陳豪在北京的ABC美國(guó)公司工作。他跟美國(guó)同事Amy一起往辦公室走。
　　(Office ambience)
　　A：Hi Chen Hao. How are you today?
　　C：還可以，不過(guò)工作上有點(diǎn)煩心事。
　　A：Anything I can help you with?
　　C：我們組來(lái)了個(gè)新同事，叫Sue. 她很有創(chuàng)意。
　　A：Why is there an issue?
　　C：雖然她很有能力，但是靠不住。
　　A：In what way?
　　C：每次來(lái)開(kāi)會(huì)，她事先都不做準(zhǔn)備。
　　A：Does she know what is expected?
　　C：那當(dāng)然，我們每次都提前公布議事日程，布置每個(gè)人的任務(wù)，但是Sue每次都空著手來(lái)。
　　A：Does she have a reason for coming unprepared?
　　C：她覺(jué)得沒(méi)什么大不了。一開(kāi)會(huì)，就會(huì)提出一大堆創(chuàng)意。
　　A：Tell me why this is a problem.
　　C：?jiǎn)栴}是，為了她，我們每次上來(lái)還要重復(fù)開(kāi)會(huì)的議題。她不做準(zhǔn)備，結(jié)果是讓我們大家浪費(fèi)時(shí)間。
　　A：I hate to cut this short, but we are both going to be late. Can we continue this conversation later?
　　C：好，一會(huì)兒見(jiàn)。
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　　中午吃飯時(shí)。
　　A：Tell me about your problem with Sue. You are the team leader. Have you talked to her about arriving unprepared?
　　C：我作為小組組長(zhǎng)，也找她談過(guò)，但是沒(méi)用，她找出各種理由，而且她確實(shí)很有工作能力，我也不想失去她。
　　A：Sounds to me as if you need to talk to your boss now.
　　C：告訴老板？那不成打小報(bào)告了嗎？
　　A：If you have handled things right up to this point and given Sue a chance to correct her behavior, you need support from upper management.
　　C：有沒(méi)有兩全其美的辦法，既能解決問(wèn)題，又不對(duì)Sue構(gòu)成傷害呢？
　　A：Do it as quickly as possible before the situation gets worse.
　　C：去找老板之前，我需要征求其他同事的意見(jiàn)嗎？
　　A：That will only create more conflict and conversation plus cause additional trouble for you and Sue.
　　C：具體該怎么做？
　　A：Gather all your facts and documentation, making sure to separate any personal feelings from your professional opinions.
　　C：這我知道，要如實(shí)說(shuō)明情況，不能攙雜個(gè)人色彩。
　　A：When you approach your boss, give Sue credit for her talent and expertise before you mention her approach to team issues.
　　C：好，還有呢？
　　A：Let your boss know what you have done to try to correct the problem and your ideas to correct the situation without losing Sue.
　　C：我如果不去管它，情況會(huì)不會(huì)自己好起來(lái)呢？
　　A：It rarely does. You need to face the issue with your associate first as you already have. Since that has not worked, approach your boss and seek advice to resolve the issue to the benefit of all.