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Three Reasons Why You Need to Stop Thinking Everything is Your Responsibility

好員工不會承擔所有責任

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Three Reasons Why You Need to Stop Thinking Everything is Your Responsibility
「團隊」中沒有「個人」
If you want something done right, don’t you have to do it yourself? Not always.
如果你想要事情做好,你不是必須自己做嗎?並不總是這樣。
Here are three reasons why taking on all the responsibility will not make you a better worker.
為什麼承擔所有責任不會讓你成為更好的員工,原因有三。
take on接受、承擔
First off, ambition may be a great quality but so is working together.
首先,有抱負是很棒的特質,但合作也是。
ambition(n.)野心、抱負quality(n.)特性
Any company that has ever succeeded will tell you that they got where they are today through cooperation.
任何曾經成功的公司會告訴你,他們是透過合作而得到今天的地位。
succeed(v.)成功through(prep.)透過cooperation(n.)合作,協作
A good employee should recognize that no matter what their goal is, they are part of a bigger organization, and the best way to do their job is by working as part of the group.
一位好員工應該認知到無論他們的目標為何,他們是一個組織的一部份;而做他們的工作最好的方式就是藉由作為團體的一部份來工作。
employee(n.)雇員,員工recognize(v.)認可,識別goal(n.)目標organization(n.)組織、機構way(n.)方法
Secondly, pride comes before a fall.
第二,驕兵必敗。
pride(n.)驕傲、自負fall(n.)滅亡、垮台
This popular saying means if you think you are better than anyone else, you will fail at what you do.
這個流行的成語意思是如果你認為你比任何其他人更好,則你將會在你所做的事情上失敗。
saying(n.)格言,諺語fail(v.)失敗
It also applies to the workplace.
這也適用於職場上。
apply(v.)適用workplace(n.)工作場所
Trying to do everything alone from start to finish can increase the risk of getting your work wrong or missing deadlines.
自始至終試圖獨自做所有事情會增加工作出錯或錯過截止日期的風險。
alone(adv.)獨自地finish(n.)結束from start to finish從頭到尾,自始至終increase(v.)增加risk(n.)風險deadline(n.)最後期限
Instead, do only what is specific to your area of expertise and share the rest with your coworkers.
相反的,只做你擅長的領域,並將其餘部分與同事分擔;
specific(adj.)特定的,特有的area(n.)區域,地區expertise(n.)專長
It’s more effective and will achieve better results.
這樣更有效率也能達成更好的結果。
effective(adj.)有效的achieve(v.)達到,實現result(n.)結果
Lastly, technology allows employees to access much more information, so some of them may think that they know better than the others.
最後,科技允許員工能存取更多的資訊,因此有些人可能會認為自己比他人知道更多。
technology(n.)科技allow(v.)允許access(v.)存取
If you’re managing a team that includes someone like this, remind them that what they do is important, but success comes from everyone working together.
如果你管理的團隊有像這樣的人,提醒他們「他們所做的是很重要,但成功是來自於團隊合作」。
manage(v.)管理,控制remind(v.)提醒success(n.)成功
After all, there’s no “I” in “team.”
畢竟,「團隊」中沒有「個人」。
after all畢竟、終究

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responsibility(n.)
責任、職責
take on
接受、承擔
ambition(n.)
野心、抱負
quality(n.)
特性
succeed(v.)
成功
through(prep.)
透過
cooperation(n.)
合作,協作
employee(n.)
雇員,員工
recognize(v.)
認可,識別
goal(n.)
目標
organization(n.)
組織、機構
way(n.)
方法
pride(n.)
驕傲、自負
fall(n.)
滅亡、垮台
saying(n.)
格言,諺語
fail(v.)
失敗
apply(v.)
適用
workplace(n.)
工作場所
alone(adv.)
獨自地
finish(n.)
結束
from start to finish
從頭到尾,自始至終
increase(v.)
增加
risk(n.)
風險
deadline(n.)
最後期限
specific(adj.)
特定的,特有的
area(n.)
區域,地區
expertise(n.)
專長
effective(adj.)
有效的
achieve(v.)
達到,實現
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