英语散文:如何做一个成功的领导者

Finally Ducat managed to find three other mothers willing to share their experience, and from that beginning she went on to found and lead the Juvenile Diabetes foundation, which currently has 150 chapters worldwide. Ducat also formed and now heads the National disease Research Interchange, which procures human tissues for vital research. Lee Ducat's secret? Being a role model.

后来，杜坎特终于设法找到了三个愿意彼此分享经历的母亲，自此以后，她再接再励，建立并领导了“青少年糖尿病基金会。”现在该基金会在全世界已有150个分会。杜坎特还建立并领导了“全国疾病研究交流中心”，核中心设法获得供生命研究用的人体组织。杜坎特成功的秘密是什么？身体力行。

"Have you ever noticed that if you smile at people, they smile back?" she asks. "Well, if you're giving, people want to give right back. If you're sure-footed, they want to follow in your footsteps. If you're confident about reaching a goal, others echo that confidence and try to achieve it for you."

她这样问道：“你是否注意到，如果你向人们微笑，他们也会向你报以微笑吗？”是的。如果你给予别人，别人也会给予你。如果你的步伐坚定，人们就会跟从你。如果你对达到一个目标充满信心，其他人就会同样具有信心并会试着和你一起去实现它。

[11] "The best thing you can do is to get followers to mirror your actions by being what you wish them to be."

[11]“你能做的最好的事情是得到这样一些跟随者，他们仿效你的行为，成为你所希望的那种人。”

[12] Keep the faith. Successful leaders often say that if you trust others to do well, they will. If, on the other hand, you believe your people will fail, they will probably meet your expectations as well. Businessman-philanthropist W. Clement Stone suggests that you express your faith in a letter. He says the executive who writes of faith in and commitment to his salespeople can motivate them to break records; the teacher who writes individual notes of encouragement to students can lead them to extraordinary heights. Having faith in someone gives him self-confidence and pleasure. It may sound corny ‘老一套的’ , but the experts agree it works.

[12] 坚持信念。成功的领导者常说，如果你相信别人能干好，他们就会干好。反之，如果你相信你的人会失败，他们可能真的会和你想像的一样失败了。信奉博爱主义的企业家克莱门特·斯通建议你以写信的方式来表达你对别人能获得成功的信念。他说，那些给推销员写信表示信任并给推销员一定的自主权的领导者们，可以鼓励推销员打破他们原有的推销记录：那些给学生写鼓励性评语的教师能够把他们的学生引向非凡的高度。对别人抱有信心能给予他自信和快乐。这可能听起来似乎是陈词滥调，但专家们同意这确是有效的。

[13] Get a compass. People don't follow leaders who lack direction. Estee Lauder, founder of the cosmetics company, has led thousands of employees to great success. She claims that every business leader she knows puts a clear picture of what he wants to achieve in his mind and stays focused on the picture. "People want to follow those who promise-and deliver-success," she says.

[13] 有明确的目标。人们不会跟从那些没有方向感的领导。埃斯蒂·劳德--埃斯蒂· 劳德化妆品公司的创始人引导了她的成千上万的雇员走向巨大的成功。她说，她所知道的每一个商界领导人在心中都有一幅他想要达到的目标的清晰图画，并总是瞄着这一图画。她说：“人们愿意跟从那些许诺成功和带来成功的人。”

[14] Act the part. Good leaders have learned to sound and look like winners. They may sometimes doubt themselves, but they don't show it, says management consultant Paula Bern. They act as if they know where they're going.

[14] 扮演角色。好的领导者都学会了怎样听起来和看起来象个胜利者。他们有时可能也会怀疑自己，但他们并不显露出来，管理顾问葆拉·伯恩说。他们显得好象很清楚自己在走向何方。

[15] Leaders also know that appearance and manners count. They are usually pleasant to be with; their speech is polished ‘变得优雅’ , their demeanor ‘行为’ unruffled ‘沉着的’ and assured.

[15] 领导人物也知道外表和举止很重要。他们常常是和蔼可亲，谈吐文雅，举止稳重，信心十足。

[16] Be competent. Knowledge is power, the saying goes, and the best leaders know that their savvy ‘智慧’ and proficiency are part of their charisma ‘魅力’ . Competence galvanizes ‘激起；使振奋’ people, and will make them look to you for guidance and direction.

[16]要有竞争性。常言说，知识就是力量。而最出色的领导人物都知道他们的见多识广和对专业的精通是他们的非凡魅力的一部分。具有竞争性能促进人们向你寻求引导和方向。