Discussion

　　Losing Managerial Staff

　　Some managers are leaving your company in recent years, and your company is worried about the situation. You have been asked to make recommendations about the situation. Discuss the situation together, and decide:

　　l why some managers are leaving your company

　　l how to improve the situation

　　管理层人才的流失

　　近年来不少部门经理相继辞职，你们所在公司对此形势甚是忧虑。请你们就此提出建议。讨论并决定：

　　l 经理们相继辞职的原因

　　l 如何扭转这种局势

　　A：You see, more and more managers are quitting our company. It’s high time for us to face the problem. Otherwise we will lose more talents and will suffer heavier loss.

　　B: Yes. It’s really impending. So many managers joined us and resigned in the past years and there must be some reasons behind. What do you think are responsible?

　　A: The reasons can be various. Perhaps some are quitting just for individual reasons, such as private problems concerning family, career growth, etc. You know, nowadays more and more people are pursuing boundary- less careers. They move from one employer, occupation, or industry to another, since during the process they can develop and utilize their marketable skills.

　　B: I see. These individuals place premium on flexibility and the capacity to do several different types of tasks, to learn new jobs, and to adjust quickly to different group setting and organizational culture.

　　A: Precisely. For this group, it’s really difficult and impossible to keep them stay.

　　B: I think so, too, for they no longer identify career success with ascending a corporate hierarchy. Besides individual reasons, there must be, in my opinion, some problems concerning the management style of our company.

　　A: Definitely. We should examine our succession planning, our motivation system, system for performance appraisals, etc.

　　B: Yeah. You see, our job of managing talents seems quite poor, several times we failed to promote high-potential managerial staffs to a higher position, besides we should make full use of job rotation and transfer to motivate the employees.

　　A: I cannot agree more, as to retaining young managers with high potential, we may offer a fast-track program. This can enable them to advance more rapidly than those with less potential.

　　B: Good idea! Beside, we can offer them meaningful assignments that are interesting and involve challenge, responsibility, and a sense of empowerment.

　　A: Yes that is also important and helpful. In fact, we can do a lot to win back the talents.

　　B: Yes, if we determine to. You know, where there is a will, there is a way.

　　A: 你知道，我们公司越来越多的管理者辞职。我们是时间面对这个问题。否则将失去更多人才并遭受更大损失。

　　B：是的，确实会这样。过去的几年中许多管理人加入我们公司然后辞职，这背后一定有一些原因。你认为这是什么原因呢?

　　A：原因很多。有一些人是因为个人原因辞职。比如关于家庭、职业发展等私人问题。你知道，现如今越来越多的人们追求边缘—而非职业。他们从一个到另一个用人单位、职业或行业，因为在这个过程中他们能够发展和利用职业所需要的技能。

　　B：我明白了。这些人做不同类型的工作可以提高工作能力和灵活性。了解新工作，快速调节不同公司的构成和文化。

　　A：确实是这样。对于公司来说，把他们留下来真的是一件很困难的事情。

　　B：我也这么认为。对他们来说不再识别与提升企业层次的职业生涯成功。就我来看，除了个人原因，他们对于我公司的管理方式有一些问题。

　　A：确实是。我们应该审视我们的继任计划，我们的激励体系，绩效评估体系，等等。

　　B：是的，你知道，我们的管理人才非常的匮乏，关于提升有潜力的管理者到更高层次，有好几次有失败了，我们除了应该充分利用工作轮换以及转移到员工激励。

　　A：我很同意你的观点。为了留住高潜力的年轻管理者，我们应该提供快速通道方案。这样可以让他们比那些缺少潜力的员工提升更快。

　　B：好主意。除此之外，我们应该为他们提供更有意义有兴趣的任务，让其有挑战性、责任感和权利感。

　　A：是的，那也是很重要很有帮助。实际上，我们可以做很多事情来赢回仁慈啊。

　　B：是的，如果我们决定这样做。你们到，有志者，事竟成。

　　(1) Is career planning important for people?(Why?/Why not?)

　　职业规划对员工很重要吗?(为什么?)

　　Yes. Career planning is important. A successful career planning can lead people to a satisfying and rewarding lifestyle.

　　(2) Is further study or training important to managerial staff for career development?(Why?/Why not?)

　　继续学习与培训对经理人的职业发展重要吗?(为什么?)

　　Yes. Further study and further training will improve skills, knowledge and strengths which are important for career development.

　　(3) How important is flexible working management for you when considering a career change?(Why?)

　　考虑职业变动时，弹性的工作管理对你重要么?(为什么?)

　　Flexible working management is important to me, because it allows me a certain degree of freedom.

　　(4) How important is first impression when taking a new career chance?(Why?)

　　到新公司上班，第一印象有多重要?(为什么?)

　　First impression counts. The impact you make in the first days and weeks in a new job can have a lasting effect. A positive impact is necessary for your salary increase, promotion and career development in the company.

　　(5) How important is it for a new manager to have good relationships within the team?(Why?)

　　对于新上任的经理而言，与团队和谐相处有多重要?(为什么?)

　　Building good relationships/network within the team is invaluable for a new manager to carry out work successfully and to move up the career ladder smoothly, since colleagues can offer the necessary support and cooperation.

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