《管理英语4》Unit 6 Reading 1

导语

面对职场中的变化我们应该持怎样的态度呢？保守还是开放？下面的文章会给我们一些建议哦，一起去看看吧。

阅读短文，了解如何适应职场变化。

How to adapt to Change in the Workplace?

如何适应职场变化

If there's one word that captures the essence of what is occurring in the world today, it's “change”. 

 Downsizing , reorganizing, and cutting costs, are now the norm for survival. 

 No industry is exempt . Even the most conservative institutions are undergoing significant changes just to survive.

如果用一个词来捕捉当今世界的本质特征，那非“变化”莫属。裁员、重组、降低成本如今已经成了生存的常态，无一行业可以幸免。为了生存，哪怕最保守的机构也要进行改革。

Change management has always been an issue of debate amongst scholars : how can employers create suitable conditions for a successful change process? And what can employees do to get through it?

应对变化是学者们经常争论的一个话题：雇主如何才能为成功推进改革进程创造合适的条件？员工们又该如何应对？

Tips for dealing with change in the workplace:

小贴士：如何应对职场变化

• Make yourself aware that change happens: it happens in personal life; it happens in your professional life. You cannot live in the past, so denying that change could occur only makes things more complicated for you. 

·让自己认识到，变化总是会发生的，生活在变，工作也在变。你不能生活在过去，因此，否认变化的发生只能使事情变得对你来说更加复杂。

• Stay alert in the workplace: know what is happening around you. When you come across clues that hint change is on the way, acknowledge them! 

·时刻保持清醒的头脑：注意身边发生的一切。当你看到有迹象表明变化即将发生时，要敢于面对。

• Maintain open communication channels. Don't lay back and expect things to pass you by smoothly. You need to get acquainted with the occurring changes. Seek more details from your management and peers to form an accurate understanding of the matter. Be transparent and honest about your fears: dealing with the unknown is often resented and daunting . Make the picture as clear as you can.

·保持沟通渠道畅通。不要只是退缩等待，希望凡事都会顺利过去。你需要了解正在发生的变化，从领导和同事那儿了解更多的详情，形成对事情的正确认识。坦诚面对自己的担忧，应对未知之事往往会令人不快，令人畏惧。尽可能把情况弄清楚。

• Assess yourself. Change is a time when one's confidence about one's skills and capabilities gets shaky . 

Recognize your strengths and where you could bring them into play. At the same time, stay aware of your developmental areas and work on improving those.

·自我评估。变革的时候，人们往往对自己的技能和能力产生怀疑。清楚自己的优势，并知道在什么地方能发挥出来。同时，明白自己的发展领域，并努力改进完善。

• Don't be stiff. It will make the change process much harder if you are rigid. Be fl exible enough to look at the different angles of the change and see where you could apply your “existing” skills and knowledge, and what new skills you need to acquire.

·不要固执死板。顽固不化只会使进程的改变变得更难。要足够灵活，从各个不同的角度看待改变，发现自己在哪些地方可以运用“现有”的技能和知识，有哪些新技能有待掌握。

• Stay optimistic. Keep a positive attitude and don't let yourself drown in uncertainty . Involve yourself in the new process; locate yourself properly in the new scenario . Adjust!

·保持乐观。保持积极心态，不要让自己犹豫不决。参与到新的变化进程中去，在新的环境下重新定位、调整自我、迅速适应！

“You can't get to the top of Everest by jumping up the mountain. 

 You get to the mountaintop by taking incremental steps. Step by step, you get to the goal,” says Robin Sharma, one of the world's most sought-after leadership and personal success experts. 

世界上最受推崇的一位领导学和个人成功领域的专家罗宾·夏玛说：“没人可以一步跨上珠穆朗玛峰峰顶。只有踏着坚实的脚步才能到达山顶。一步一步地，你就可以达到目的地。”