读万卷书也不一定能当好领导【优势领导力 Strengths Leadership: 01A】

TRUST

One of the leaders we interviewed said, “The truth is your bond – you die keeping your promises. If you send the message that your word is not worth much, you’ll be paid back on that.” As various political and business scandals have illustrated, followers will not tolerate dishonesty. At any level, whether you are a manager, CEO, or head of state, trust might be the “do or die” foundation for leading.

The followers we surveyed also cited honesty, integrity and respect as distinct contributions from the leaders in their lives. A serious breach in honesty can destroy a sitting president, the CEO of a major corporation, a friendship, or a marriage. At a less extreme level, people we have interviewed often speak about the way honesty, trust, and respect also serve as basic relationship filters that help them determine whom to spend time with in the workplace.

Gallup’s latest research on trust in leadership also suggests that this foundation is closely linked to employee engagement in an organization. One of our national polls revealed that the chances of employees being engaged at work when they do not trust the company’s leaders are just 1 in 12. In stark contrast, the chances of employees being engaged at work are better than 1 in 2 if they trust the organization’s leadership – a more than sixfold increase.

Keywords and phrases

1.     bond   n. 联系，纽带，信任关系

2.     payback   偿还，报答，报复

e.g.Some day I'll pay you back for this!

总有一天我会为此报复你

3.     scandal   n. 丑闻

4.     do ordie   孤注一掷，不得不，要么做 ，要么死

5.     survey   n.／v. 问卷，调查

6.     cite   v. 引用，引证

7.     integrity   n. 正直

8.     distinct   adj. 明显的，清楚的; 卓越的

9.     breach   n./v. 违背，破坏

e.g.The newspaper breached the code of conduct on privacy.

该报违反了保护隐私的行为准则。

10.  sittingpresident  现任总统

11.  workplace   n. 工作场合

12.  poll   n./v. 民意调查，投票选举

13.  the chancesof…   …的概率

14.  instark contrast  形成鲜明对比的

15. sixfold   adj.六倍的