2014年ESL之商务英语 19 Different Management Styles

 

Different Management Styles 

Bianca: Today’s the day. We’re supposed to find out who the new manager is going to be. I hope they’re not making a mistake by hiring internally. 

Conrad: I just hope they don’t pick Melissa. She would be a disaster. 

Bianca: Why do you say that? I like Melissa. 

Conrad: I like her, too, but she can be so autocratic. Give her a little power and it goes to her head. Every decision would be top-down. 

Bianca: You might be right, but I think Quentin would be worse. He would be so laissez-faire that it would be like not having a manager at all. He’d delegate everything and then sit back and do nothing. 

Conrad: I’ll grant you that. Quentin would be a horrible manager. What about Jemima? She’s popular with nearly everybody in the office. 

Bianca: I suppose Jemima would be a bearable option. She likes to collaborate¹ and often consults with other people to get their feedback. But I’m backing a different horse, one that would be the ideal. 

Conrad: Who? 

Bianca: You. 

Conrad: Me? No way. I don’t have a chance in hell. And plus, how do you know I’d be a good manager? 

Bianca: You’d be democratic in your decision-making and I’d like that. You wouldn’t rule with an iron fist. 

Conrad: That’s what you think. Give me a little power and you can start calling me commandant. 

 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 

1 collaborate   

vi.协作，合作；协调

参考例句：

• The work gets done more quickly when we collaborate.我们一旦合作，工作做起来就更快了。
• I would ask you to collaborate with us in this work.我们愿意请你们在这项工作中和我们合作。