商務禮節美語第71期:不信任投票(2)
公司董事David和Ken談話，覺得公司CEO Vincent不稱職。David說，
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: need a leader who can inspire us. The CEO needs to be a coach, not a referee. You 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覺得 Vincent 最大的問題之一是喜歡 micro-manage 管得太細。He sticks his nose into everything. 不論什麼事他都要插手，to stick one's nose into something 意思是插手某事。Ken 也說，Vincent 在很多問題上優柔寡斷，而且不會聽取意見。David 還說，not everyone is cut out to be a leader. 不是人人都能當領導的。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: 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已經跟其他一些董事會成員打過招呼，他們都表示，如果有不信任案，他們會投不信任票。這樣可能會有兩種結果，it will either serve as a wake-up call. 要麼會給Vincent 敲響警鐘，讓他自覺改變管理風格，要麼會讓 Vincent 意識到，自己已經失去董事會的支持，自覺下臺。
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:, 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 設法避免讓Vincent難堪，David表示贊同，決定先給 Vincent寫封私人信件，闡述他們的意見，希望Ken能在上面聯署。Ken承認，這可能是最好的方式，說，I'm on board. 算我一個，Let's give it a shot. 咱們試試看。
