名篇背诵：On Leadership 论领导力

On Leadership 论领导力

威廉·特雷弗(William Trevor)

What is leadership? Its qualities are difficult to define. But they are not so difficult to identify.

Leaders don't force other people to go along with them. They bring them along . Leaders get commitment from others by giving it themselves , by building an environment that encourages creativity, and by operating with honesty and farness.

Leaders demand much of others, but also give much of themselves. They are ambitious — not only for themselves, but also for those who work with them. They seek to attract, retain and develop other people to their full abilities.

Good leaders aren't “lone rangers ”. They recognize that an organization's strategies for success require the combined talents and efforts of many people. Leadership is the catalyst for transforming those talents into results.

Leaders know that when there are two opinions on an issue, one is not bound to be wrong. They recognize that hustle and rush are the allies of superficiality . They are open to new ideas, but they explore their ramifications thoroughly.

Successful leaders are emotionally and intellectually oriented to the future — not wedded to the past. They have a hunger to take responsibility, to innovate, and to initiate. They are not content with merely taking care of what's already there. They want to move forward to create something new.

Leaders provide answers as well as direction, offer strength as well as dedication, and speak from experience as well as understanding of the problems they face and the people they work with.

Leaders are flexible rather than dogmatic. They believe in unity rather than conformity. And they strive to achieve consensus out of conflict.

Leadership is all about getting people consistently to give their best, helping them to grow to their fullest potential, and motivating them to work toward a common good. Leaders make the right things happen when they're supposed to.

A good leader, an effective leader, is one who has respect. Respect is something you have to have in order to get. A leader who has respect for other people at all levels of an organization, for the work they do, and for their abilities, aspirations and needs, will find that respect is returned. And all concerned will be motivated to work together.

bring them along 带领他们前进，帮助他们跟上

giving it themselves 自己承担义务

lone rangers 孤胆骑士

- catalyst [ˈkætəlɪst] n. 催化剂，促进因素

- ally [ˈælaɪ] n. 同盟者

- superficiality [ˌsjuːpəfɪʃɪˈælətɪ] n. 肤浅，浅薄

- ramification [ˌræmɪfɪˈkeɪʃn] n. 后果，分支

all about 专心关注(=entirely concerned with)

the right things 该做的事

- motivate [ˈməʊtɪveɪt] v. 激发，促进

什么是领导力？领导的素质难以界定，但要识别出来却也不难。

领导者并不强迫别人跟着自己走，而是带着大家前进。领导者对别人一诺千金，也得到别人的信赖与拥戴，他营造一种鼓励创造的环境，做事诚实，富有远见。

领导者要求别人的多，自己付出的也多。他们雄心勃勃——不只是为他们自己，也为了那些一同做事的人。他们尽力吸引、挽留其他人，并充分发挥他们的才能。

优秀的领导者不是“孤胆骑士”。他们明白一个组织的成功策略，需要善于把许多人的才能、努力结合在一起，领导就是把才能转化为成果的催化剂。

领导者知道，在一个问题上有两种观点的时候，其中一个不一定就是错的。他们认识到仓促下结论与肤浅无异。他们善于倾听新的思想，但会深入探讨它们所可能产生的影响及后果。

成功的领导者从情感到理智都面向未来——不是死守过去。他们勇于承担责任，勇于改革创新，并勇于付诸实施。他们并不满足于管理好现有的，而是向前发展创造出新的东西。

领导者指出方向，也给出答案，具有奉献精神，并给人以力量，他们从自己的理解和经验出发，发表对所遇之事、共事之人的看法。

领导者灵活而不刻板，他们崇尚团结而不是顺从，力求在矛盾中达成一致。

领导就是要尽力让人们获得最佳成果，帮助他们发挥全部潜能，激励他们向共同的目标努力。领导者言必行，行必果。

一个优秀的领导者，一个有力的领导者，是尊重别人的。尊重是一种欲取之必先予之的东西。一个领导者，如果他尊重别人，不论上级还是下级，尊重他们的工作、能力、抱负和需求，会发现别人也尊重他。如此一来，大家就能拧成一股绳，劲往一处使，共创大业。

威廉·特雷弗(1928—　)，生于爱尔兰科克郡，知名小说家，爱尔兰文学学会会员，有“当今时代的契诃夫”美称。他全新的小说故事集《边缘小事》(A Bit on the Side ，2004)获很高评价。长篇小说有《老朽男孩》(The Old Boys ，1964，获霍桑文学奖)，《丹姆丝的孩童》(The Children of Dynmouth ，1976)，《幸运愚者》(Fools of Fortune ，1983)，《沉寂的花园》(The Silence in the Garden ，1988)，《两种生命切片》(Two Lives ，1991)等。

特雷弗的作品经常围绕着爱尔兰社会的普通人及其日常生活展开，揭示了人类内心深处的复杂性和矛盾性。他的小说和短篇小说通常涉及家庭、友谊、孤独、爱情以及人与社会之间的关系。

除了小说和短篇小说，特雷弗还写过戏剧和非虚构作品。他的作品被广泛认为是英语文学的珍品之一，他的创作风格和对人性的洞察力在文学界产生了深远影响。