TED21天团-预习-10-Forget the pecking

2017-05-19  本文已影响53人  DE8UG

Day10-Forget the pecking order at work

单词表

单词  词性  解释
flock   n.  一群
breeding    n.  生育,繁衍
plump   adj.    丰满的,丰腴的
suppress    v.  抑制,镇压
relevance   n.  相关性
inspiring   adj.    鼓舞人心的,启发灵感的
motivated   adj.    激发……的积极性
aggression  n.  进攻
dysfunction n.  功能紊乱
aggregate   v.  集合,聚集
dominate    v.  控制,主导
perspective n.  观点,视角
striking    adj.    突出的,惊人的
attuned adj.    理解的
commission  v.  委托,委任
equestrian  n.  马术
vet n.  兽医
tweak   v.  稍稍调整,扭
anemic  adj.    没有活力的,无精打采的
outperform  v.  胜过,超过
reckon  v.  计算,估计
stuck   n.  卡住
friction    n.  摩擦,冲突
momentum    n.  动力,势头
Swede   n.  瑞典人
resilient   adj.    有回弹力的
candor  n.  坦诚
compound    v.  混合,调和
chumminess  n.  亲密关系
slacker n.  偷懒的人
pyrotechnics    n.  烟火制造术
pit sth. against    v.  与……相斗
rivalry n.  竞争,对抗
erode   v.  侵蚀,毁坏
soloist n.  独行侠
butt out    v.  不必插手

金句

All my life I've been told that the way we have to get ahead is to compete.
If the only way the most productive can be successful is by suppressing the productivity of the rest, then we badly need to find a better way to work and a richer way to live.
So what is it that makes some groups obviously more successful and more productive than others? 
Arup believes that the culture of helpfulness is central to their success.
Now, helpfulness sounds really anemic, but it's absolutely core to successful teams, and it routinely outperforms individual intelligence.
It was only when I insisted that we stop working and invest time in getting to know each other that we achieved real momentum.
What matters is the mortar, not just the bricks.
Social capital is what gives companies momentum, and social capital is what makes companies robust.
No idea is born fully formed.
We need to redefine leadership as an activity in which conditions are created in which everyone can do their most courageous thinking together.

作业

语音作业(必做)

今天主要练习如何像女皇一样说英语(位置:15:00)

There was a lot at stake then, and there's a lot at stake now, and we won't solve our problems if we expect it to be solved by a few supermen or superwomen. Now we need everybody, because it is only when we accept that everybody has value that we will liberate the energy and imagination and momentum we need to create the best beyond measure.


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