时政新闻学英语之36: 马云要退休？
本文选自chinadaily，原文链接参考Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma to retire。
Alibaba Group co-founder and executive chairman（执行总裁） Jack Ma speaks during a news conference in Hong Kong, China, June 25, 2018.
Alibaba's co-founder and executive chairman Jack Ma said he planned to retire on Sept 10, which is also Teachers' Day and his birthday, the New York Times reported.
In an interview, Ma said his retirement is not the end of an era but "the beginning of an era." He said he would be spending more of his time and fortune on education.
Ma will remain on Alibaba's board of directors（董事会） and continue to mentor（执掌，引导） the company's management, the newspaper added.
Comments: What strikes me most is Jack Ma's widsom and insight throughout his career, which witnesses the explosive growth of China's E-commerce and payment system. His foresightedness and discipline in developing Internet-based business rewards him and his followers with extraordinary wealth and resources.
But when we reexamine his career, his experience as a teacher can never be overlooked. He has realized financial freedom far younger than 99% of his peers and been championing entrepreneurship amid various summits and conferences. Now that he is capable of influencing China in a profound and extensive manner, chances are that he will devote himself to charity and education after his retirement, according to the coverage of New York Times.
Bill George mentioned that Ma embodies the global intelligence, or GQ（全球商）, that is needed for today’s global leaders. Succeeding in the new global context（背景） will require companies to cultivate a cadre of executives（经理人）—as many as 500 per company—who have the capabilities of global leaders. Developing these new leaders requires unique leadership experiences, ideally in emerging markets, combined with leadership development programs that differ materially（本质上） from today’s corporate training programs. Traditionally, the latter have focused on managerial skills and building one’s functional knowledge. Yet the shortcomings of leaders—and their subsequent（后续的） failures—usually result from the lack of leadership capabilities that we call global intelligence, or GQ.
GQ consists of seven elements, all of which are essential for global leaders:
Adaptability （适应能力）
Awareness （意识）
Curiosity （好奇心）
Empathy （同理心）
Alignment （协调）
Collaboration （合作）
Integration （融合）
Several of these characteristics—such as awareness—seem very similar to parts of the process we’ve examined for discovering your True North. That’s by design. Global interactions heighten （加强） the stress that leaders face. The more global the context, the more demanding（要求愈加苛刻） leadership becomes. When leaders are placed in emerging market situations, the complexity increases exponentially（指数级地） because the differences in language, culture, customer preferences, negotiating tactics, business practices, laws, and ethical standards are so great. The same applies to the activities of daily living in these countries. That’s why many otherwise solid leaders struggle with global assignments and working in emerging markets.
