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You've mentioned the chair several times. Obviously the choice of chairperson is crucial to a board's effectiveness.
你提到過好幾次主席。顯然，主席的選擇對董事會的有效性至關重要。
Who do you think makes the best chair?
你認為什么樣的人做主席最好？
The role of the chair is to support the chief executive and help him do the best job possible but not to do it for him.
主席的職責是支持首席執行官，幫助他盡可能做好工作，但不是為他做。
Often an outgoing executive takes on the role of the chair, but they can find it a difficult part to play if they are not really ready yet to give up the reins so I'd go for someone who's heading for the top.
通常，即將離職的高管會擔任主席一職，但如果他們還沒有真正做好放棄權力的準備，他們會發現這是一個困難的角色，所以我會選擇一個正在走向高層的人。
An inexperienced business person, though, is a bit of a risk as the skills needed by a chair do have to be learnt.
然而，一個沒有經驗的商人也有一定的風險，因為主席所需要的技能是需要學習的。
What qualities and skills does the chair need then?
那么，主席需要什么樣的素質和技能呢？
It has to be someone who can resist the desire to impose his own will on the board.
這個人必須能夠忍住不將自己的意愿強加于董事會。
He must ensure all opinions are covered and must be able to keep people calm at stressful moments.
他必須確保所有的意見都被涵蓋，并且必須能夠讓人們在壓力時刻保持冷靜。
He should be able to point out the strengths in any argument and help the board come to the best decision possible.
他應該能夠指出任何論點的優點，并幫助董事會做出盡可能最佳的決定。
I suppose the agenda is another important factor in running a successful meeting?
我想日程安排是成功召開會議的另一個重要因素吧？
Yes, it's extraordinary how little time is devoted to prioritising what goes on the agenda.
是的，很少有時間把議程上的事情按照優先順序排列，這是很不尋常的。
It's often drawn up by a secretary from a standard list because the people attending the meeting are supposedly spending their time focusing on more important matters.
它通常是由秘書從標準清單中起草的，因為參加會議的人應該把時間花在了更重要的事情上。
