| 标题 | 《英语散文》The four marks of leadership |
| 范文 | Central to the author's thesis are Austin's great qualities as a leader. The Father of Texas had four qualities that enabled him to turn a bunch of rugged individualists on the frontier into a cohesive community. This morning, I want to share those qualities with you. I recommend them because they are in accord with what I've experienced in my three decades of public service. These qualities are timeless, and if you embrace them, you will become better leaders. 作者以奥斯汀的伟大领袖才能作为中心主题。这位得克萨斯之父具备了四种品质，使得他能把边缘上一群一盘散沙似的个体转变成一个有强大凝聚力的集体。今天上午，我想与你们一起谈谈这些品质。我之所以大力推荐这些品质，是因为它们与我30年公务生涯得出的经验是一致的。这些品质可以跨越时间的长河，是终生受用的精神资源。如果你们拥有它们，你们定能成为优秀的领袖。 First is vision. Have a vision. Austin certainly had a clear vision of what he wanted to achieve. In a letter written in 1829, he said. "My ambition has been to succeed in redeeming Texas from its wilderness state by… spreading over it…enterprise and intelligence. In doing this I hope to make the fortune of thousands and my own amongst the rest." His vision was of a prosperous, progressive Texas, and he stayed absolutely true to that goal. He never wavered---and look at Texas today! You Texans are blessed more than ever with prosperity and progress. 第一种品质是要有前景目标。奥斯汀对他想要取得的成就有明确的前景目标。他在1829年的一封信中写道："我的目标是成功地改造荒芜的得克萨斯……让它到处充满进取精神和聪明才智。我希望以此来造福千万人民同时实现我的价值。"他的目标是一个繁荣进步的得克萨斯，而且，他始终不渝地坚信他的目标。他从不动摇--看看今天的得克萨斯州吧！你们得克萨斯人从未享有过像今天这样的繁荣与进步。 Second, know how to tell others about your vision. Austin is a great example of how to communicate vision with great force and clarity. He knew how to enlist others in his great mission in the wilderness. He wrote and spoke every chance he had---even learned Spanish so that he could communicate with the many Tejanos here, as well as with the government in Mexico City. By sharing his vision in powerful, compelling language, Austin helped unite rugged individualists into a colony where people from different backgrounds joined together for a greater cause. As we approach the 21st century, the idea of cooperating for the sake of a greater cause is surely as necessary today. 第二种品质是懂得如何让你的目标为人知晓。奥斯汀在这方面是个很好的典范，他明白如何以强有力的、清晰的方式把目标传达给他人。奥斯汀懂得怎样把他人召集起来投入到荒野中的伟大事业中去。他利用一切机会写作、发言，甚至去学西班牙语以便不但能同墨西哥城政府协商，而且能与许多当地的特吉诺人交流。奥斯汀用他强劲的、鼓舞人心的话语，使得他的目标成为大家共同的目标。他帮助这些人团结在一起，在这块土地上，不同背景的人齐心协力为一项伟大的事业而奋斗。在我们向21世纪迈进的今天，这种为伟大事业而合作的思想是万万不可缺少的。 The third leadership quality Austin had was an unshakable confidence in himself, and in the rightness of what he was doing. According to Professor Cantrell, he never even considered the possibility of failure. He learned to recognize his strengths and compensate for his weaknesses. Criticism bounced off. Austin viewed mistakes simply as an opportunity for learning. |
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