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Safe and Sound 实用商业大全（十）：创造优质工作环境（上）

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Safety Comes First

Managers are always on the lookout for ways to improve productivity, but few realize that this can be accomplished simply by keeping everyone happy. Effective personnel management means creating a safe and positive work environment so that both management and workers can work together with minimal stress. Happier employees tend to be more creative and productive, which, in turn, can only serve to boost company profits.

管理者总在找寻能增进生产力的方法，但很少人了解，只要能让每个人快快乐乐，这点就可以实现。有效的人员管理意味着建立一个安全、正面的工作环境，使劳资双方能在压力最小的情况下共事。愉快的员工会有较佳的创造力及生产力，如此一来，只会增进公司的利益。

Although it may be impossible to ensure a completely safe workplace, employers must show genuine concern for worker safety and endeavor to eliminate hazards. Accidents don’t just happen; they’re mostly caused by accident-prone people who can be screened out early on, as they tend to be scornful toward rules and warnings, impatient, and abrupt.

虽然要确保一个百分百安全的工作环境不太可能，雇主必须要对员工安全表示诚挚的关心，对消弭危险做出努力。意外事出必有因；意外大多是由易出事故者造成的，而这些人是可以及早探查出来的，因为他们往往对规定及警告嗤之以鼻，他们缺乏耐性，举止唐突。

Rules must be followed, for everyone’s sake. Since 95 percent of employees conduct themselves reasonably, managers should encourage self-discipline rather than rely on direct control; however, should a worker violate the rules, he or she must be dealt with promptly and fairly. Management who discipline inconsistently only earns disrespect.

为了每个人好，规定是必须遵守的。既然有百分之九十五的员工行为正当，管理者应该鼓励自律，莫仰赖亲自操控；然而，如果有员工违反规定，就必须及时公正处理之。前后不一致的管理方式只会失去员工的尊重。

Once the rules and regulations have been established, it’s imperative that management lead by example – if managers waltz into work two hours late every morning, why should the other employees be punctual?

所有规章制度一旦建立，至关重大的是管理阶层能否以身作则──如果管理人每天早上都迟到两小时还大摇大摆地走进办公室，员工们干嘛得准时呢？

Vocabulary

单词发音

safe and sound 安然无恙, 完整无损

on the lookout for 密切注意着; 费心寻觅着 in search of; looking for

lookout [ˋlʊkˋaʊt] n. 密切注视〔尤指危险〕

productivity [͵prodʌkˋtɪvətɪ] n. 生产力；生产率

serve [sɝv] v. 对……有用

boost [bust] v. 推动；促进

genuine [ˋdʒɛnjʊɪn] adj. 真诚的

endeavor [ɪnˋdɛvɚ] v. 努力，力图[+to-v]

hazard [ˋhæzɚd] n. 危险

prone [pron] adj. 有……倾向的，易于……的

screen out 筛去, 过滤  examine in order to test suitability

early on 在初期; 开始后不久

scornful [ˋskɔrnfəl] adj. 轻蔑的﹐鄙视的

abrupt [əˋbrʌpt] adj.（态度等）唐突的，鲁莽的

self-discipline [͵sɛlfˋdɪsəplɪn] n. 自我约束﹐ 自律

violate [ˋvaɪə͵let] v. 违犯；违背，违反

promptly [prɑmptlɪ] adv. 迅速地；立即地

inconsistently [͵ɪnkənˋsɪstəntlɪ] adv. 不一致地

imperative [ɪmˋpɛrətɪv] adj. 必要的；极重要的

waltz [wɔlts] v. 轻松顺利地前进

punctual [ˋpʌŋktʃʊəl] adj. 严守时刻的；准时的

Sentence of the Day

Shape up or ship out.

改进，不然就滚蛋。

shape up 变得表现良好

ship out【口】辞职, 离职; 被解雇

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A Helping Hand

When a member of staff consistently break company rules, it may be time for counseling. This involves just sitting someone down, in a setting that lends itself to conversation, and discussing the problem as a means toward finding a solution.

倘若有位员工不断违反公司规定，或许就是该辅导的时候了。辅导不外是在一个适合谈话的空间中请某人坐下来，与之讨论问题以找出解决之道。

With counseling, managers can motivate problem employees by setting them a goal and encouraging them to achieve it; pointing out the consequences of both good and bad behavior with further assist the employee’s progress.

藉由辅导，管理人替问题员工设定目标并鼓励其达成，由此可收激励之效；指出优劣行为造成的后果，将能进一步协助员工进步。

Counseling often extends into personal problems; almost one-fifth of a firm’s workforce may suffer from some form of physical or mental illness. Such personal problems often result in absenteeism, insubordination, and low productivity at work.

辅导往往会扩及个人问题；公司劳动人口中每五人就有一人可能患有某种生理或精神疾病。这类个人问题常会造成旷职，抗命和工作生产力低落等。

The stresses and strains of today’s fast-paced business world can often lead to substance abuse, which is now so widespread that it accounts for two-thirds of work-counseled personal problems. The best that a manager can do in such a situation is help the employee seek professional guidance.

现今步调快速工商世界的压力紧绷往往会导致物质滥用，情况普遍到每三件工作辅导的个人问题中就有两件与之有关。遇到这种状况的管理人所能采取的最好办法，就是协助该名员工寻求专业辅导。

Managers are perpetual counselors: Oftentimes, counseling involves merely listening to employees’ gripes; other times, it may involve dealing with crises such as redundancy or illness. But safety and counseling produce happier workers—and, as that increases productivity, shareholders are all smiles, too.

管理人是永远的辅导员：有时辅导不过是听员工发发牢骚，有时辅导就得处理诸如裁员或疾病等危机。然而安全与辅导两者会制造出更快乐的员工──而且，因为生产力也增加了，股东们也会笑开怀。

－by Howie Phung

Vocabulary

单词发音

counseling [ˋkaʊns!ɪŋ] n.（对个人，社会以及心理等问题的）咨询服务

lend oneself to  有助于

motivate [ˋmotə͵vet] v. 激发﹐ 激励﹐ 促动

assist [əˋsɪst] v. 帮助，协助

absenteeism [͵æbsnˋtiɪzm] n. 旷课；旷工

insubordination [ˋɪnsə͵bɔrdnˋeʃən] n. 不顺从, 反抗

strain [stren] n.（身心的）紧张状态；过劳，操心

substance abuse [医]（精神性）药物滥用

account for（在数量、比例上）占

guidance [ˋgaɪdns] n. 辅导；咨询

perpetual [pɚˋpɛtʃʊəl] adj. 永久的；长期的

gripe [graɪp] n.【口】不满，牢骚

redundancy [rɪˋdʌndənsɪ] n.【主英】（因劳动力过剩而造成的）裁员，解雇

shareholder [ˋʃɛr͵holdɚ] n.【尤英】股东﹐股票持有者

Sentence of the Day

I hope we can work something out.

希望我们能找出解决之道。

work something out  找出处理某事物的方法; 解决某事物