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1、高职高专英语立体化系列教材,外语教学与研究出版社,Unit 2,职场素质英语,Unit 2,Warming-up,Reading,Language Lab,Writing,Further Study,The Buck Stops Here!,Warming-up,Home,Task 1 Listen to the poem “Responsibility”, and fill in the blanks with the words you hear., Back,Next ,Return,I am responsible for all that I do, from handing in
2、homework to 1. _ too. I choose if my room will be 2. _ or clean, I make the choice to be kind or 3. _.,making friends,messy,mean,声音,Task 1, Back,Next ,It is up to me just how much I will learn, the grades that I get will be grades that I 4._. I 5. _ the choice to be happy or sad, to have a good day
3、or have one that is 6. _. So now I will 7. _ what is best for me. I am 8. _ I hold the key!,earn,make,bad,choose,responsible,Return,Task 1,Task 2 Read the following statements and decide whether it is True (1 point) or False (-1 point) about you. Add up the points to find out how well you take respo
4、nsibility for yourself. Compare with your partner. 1. I am solely responsible for my actions which are the primary force in how I live my life. 2. When other people, events or circumstances affect my life, I am responsible for my reactions. 3. I am responsible for the companions I choose and the com
5、pany I keep. 4. I am responsible for my own emotions. 5. My behavior with others is up to me., Back,Next ,Return,Task 2,6. I take responsibility for any choice in life and how I handle the results of my choices. 7. I accept responsibility for doing the right thing even though it may not always be th
6、e easiest path. 8. I am responsible for choosing the values by which I live. 9. Even being required to work a certain number of hours, how I spend my time is my responsibility. 10. Self-responsibility includes seeking solutions when having problems and asking for help when I need it., Back,Next ,Ret
7、urn,Task 2,Reading,Home,Text,In the 1940s, a sign sat on President Trumans desk in the White House that read “the buck stops here”. Unfortunately, over the last 60 years, this concept of personal accountabilityespecially in businessseems to have been lost.,Achieving Employee Accountability,Return,Te
8、xt,Return,Accountability is about getting things done all the right thingsaccurately and on time, solving problems as they arise (or better still not allowing problems to develop) by taking responsibility, and being able to show your boss that you have done everything possible to achieve the goals s
9、et.,Text,Employers invest heavily in their employees, with hiring costs, benefits and payrolls, but how many are getting all they should in return? How often do employers hear excuses, such as “its not my fault”, “sales just wasnt able to close the deal” or “my partner dropped the ball”? Blaming and
10、 finger-pointing are all too easy when things go wrong and all too common in business today. Creating accountability has become increasingly important.,Return,Text,The concept of accepting responsibility for our own actions, while not new, at times seems almost unique in todays world. Companies are
11、realizing that their success in areas such as customer service, employee retention, reliability and overall achievement is directly associated with the level of accountability of their employees. Therefore, when employers struggle to reach their business objectives and are unable to identify why emp
12、loyee performance and productivity are not as successful as they should be, it may be time to consider investing in accountability training to help transform employees behavior and attitude.,Return,Text,Furthermore, there should be a system for measuring employee accountability. Many large US compan
13、ies are resorting to ranking systems to distinguish the employees who perform poorlyreplacing them with more promising and motivated employees if they dont improve. These ranking systems also enable the companies to identify top performers and reward them. For example, General Electric Company ident
14、ifies the top 20 percent, the middle 70 percent and the bottom 10 percent of its 100,000 managerial and professional employees, with the bottom rank given extra training and a brief time to improve.,Return,Text,Once employees begin to take ownership of their tasks and understand the need to be accou
15、ntable for their work, stress will be lowered, productivity increased, job satisfaction gained and the organization propelled to achieve its goals.,Return,Think about the following questions while you read the passage.,Thinking Point,01. Suppose you just started working in a new company, how would y
16、ou behave yourself? And among these behaviors, which ones are accountable for your job? And why do you think so? 02. If the employers want to make sure all the staff are accountable for their work, what kind of regulations can be helpful? Discuss with your partner about it.,Return,New Words,New Words (2) indicating the skills and ability, such as statesmanship; (3) expressing a group of people, such as readership; (4
