比較好的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者都是"山地滑雪向?qū)?

MPW Insider is one of several online communitieswhere the biggest names in business answer timelycareer and leadership questions. This week we ask:What advice would you give someone going into aleadership position for the first time? The followinganswer is by Susan Coelius Keplinger, President andCOO of Triggit.

MPW內(nèi)部網(wǎng)絡(luò)是一個邀請最有影響力的商界女性及時解答職業(yè)與領(lǐng)導(dǎo)力問題的在線社區(qū)。本周，我們的問題是：你會給首次擔(dān)任領(lǐng)導(dǎo)崗位的人提什么建議?以下是Triggit公司總裁兼COO蘇珊o科里奧斯o凱普林格的回答。

To be a great leader, first strive to be an amazing guide. Too often folks perceive leadershipand promotions as the power to be bossy, or to micromanage their teams every moment. As a24 year-old founder of an advertising technology company, in an industry and space completelydominated by older men, I learned quickly that by being my best guide, I was my best leader.

要成為優(yōu)秀的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者，首先要成為出色的向?qū)?。人們?jīng)常將領(lǐng)導(dǎo)和升職視為發(fā)號施令的權(quán)力，或者時時刻刻對團(tuán)隊進(jìn)行微觀管理。我在24歲創(chuàng)建了這家廣告科技公司，在這個完全由年長男性主導(dǎo)的行業(yè)，我迅速學(xué)會了一個道理：要成為最好的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者，首先要成為最好的向?qū)А?/p>

 

 

Let me explain. Some of the best guides in the world are big mountain ski guides – they literallyhold the lives of their teams and clients in their hands. The guide’s role is not to ski the fastestor jump off the biggest cliff (though typically they are the best skiers in the group), but insteadto empower their people to navigate extreme terrain safely, confidently and efficiently. Tosucceed, guides work tirelessly to understand the abilities of the group (skill levels, experience,etc.), develop achievable tour plans (considering snow conditions, timing, forecasts) andconstantly monitor each member to optimize their experience. A great guide therefore notonly inspires the confidence to take on big challenges and aggressive tours, but earns thetrust of their team to get off the mountain safely, with smiles abound.

我來解釋一下原因。許多世界上最優(yōu)秀的向?qū)?，都是高峰山地滑雪向?qū)?mdash;—可以說，團(tuán)隊和客戶的安危都掌握在他們手中。向?qū)У穆氊?zé)并不是滑得最快，或者跳下最高的懸崖(雖然通常情況下，他們都是團(tuán)隊中最出色的滑雪者)，而是讓團(tuán)隊安全、自信和高效地通過極端的地形。為了實現(xiàn)成功，向?qū)恢＞氲匮芯繄F(tuán)隊成員的能力(技術(shù)水平、經(jīng)驗等)，制定可以實現(xiàn)的行程計劃(考慮雪情、時間、天氣預(yù)報等)，并持續(xù)監(jiān)控每一位成員，以優(yōu)化他們的體驗。因此，一位偉大的向?qū)Р粌H要激發(fā)團(tuán)隊成員接受巨大挑戰(zhàn)和危險旅程的信心，還要贏得團(tuán)隊的信任，帶領(lǐng)他們安全下山，讓探險之旅充滿快樂。

Translated into business, new leaders (young or old) will find quick success by sticking to thesebasic principles:

在商界，新的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者(不論年長還是年輕)只要遵守下列基本原則，很快就能取得成功：

1. Understand the abilities of your team and the tools you have to work with.

1. 了解團(tuán)隊成員的能力，以及你需要使用的工具。

2. Create an achievable “tour” plan that considers the expectations and risk tolerances of yourteam and company.

2. 考慮團(tuán)隊和公司的預(yù)期與風(fēng)險承受能力，制定一個切實可行的“旅行”計劃。

3. Optimize for maximum success by finding and suggesting techniques and routes, whileavoiding micromanagement and fatigue.

3. 尋找和建議合適的技術(shù)與路線，避免微觀管理和疲勞，力爭獲得最大的成功。

There is little more fulfilling in business than achieving success. As a leader, I find my biggestsmiles arrive when I can guide a team into completing a project that seemed intimidating andhard at the beginning, but obvious and achievable by the end. Don’t forget to listen to yourselfand your gut, you’ve probably already been a guide for quite some time!

在商界，獲得成功能夠給人帶來巨大的成就感。作為領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者，帶領(lǐng)團(tuán)隊完成一個看起來令人望而生畏的項目，總是我最快樂的時候。這些項目最初非常困難，但最終你會發(fā)現(xiàn)它們其實是完全可以實現(xiàn)的。別忘了聽從自己的內(nèi)心和直覺?；蛟S你早就是一位優(yōu)秀的向?qū)Я?(財富中文網(wǎng))