公司董事David和Ken談話，覺(jué)得公司CEO Vincent不稱職。David說(shuō)，

David:One of Vincent's biggest problems is his tendency to micro-manage everything. He sticks his nose into everything instead of leaving the day-to-day decisions to the guys who know what they're doing.

K:That's true. He also seems rather uncertain and indecisive about many things.

D:Yeah...we need a leader who can inspire us. The CEO needs to be a coach, not a referee. You know...not everyone is cut out to be a leader.
K:I think one of the primary skills a leader needs is the ability to listen.

David覺(jué)得 Vincent 最大的問(wèn)題之一是喜歡 micro-manage 管得太細(xì)。He sticks his nose into everything. 不論什么事他都要插手，to stick one's nose into something 意思是插手某事。Ken 也說(shuō)，Vincent 在很多問(wèn)題上優(yōu)柔寡斷，而且不會(huì)聽(tīng)取意見(jiàn)。David 還說(shuō)，not everyone is cut out to be a leader. 不是人人都能當(dāng)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)的。to be cut out for something 意思是適合做某事。

D:Vincent is terrible at that. He frequently seems to completely misunderstand what we're trying to get across. Just between you and me, I've spoken to a few other board members and they say if there is a vote of no confidence, they'll vote "no."

K:But will Vincent be forced to resign if there is such a vote?

D:No...but it will do one of two things: one, it will serve as a wake-up call and he might change his style - or two: he might step down if he realizes he's lost the support of the board.

David已經(jīng)跟其他一些董事會(huì)成員打過(guò)招呼，他們都表示，如果有不信任案，他們會(huì)投不信任票。這樣可能會(huì)有兩種結(jié)果，it will either serve as a wake-up call. 要么會(huì)給Vincent 敲響警鐘，讓他自覺(jué)改變管理風(fēng)格，要么會(huì)讓 Vincent 意識(shí)到，自己已經(jīng)失去董事會(huì)的支持，自覺(jué)下臺(tái)。

K:Shouldn't we try to find a way to give him a chance to avoid embarrassment?

D:Yes we should. I'll be writing him a private letter next week and expressing our thoughts on the matter. I'd appreciate it if you would sign the letter as well.

K:Humm...well, I guess that's the best way. We'll give him a chance to either improve or resign.

D:And if he rejects those options, we'll try a vote of no confidence.
K:Ok, David....I'm on board. Let's give it a shot.

Ken建議 give him a chance to avoid embarrassment 設(shè)法避免讓Vincent難堪，David表示贊同，決定先給 Vincent寫(xiě)封私人信件，闡述他們的意見(jiàn)，希望Ken能在上面聯(lián)署。Ken承認(rèn)，這可能是最好的方式，說(shuō)，I'm on board. 算我一個(gè)，Let's give it a shot. 咱們?cè)囋嚳础?/span>