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Unit 1
1 Intel does it. So does Microsoft, Motorola, W. L. Gore & Associates, Southwest Airlines, Ben &
Jerry’s Homemade, Hewlett
-Packard, Lincoln Electric, and Starbucks. What is it? These companies
pursue
“people
-
first�nbsp;
strategies.
英特尔公司奉行它。微软、摩托罗拉、戈尔、西南航
空公司、班杰瑞、惠普、林肯电气以及星巴克也都奉行它。它是什么?它就是这
些公司所奉行çš?/p>
�/p>
以人为本
�/p>
的策略ã€?/p>
(Para. 2a) There is an increasing amount of evidence that successful organizations put people first.
Why? Astute managers have come to learn that their organization’s employees are its only true
competit
ive
advantage.
Competitors
can
match
most
organizations�nbsp;
products,
processes,
locations, distribution channels, and the like.
越来越多的例子证明,
成功的组织都是以äº?
为本的ã€?/p>
为什么?因为精明的经理人们已经认识到他们企业的员工才是它们唯一
真正的竞争优势。竞争者可以在产品、工艺、选址、销售渠道等诸多方面与其ä¸?/p>
相上下,
(Para.
2b)But
what’s
far
more
difficu
lt
to
emulate
is
a
workforce
made
up
of
highly
knowledgeable and motivated people. The characteristic that differentiates successful companies
from
their
less
successful
counterparts
in
almost
every
industry
is
the
quality
of
the
people
they’re able to get
and keep.
但却很难效仿的是拥有一支由专业素质高和工作动机å¼?
的人组成的劳动力队伍ã€?/p>
几乎在所有的行业ï¼?/p>
那些成功的公司之所以超越它们的
对手们,主要的区别就在于他们所能够得到和留住想要的人ã€?/p>
(Para.
3a)
What
kind
of
practices
differentiate
people-first
organizations?
We
can
list
at
least
four:
(1)
They
value
cultural
diversity.
They
actively
seek
a
diverse
workforce
based
on
age,
gender, and race. (2) They are family friendly. They help employees balance work and personal
responsibilities through programs such as flexible work schedules and on-site child care facilities.
哪些做法才能区分以人为本的公司呢?我们至少可以列出四条:
第一ï¼?/p>
它们重视
文化的多样性ã€?/p>
它们根据年龄ã€?/p>
性别和种族积极寻求一支多元化的员工队伍ã€?/p>
�/p>
二,
它们具有家庭氛围ã€?/p>
公司通过为其员工提供灵活的工作时间以及现场托儿服
务设施等帮助员工平衡工作和个人职责之间的关系ã€?/p>
(Para. 3b)(3) They invest in employee training. These organizations spend heavily to make sure
employee skill levels are kept current. This not only ensures that employees can handle the latest
technologies and processes for the organization but that employees will be marketable to other
employers.
(4)
People-first
organizations
empower
their
employees.
They
push
authority
and
responsibility down to the lowest levels.
第三,它们对员工培训进行投资。这些公司花
费巨资以确保员工的技能水平始终保持最新状态ã€?/p>
这不仅确保员工可以处理该å…?/p>
司的最新技术和工艺ï¼?/p>
而且还使这样的员工极具市场竞争力ã€?/p>
第四ï¼?/p>
以人为本çš?/p>
公司将权力下放给员工。它们将权力和义务下放到公司的最底层ã€?/p>
(Para. 4)
Organizations that put people first have a more dedicated and committed workforce.
This, in turn, translates into higher employee productivity and satisfaction.
那些奉行以人为本的组织拥有一支更敬业ã€?/p>
更忠诚的工作团队ã€?/p>
因而这样的团队
精神转化成了高生产率和工作满意度ã€?/p>
These employees are willing to put forth the extra effort
�/p>
to do whatever is necessary to see
that their jobs are done properly and completely.
Let’s take a
look at one of those successful
organizations that pursue “people
-
first�nbsp;strategies: Starbucks.
这些员工会愿意做出更大的努力——为了准确彻底地完成他们的工作,他们ä¼?