18. What makes a good boss?

A good boss is imperative to a successful workplace. The best bosses are serious, creative, and flexible. If a boss lacks any of these qualities, problems are certain to arise in the workplace. While humor and kindness are important characteristics for bosses to have, work is a serious business, and must be approached with a serious attitude. A boss must be able to keep his/her employees working hard and on schedule. He/ She must set down rules, enforce them, and also personally adhere to them. If the boss comes in late to work, leaves early, or spends all day joking with the co

workers, then the employees will neither respect nor work hard for him/her. A boss must have a serious and professional attitude that sets an example for all of the employees in the workplace.

To confront the countless problems that arise every day in the workplace, a boss must be extremely creative. If a client needs the company to meet a deadline earlier than expected, a boss must find ways to motivate employees to work faster and harder. A boss who lacks creativity might force his/her employees to work overtime. In this case, the employees might be very tired and upset; they might work slower or produce lower quality work as a result. A creative boss might spend a small amount of money, and treat everyone to dinner at the office to encourage employees to stay late. In this way the company might meet the deadline, preserve quality, and keep employee morale high. Finally, the most important quality that a good boss must possess is flexibility. While needing to set serious, strict rules, he/she must also recognize that at times the rules need to be bent or broken. For instance, a boss should strictly enforce attendance policies in the workplace. But if an employee with an excellent attendance record needs to take a day off for personal reasons, the boss should let him/her do it. In this way employees' loyalty to the company will be strengthened, and they will be more happy and productive in the workplace.

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18. 好老板需具备哪些品质？

一位好的老板对于一家成功的公司来说是十分重要的。最优秀的老板是严肃、有创造力和灵活的。如果缺少其中任何一样，公司就肯定会出某些问题。

虽然幽默和和蔼是老板需要具备的重要特点，可工作是一件严肃的事，必须以严肃的态度去处理。一位老板必须能让他或她的雇员努力工作并按进度表进行。他或她必须制定规章制度并执行，自己也严格遵守。如果老板上班迟到早退，并且整天与同事开玩笑，那雇员们既不会尊敬他或她也不会努力工作。老板必须持有严肃且职业的态度，为公司里的所有雇员作出榜样。

为了应对公司每天出现的数不清的问题，老板必须极具创造性。如果客户提出将最后期限提前，那老板就必须想办法激发员工，以使他们工作得更快、更努力。缺乏创造性的老板可能会强迫雇员超时工作。这种情况下，雇员会十分劳累和心烦，结果他们可能会干的更慢或工作质量低下。有创造性的老板可能会花一小笔钱请所有人在办公室吃晚饭以鼓励员工晚些走。用这种方法可能公司就会按期完成任务并且保证质量，员工的士气也很高涨。

最后，好老板所必须拥有的最重要特质就是灵活性。需要制定严肃、严格的规章时，他或她必须知道这些规章有时需要通融或是打破。例如，老板应该在公司中严格执行出勤制度，但是假如一位有着优秀出勤记录的员工因个人原因需要离开一天时，应该让他或她去。通过这种方法，员工对公司的忠诚度将会加强，他们工作时会更高兴，生产效率也会更高。

Word List

• schedule ［ˈskedʒu:l］ n. 时间表，进度表
• adhere ［ædˈhiə］ vi. 坚持
• employee ［emˈplɔii］ n. 职工，雇员
• workplace ［ˈwə:kˌpleis］ n. 工作场所
• deadline ［ˈdedˌlain］ n. 最终期限
• treat ［tri:t］ vt. 对待，款待
• preserve ［priˈzə:v］ vt. 保护，保持
• morale ［məˈræl］ n. 士气
• attendance ［əˈtendəns］ n. 出勤
• loyalty ［ˈlɔiəlti］ n. 忠诚，忠心
• productive ［prəˈdʌktiv］ adj. 生产性的，多产的