MANAGEMENT STYLES管理風格2

Joan is at her desk. Jeff comes into her office and sits down.

Jeff: I’ve just come from yet another pointless meeting with Mr. Weston. I really don’t like him as a manager.

Joan: I’m sorry. I know those meetings are frustrating.

Jeff: They are. We never accomplish anything. And he shoots down any ideas we bring to the table. And I’m tired of it. I’m going to start looking for a new job.

Joan: Getting a new job won’t be easy in this economy.

Jeff: Maybe not, but I can try.

Joan:Ａ new manager could be better – or worse.

Jeff: I know. So what can I do?

Joan: Have you talked to him about this?

Jeff: He’ll just get defensive and I’ll ruin our working relationship.

Joan: Not necessarily. Just ask him about what he expects and the way he wants things done. Then he may relax a little.

Jeff: I can try that I gusee.

Joan: Also, try updating him often. That’ll make him feel more at ease since he’ll know what’s going on.

Jeff: Hmm…and if I do that, he might not call so many meetings.

Joan: It’s worth a try!

yet another= even more、more another

frustrating= annoying

shoot down something

economy

defensive

update

【grammar on the go】

And he shoots down any ideas we bring to the table.

Bring to the tableàto bring ideas up for discussion in a meeting

We never know what Donald will bring to the table at our company meetings.

The director welcomes everyone’s comments at the meeting, but please makes sure that what you bring to the table is strictly business.

“on the table” means same thing

The new business proposal is on the table.

【Chat room】

at ease 放輕鬆、安心

put someone’s mind at ease讓某人心安

shoot

shoot down something堅決反對、否決

過去式、過去分詞都是shot

Every proposal Rick made was shot down by his boss.

The idea of loner working hours was shot down immediately.

延長工時的提案立刻的被否決了

Defensive 防衛心重的、懷有戒心的

Jasmine became defensive when I asked her about her grades.

Offensive進攻式的、具有攻擊性的

Offensive language具有攻擊性的言語

Update更新、向某人提出最新的消息

We are updating our department’s finances this week.

我們這星期要提供我們部門最新的財報

We’ll update the latest news of the hurricane every hour on Channel 13.

我們會在13頻道每小時報導暴風雨的最新消息