Accreditation crisis
資格鑒定危機
Dave's business acumen was sorely questioned
戴夫在商業方面的聰明 才智因此大受質疑
when the first round of accreditation for his music school failed.
他的音樂學校沒能通過 第一輪資格鑒定.
His partners accused him of not accumulating a qualified staff.
合伙人指責他沒能聚 到一批合格的員工.
his accountant acquiesced that his bookkeeping was not orderly.
會計默認他的賬記得 十分混亂.
and his wife said he wasn't as acquainted with the process as he should have been.
妻子則說該熟悉的東西 他卻不熟悉.
Regardless of the accuracy of the complaints.
無論這些抱怨是否準確
Dave felt an acute pain;it was as if he was drinking acid.
戴夫都感到萬分痛苦. 就仿佛喝酸東西一樣.
How could his friends all abandon him so quickly when troubles came?
朋友們怎么能在有麻煩 時那么快就拋棄他呢?
Dave knew that if he ever wanted to achieve
戴夫明白只要他想 取得
anything else in his life after this.
別的成就.在今后的人 生道路上.
he would first have to overcome this emotional acupuncture
就一定要先克服這種 感情上的刺痛.
acknowledge his mistakes and move on.
承認錯誤然后繼續前進
His first step was to adapt to the situation
他采取的第一步是適應 局面
and keep his acquisitive partners
并阻止那些貪婪的合伙 人
from selling what he had started to the highest bidder.
把他創立的學校賣給出 價最高的人.
To do this he quickly acquired the report
為了做好這件事. 他迅速獲得了一份報告
on what had been successfully accredited and what had failed.
上面寫著哪些地方他成 功地通過了鑒定.哪些 地方是他的敗筆.
He was surprised to find that his school had only failed on one point.
他驚奇地發現整個學校 只有一個方面沒有達標 -
the acoustics of their main music hall.
-主音樂廳的音響效果
That meant that everything else was fine.
這意味著其他一切都好
that it was a success except for that one thing!
除了一個方面之外他 是成功的!
At the meeting the next day with all parties involved.
在第二天各方都參加 的會議上.
Dave presented the report and his plan for how they could improve the acoustics of the hall
戴夫向大家遞交了 這份報告 以及他的如何改進 音樂廳音響效果.
and then activate a second round of accreditation meetings.
從而促成第二輪資格 鑒定會召開的計劃.
Everyone was happy except for the partners.
除了那些合伙人. 其他人都很高興.
They had already viewed the school as a failed acquisition and that it was hard for them to adjust their thinking.
那些合伙人已經認定收 購這所學校是個失敗. 因此很難調整他們的 思維.
Dave was quick. however.
然而戴夫反應很快.
and encouraged them that this was still a successful item in their accumulation of a diversified portfolio.
他鼓勵他們說.在他們 多樣化的投資組合積累 中.這仍是一個成功的 項目
They agreed and the school was licensed three months later.
合伙人同意了他的意見 三個月之后.學校拿到 了辦學執照.