美剧“权力的游戏”能学到的管理知识.docxVIP

美剧《权力的游戏》能学到的管理知识　所有肩负重任、在残酷的商海竞争中浮沉的经理人们，请注意了。成功秘诀就藏在HBO的奇幻题材连续剧《权力的游戏》(Game of Thrones)中：在这部电视剧中，一个人要么获胜，要么只能倒在长枪下。　As we prepare for Sundays third season premiere, lets consider the rival claimants, power brokers, and schemers in the show based on George R.R. Martins A Song of Ice and Fire book series. What can todays manager learn from these feuding fantasy clans? Quite a lot, actually. Here are five key leadership lessons we can draw from their trials.　三月底，这部根据乔治·马丁的奇幻小说《冰与火之歌》(A Song of Ice and Fire)改编的电视剧迎来了第三季的首播。在此，不妨让我们来看看剧中的敌我对手、权力掮客和阴谋家们。职业经理人能从这些奇幻的部族争斗中学到些什么?太多了。我们可以从他们的磨难中学到下述5条领导经验：　Spoiler alert: For the Johnny-come-latelies who havent finished season two, you have been warned.　剧透警告：如果你还没有看完第二季，请慎看。　Determine which promises you cant afford to break　确定哪些承诺必须恪守　In a chaotic world, promises matter. Just ask Jaime Kingslayer Lannister, the guy with the worst exit interview in Westeros. After swearing an oath to protect the last Targaryen king, Jaime stabbed his employer in the back. Literally. Granted, that particular CEO was a maniac who set people on fire. But once a reputation for honesty is tainted, theres no going back.　承诺在一个混乱的世界中很重要。这事只要问问“弑君者”詹姆·兰尼斯特。这家伙在“日落国度”维斯特洛(Westeros)的离职面谈最不堪。詹姆刚 刚还信誓旦旦地要保护坦格利安最后一位国王，话音未落,他就从背后捅了自己的老板一刀。事实就是这样。当然，那位CEO是一个人人难以忍受的疯子。但诚实 的名声一旦受到玷污，便很难修复。　In Game of Thrones, as in life, oath-breaking can create strategic liabilities. Consider Robb Stark, who throughout the second season leans heavily on a web of contractual dependencies, most notably to Lord Walder Frey, an Ebenezer Scrooge lookalike who controls the only land access between Robbs kingdom in the north and the fighting in the south. Frey can scissor Robbs supply lines at will. The only guarantee that he wont is Robbs commitment to marry Freys daughter. Robb violates the contract at the end of the second season when he falls for, and marries, a Red Cross volunteer. Lord Frey will not be pleased. Before breaching a contract, be certain you can bear the cost.　和现