughtimehelpingthemlearnwhattostop,accor
11、dingtoexecutivecoachMarshallGoldsmith.DuringmyinterviewwiththeworldsbestcoachesfortheAmericanManagementAssociation,Goldsmithinsistedthatitstypicalforsuccessfulexecutivestobeexcessivelypetitiveevenwhenitdoesntservetheirbestinterests. Ifsomethingisimportant,youwanttowin.Ifitsmeaningful,youwanttowin.If
12、itstrivialandunimportant,youstillwanttowinanywayGoldsmithslappedhishandonthemarblecountertopinhisstylishHellsKitchenManhattanapartment.Winnerslovewinningforitsownsake,helaughed.Itsincrediblydifficultforsmartsuccessfulpeopletogothroughlifenotwinning. Hesuggeststhatyoupickfewerbattlesinthenewyear.Here
13、saclassiccaseinpoint:Youhaveaharddayatwork.Yougohometoyourhusband,wifeorpartnerwhosays,Ihadsuchahardday;andwereply,Youhadahardday?DoyouhaveanyideawhatIhadtoputupwithtoday?Wearesopetitivewehavetoprovethatwearemoremiserablethanthepeoplewelivewith,heguffawed. GoldsmithsharedthatexampleinhisclassatDartm
14、outhsTuckSchoolandayoungmaninbackraisedhishandandsaid,Ididthatlastweek.Iaskedhim,Whathappened?Hesaidhiswifereplied,Honeyyoujustthinkyouhadahardday.ItsnotoverThenexttimeyoutrytowin,takeadeepbreathandaskyourself:WhatamItryingtowinandwhatsthepoint? 6.Isitworthit? StuartCrainerDesDearloveconductthehighl
15、yregardedThinkers50surveyeveryotheryeartoidentifyandcelebratethelatestglobalinfluencersofourday.CraineronceescortedPeterDrucker,thefatherofmanagementscience,afteraninterviewinLondon,whereDruckersharedanethosthathasechoedamongthoughtleadersattheT50conferenceeversince: Thebookyoushouldwanttowriteduringyourcareer,hesaid,isHowtoMakeaMillionandStillGotoHeaven,Druckertoldhim. Youshouldaskyourself,iswhatyouredoingworthitoverthelonghaul?Areyouclimbingthecareerladderwithaconscience?Ultimately,lifeisntaboutpetingwithanyoneelse;theonlypersonyouarepetingwithisyourself.