名校勵志英語演講 第189期:一切皆有可能(11)

[00:00.01]One of the things I've learned about myself is that I tend to be impatient in solving problems. 就我對自己的了解，其中有一點就是，我在解決問題時會很不耐煩。 [00:06.24]Instead of listening to the opinions of others, I try right away to find solutions. 我直接去尋找解決方案而不是先聽被人的意見。 [00:12.44]I have had to learn that other people can give me valuable input and that listening makes me a better leader. 我必須要懂得其他人能給我有價值的建議，而傾聽會使我成為更好的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者。 [00:20.33]To be a better listener, I now bring employees from all over the world—including China— 為了成為一個好的傾聽者，我現(xiàn)在每年4次把員工從世界各地（包括中國） [00:27.35]to New York City four times a year to hear their suggestions for how to improve our business. 集合到紐約，以便聽他們對改進業(yè)務(wù)的建議。 [00:34.27]I meet with them for a full day and spend most of my time listening. 我會花一整天的時間與他們見面，而我大多數(shù)時間主要是傾聽。 [00:39.28]This is one of the most important things I do. 這是我做的最重要的事情之一。 [00:42.35]Balance is another essential leadership quality in today's complex world, 在當今復(fù)雜的世界中，獲取平衡是另一個重要的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)能力， [00:48.58]and it's a quality that is especially critical for women who are juggling many and sometimes competing roles. 尤其對于女性這個掙扎于各種角色中的群體，有時這些角色還是相互矛盾的。 [00:58.16]As a working mother with two children—my daughter Lauren is 14 我是一個有著兩個孩子的職業(yè)母親，我的女兒Lauren 今年14歲， [01:02.13]and my some Jamie is 6—I constantly struggle with the issue of balance. 兒子 Jamie 今年6歲，我經(jīng)常在如何求得平衡中摸索。 [01:10.03]People always ask me how I do it, and my answer is....it's never easy to balance work and family. 別人總問我是怎么做的，我的回答是—在工作和家庭之間取得平衡絕非一件容易的事情。 [01:18.25]I'll give you an example. I belong to an executive committee of CEOs from the business world. 我舉個例子。我是一個商界首席執(zhí)行官委員會的成員。 [01:24.47]Recently we were invited to Washington for a meeting with the President of the United States. 最近我應(yīng)邀到華盛頓和總統(tǒng)見面， [01:30.11]This was very exciting to me. What an incredible opportunity. 這令我和興奮。這個機會太難得了。

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