新职业英语职场素质英语Unit 8stay hungry, stay foolish

LOGO职场素质英语高职高专英语立体化系列教材外语教学与研究出版社BackNextStayHungary,StayFoolishWarming-upReadingLanguageLabWritingListening&SpeakingFurtherStudySupplementaryUnit8LearnbyHeartBackNextWarming-upTask1Task2HomeBackNextTask1Thefollowinggamesaresettotestyourabilityofcreativethinking.Enjoythemwithyourpartner.BackNextReturnTask1BackNextBackNextTask1ReturnBackNextBackNextTask1ReturnBackNextTask2Readthefollowingstatementsandticktheonesthataretrueaboutyou.Comparewithyourpartnerandfindouthowcreativeyouare.Task2ReturnBackNextTask2Idonotliketosticktooldmethodsorideas.Iliketothink“outsidethebox”.Ibelievethatoneshouldbeoriginalanddaretobedifferent.Ineverletmyselfbedominatedbywhatothersthinkisrightorwrong.Atschool,mostofthesolutionsIcomeupwithareingeniousanddifferent.Iliketoworkwithcreative,ratherthancautiouspeople.Icannotliveinarestrictedenvironment.Ichallengemyimaginationandmyselfregularly.Howcreativeareyou?ReturnBackNextIamalwaysonthelookoutforthingswithwhichIcanletmycreativityloose.Artandmusicaremytwobiggestpassions.Itendtofindmyworkmonotonous(单调的)unlessmycreativityisconstantlystimulated.Idonotsticktotheinstructionsiftheyaretooinflexible.Ihavetheabilitytothinkonmyfeet.Creativityismorethanjustanideaforme.ItisanextensionofwhoIamasaperson.ThinkmoreBackNextMymindisconstantlybrimmingwithnewandunexploredideasandsolutions.IlovetobegivenanopportunitywhereIcanplayandexperimentwithmycreativity.Iliketothinkingeniouslyandcomeupwithunusualanswerstousualproblems.Peopleseekmyadviceonthingsthatarecreativeandoriginal.BackNextTextChineseVersionThinkingPointNewWords&ExpressionsSentenceStructureReadingHomeBackNextTextSomepeoplebelievethatlearningendswhenthey’reintheirearlytwentiesbecausetheyhave,generally,completedtheirformaleducationbythenandgoneoutintothe“realworld”ofwork.Indeed,manypeoplehardlyeverpickupabookagain—exceptperhapstoreadanovelonvacation.Butreally,whetherwewanttoornot,wedocarryonlearningthroughoutourlives.NeverStopLearningReturncomfortzone舒适区Acomfortzoneisabehavioralstatewithinwhichapersonoperatesinananxiety-neutralcondition,usingalimitedsetofbehaviorstodeliverasteadylevelofperformance,usuallywithoutasenseofrisk.Acomfortzoneisalsoatypeofmentalconditionthatcausesapersontocreateandoperatementalboundaries.Suchboundariescreateanunfoundedsenseofsecurity.BackNextTextSomepeoplenevergivelearningmuchthought.Theypickupbitsandpiecesinanunstructuredway,learningjustenoughtogetthroughthejobathand.Often,theyjustshrugandgiveup—askingacolleagueatworktodosomething“difficult”forthem.ReturnBackNextTextHowever,ifweignoretheimportanceofcontinuouslearning,we’llwastemoneyonprofessionalhelpwithjobsthatwecouldhavelearnedhowtodoourselves.Wemaygetpassedoverforpromotionforshowingnointerestinpickingupnewskillsatwork.Wealsoloseagreatsourceoffunandfulfillmentinacquiringnewknowledge,understandingnewconceptsormasteringnewskills.Sohowcanwekeeplearningthroughoutourcareers?ReturnBackNextTextLookintotrainingcoursesatwork.Manylargecompaniesofferformaltrainingopportunities,rangingfromin-housecoursestofinancialsupportforacollegedegree.Findoutwhat’sonofferandmentiontothebossthespecificareayouareinterestedin.Also,don’truleoutthevalueofinformaltrainingifformaltrainingopportunitiesarenotavailabletoyou.Perhapsyoucanaskacolleaguetoteachyouanewsoftwarepackageorhowtousethenewphotocopier.ReturnBackNextTextAttendconferencesandseminars.Byattendingaconferenceorseminar,youwillhaveblockedouttimeonyourscheduleforlearningandcommunication.Whenyousignuptoattendparticularpanels,picksomethingwhichfallsoutsideyourcomfortzone:Evenifsomeofitgoesoveryourhead,youarealmostcertaintopickupsomefreshideas.ReturnBackNextTextGetintothehabitofregularreading.Oneofthemostpowerfulwaystolearnistoreadregularly.Askcolleaguesforrecommendations,andsetasideaparticulartime—perhapsonthewaytoworkorduringyourlunchbreak—toread.Thisdoesn’tneedtocostyouanything—useyourlocallibrary,downloadfreebooksontoyourcomputerorborrowfromfriends.ReturnBackNextTextFinally,giveyourselfachallenge,setyourselfagoal.Nexttimeyousay,“Ican’t”,stopandthink.Theremaybenothingstoppingyoufromlearning.Ofcourse,youmightfindthatyoujustdon’tenjoyit.Butatleastyou’llknowhowtoaccomplishthetaskifyouhaveto.ReturnBackNext有些人认为二十出头求学之路就结束了，因为他们通常已经完成了正规教育，并进入“真正的社会”工作。确实，很少有人再次拾起书本——除非是度假时看看小说。然而不管愿意与否，我们的的确确应该孜孜不倦地学习。有些人从未认真思考过学习这个问题。他们断断续续地学习一些零散的知识，凑合着应付手头的工作。如果遇到看上去“棘手”的事情，他们通常是耸耸肩，知难而退，让同事代劳。Chineseversion学无止境ReturnBackNext然而，如果忽视继续学习的重要性，我们就会把金钱浪费在寻求专业帮助上，而这些工作原本都是我们应该学会应对的。对学习新的工作技能不感兴趣可能会错失晋升机会，而且还将失去在学习新知识、了解新理念、掌握新技术的过程中所获得的乐趣和满足感。那么，如何在职业生涯中孜孜不倦地学习呢？BackNext浏览工作中的培训课程。许多大公司都提供正规培训的机会，包括机构内部培训课程和资助学位攻读。找出公司提供的培训项目，并告诉老板你的兴趣所在。如果没有获得正规培训机会也不要忽视非正规培训的价值。或许你可以向同事请教如何使用新的软件包或者新式复印机。参加会议和研讨会。通过参加会议或研讨会，你可以从日程安排中腾出时间来学习和交流。报名参加专题学习小组，走出习惯领域做些尝试。纵然有些东西难以理解，你肯定也会学到一些新东西。BackNext养成经常阅读的习惯。学习最有效的方法之一就是经常阅读。可以让同事推荐一些阅读书目，并安排特定的时间来阅读，例如上班路上或是午休时间。利用当地图书馆，下载免费图书到你的电脑里或向朋友借书，这种学习方式的花费不会太大。最后，挑战自我，设定目标。下次你想说“我不会”时，请三思。也许没有什么能成为你学习的障碍。当然，你也许会发现自己并不享受学习的过程，但你至少会知道如何完成你必须完成的任务。BackNextThinkaboutthefollowingquestions