新职业英语 素质篇 unit2

LOGO高职高专英语立体化系列教材外语教学与研究出版社职场素质英语NextBackUnit2Warming-upReadingLanguageLabWritingListening&SpeakingFurtherStudyLearnbyHeartTheBuckStopsHere!NextBackWarming-upTask1Task2HomeNextBackTask1Listentothepoem“Responsibility”,andfillintheblankswiththewordsyouhear.BackNextReturnIamresponsibleforallthatIdo,fromhandinginhomeworkto1.________________too.Ichooseifmyroomwillbe2.________orclean,Imakethechoicetobekindor3.________.makingfriendsmessymean声音Task1NextBackBackNextItisuptomejusthowmuchIwilllearn,thegradesthatIgetwillbegradesthatI4.________.I5.________thechoicetobehappyorsad,tohaveagooddayorhaveonethatis6.________.SonowIwill7.________whatisbestforme.Iam8.___________Iholdthekey!earnmakebadchooseresponsibleReturnTask1NextBackTask2ReadthefollowingstatementsanddecidewhetheritisTrue(1point)orFalse(-1point)aboutyou.Addupthepointstofindouthowwellyoutakeresponsibilityforyourself.Comparewithyourpartner.□1.IamsolelyresponsibleformyactionswhicharetheprimaryforceinhowIlivemylife.□2.Whenotherpeople,eventsorcircumstancesaffectmylife,Iamresponsibleformyreactions.□3.IamresponsibleforthecompanionsIchooseandthecompanyIkeep.□4.Iamresponsibleformyownemotions.□5.Mybehaviorwithothersisuptome.BackNextReturnTask2NextBack□6.ItakeresponsibilityforanychoiceinlifeandhowIhandletheresultsofmychoices.□7.Iacceptresponsibilityfordoingtherightthingeventhoughitmaynotalwaysbetheeasiestpath.□8.IamresponsibleforchoosingthevaluesbywhichIlive.□9.Evenbeingrequiredtoworkacertainnumberofhours,howIspendmytimeismyresponsibility.□10.Self-responsibilityincludesseekingsolutionswhenhavingproblemsandaskingforhelpwhenIneedit.BackNextReturnTask2NextBackTextThinkingPointNewWords&ExpressionsExercisesReadingHomeNextBackTextInthe1940s,asignsatonPresidentTruman’sdeskintheWhiteHousethatread“thebuckstopshere”.Unfortunately,overthelast60years,thisconceptofpersonalaccountability—especiallyinbusiness—seemstohavebeenlost.AchievingEmployeeAccountabilityReturnNextBackTextReturnAccountabilityisaboutgettingthingsdone—alltherightthings—accuratelyandontime,solvingproblemsastheyarise(orbetterstillnotallowingproblemstodevelop)bytakingresponsibility,andbeingabletoshowyourbossthatyouhavedoneeverythingpossibletoachievethegoalsset.NextBackTextEmployersinvestheavilyintheiremployees,withhiringcosts,benefitsandpayrolls,buthowmanyaregettingalltheyshouldinreturn?Howoftendoemployershearexcuses,suchas“it’snotmyfault”,“salesjustwasn’tabletoclosethedeal”or“mypartnerdroppedtheball”?Blamingandfinger-pointingarealltooeasywhenthingsgowrongandalltoocommoninbusinesstoday.Creatingaccountabilityhasbecomeincreasinglyimportant.ReturnNextBackTextTheconceptofacceptingresponsibilityforourownactions,whilenotnew,attimesseemsalmostuniqueintoday’sworld.Companiesarerealizingthattheirsuccessinareassuchascustomerservice,employeeretention,reliabilityandoverallachievementisdirectlyassociatedwiththelevelofaccountabilityoftheiremployees.Therefore,whenemployersstruggletoreachtheirbusinessobjectivesandareunabletoidentifywhyemployeeperformanceandproductivityarenotassuccessfulastheyshouldbe,itmaybetimetoconsiderinvestinginaccountabilitytrainingtohelptransformemployees’behaviorandattitude.ReturnNextBackTextFurthermore,thereshouldbeasystemformeasuringemployeeaccountability.ManylargeUScompaniesareresortingtorankingsystemstodistinguishtheemployeeswhoperformpoorly—replacingthemwithmorepromisingandmotivatedemployeesiftheydon’timprove.Theserankingsystemsalsoenablethecompaniestoidentifytopperformersandrewardthem.Forexample,GeneralElectricCompanyidentifiesthetop20percent,themiddle70percentandthebottom10percentofits100,000managerialandprofessionalemployees,withthebottomrankgivenextratrainingandabrieftimetoimprove.ReturnNextBackTextOnceemployeesbegintotakeownershipoftheirtasksandunderstandtheneedtobeaccountablefortheirwork,stresswillbelowered,productivityincreased,jobsatisfactiongainedandtheorganizationpropelledtoachieveitsgoals.ReturnNextBackThinkaboutthefollowingquestionswhileyoureadthepassage.ThinkingPoint01.Supposeyoujuststartedworkinginanewcompany,howwouldyoubehaveyourself?Andamongthesebehaviors,whichonesareaccountableforyourjob?Andwhydoyouthinkso?02.Iftheemployerswanttomakesureallthestaffareaccountablefortheirwork,whatkindofregulationscanbehelpful?Discusswithyourpartneraboutit.ReturnNextBackNewWordsNewWords&Expressionsaccountabilityn.责任，义务accuratelyad.准确地，精确地payrolln.工资总额，工资单retentionn.保持，保留distinguishv.区分，辨别motivateda.有积极性的，有动机的identifyv.识别；确定manageriala.管理的propelv.推动；推进ReturnNextBackPhrases&Expressionsinvestin投资，出资inreturn作为回报droptheball犯错误，失职beassociatedwith与……有关resortto(doingsth.)采取，诉诸replacewith替换为takeownershipof获得……的所有权，投入ProperNameGeneralElectricCompany通用电气公司NewWords&ExpressionsReturnNextBackTask1Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F)accordingtothepassage.Exercises1.Theconceptofaccountabilityispopularinthepast60years,especiallyinthemodernbusiness.2.Employerspayoutlotsofmoneytoreassuretherealizationofemployeeaccountabilityinthecompany.3.Theapplicationofaccountability