把问题掐死在襁褓里MBA小课堂

Today's advice comes from Don Rainey:

今天MBA小课堂的嘉宾是Don Rainey：

"Despite all the cultural emphasis on ‘making it to the top,’ fewer than 1 percent of employees actually manage to attain an executive level position. For entrepreneurs, of course, the situation is dramatically different: By virtue of being the founder of a company, many become instant CEOs — well before they gain the experience needed to succeed."

“尽管所有的'文化都强调要“走向巅峰”，但是只有不到1%的雇员可以成功进入管理层。当然对于创业者来讲，情况就完全不同了：他们是公司的创立人，很多直接成为了首席执行官——可能在他们还不具备成功所需的经验之前。”

One of the most important traits to becoming a successful CEO, says Rainey — General Partner with Grotech Ventures, a private equity investment firm — is to become an effective "issue spotter." Issue spotting is an exercise that focuses on pulling out the critical issues in a conflict.

私募股权投资公司Grotech Ventures的合伙人Rainey表示，一个成功的首席执行官必须具备的重要素质之一就是他必须是一个有效的“事件观察员”。事件观察是指在一次冲突中抓住主要事件的一种训练。

Once an issue is identified, the most effective CEOs then work quickly to squash the potential problem before it has time to grow into a crisis.

一旦一个事件被标记，最有效率的首席执行官就会快速把潜在问题消灭在萌芽状态。

"Framing these root causes, then determining the best way to resolve them, are also requisite skills for leaders. Usually, you can’t fix things yourself."

“找出问题的根源，然后采取最好的方式解决这些问题，这些也是一个领导者所必备的技能。 通常情况下，解决问题也不能单靠自己。”