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Information will be the greatest opportunity for business leaders in the comi

游客2023-12-31  65
问题    Information will be the greatest opportunity for business leaders in the coming years — and perhaps our biggest headache. Since the dawn of the Internet, all of us in business have been swept up by the Niagara of information that fills our daily life. Real-life updates from the Hang Seng index; photos shared around the world seconds after they’ve been taken; customized maps and directions delivered to you even as you drive. It is all breathtaking.
   But for the leaders in business, the information surge has triggered its own unintended consequences, especially for those over 40. Today new employees arrive on their first day with an alarming amount of know-it-all. They have already read about you, and the online critiques of your plans, strategies and management style. The bloggers and the twitters — all receiving steady streams of in-house gossip — analyze, assess and ridicule every business moment. In this environment, traditional management is impossible. The hierarchical, layered structures in which company information is carefully managed and then selectively passed down the line have crumbled. The online era has made command-and-control management as another dial-up Internet.
   Although decision-making has always been the task of a leader, it has become harder. The online world has guaranteed that every remark about your business and every change you implement will trigger a viral frenzy of second-guessing. Borrowing from the black bag of politics, your competitors will also be spreading their version of "opposition research", feeding the blogosphere with critiques of your leadership.
   So the greatest task for leadership in business is the ability to cut through the information clutter and make clear decisions without apology. More than at any time, employees need unequivocal direction. Leaders should not only grow a thicker skin, but also understand how important they can be to their own team by interpreting both the news and the disinformation. When some CEOs spoke to an audience, they were often required to talk about their reaction to some recent press story or the latest legislative debate. These are wonderful opportunities for leadership. Employees, investors, customers and business partners are heartened by those who can sift through the flood of opinion and clearly communicate what matters — and what doesn’t — to the enterprise.
   Of course, communication cannot be a one-way street. The central role of information in business life has made two other much neglected leadership tasks more urgent.
   The first is listening. Listening to your employees at every level is one of the best paths to new insights. Precisely because the Internet has made information so plentiful, your own team is likely to be full of ideas that should be tapped into.
   The second obligation that information creates for executives is to identify and mentor thought leaders. It is pressing to find those employees who have the ability to digest and interpret information for others.
   The flood of information is only going to rise. Leadership will increasingly mean leveraging that information, clarifying it, and using it to advance your strategy, engage customers and motivate employees. Business stakeholders are interested not only in your products and services, but also in your ideas. [br] Which of the following can be the title of this passage?
选项 A、Leadership in the Information Age
B、Information Impact on Business Management
C、Leadership Styles in the Information Age
D、Employee-Employer Relationship in the Information Age
答案 A
解析    补充标题。回顾每一段的主题句，第一段指出信息时代的利弊；第二段表明对于企业领导者而言，信息时代触发了没有预料到的后果；第三段表明企业领导者在网络世界无时无刻不在接受监督；第四段讲到商业领导者必须具备在海量信息中明辨是非、果敢决策的能力；第五、六、七段提出商业领导者还需善于倾听、善于选拔人才；最后一段做出总结：商业领导者应能筛选信息，辨别良莠，利用信息推动自己的战略。由此可见，整篇文章讲的是信息时代的领导力，故选择A。【知识拓展】给全文补充标题需要掌握全文主旨大意。除了通读时有整体把握之外，还应学会善于利用各段落主题句，把这些主题句整合起来得出大意，然后提炼为标题。如本文的标题，需要高度概括全文内容，往往就是文章的中心论点。它具有高度的明确性，便于读者把握全文内容的核心。
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