向前一步:第95期 如何找到你的人生导师(9)

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　　but the mentor¹ receives benefits too, including useful information, greater commitment from colleagues, and a sense of fulfillment and pride. 包括得到有用的信息、被同事们广为认同、获得成就感和自豪感等，导师也会从中受益。

　　Sociologists and psychologists have long observed our deep desire to participate in reciprocal behavior. 社会学家和心理学家经过研究证明，我们的内心是非常渴望参与互惠行为的。

　　The fact that humans feel obligated to return favors has been documented in virtually all societies and underpins² all kinds of social relationships. 人类报答他人的义务感在所有类型的社会中都有切实记载，并且经由它支撑着各种各样的社会关系。

　　The mentor/mentee relationship is no exception. 导师与被指导者的关系也不例外。

　　When done right, everybody flourishes. 若方式得当，每个人都能得到快速发展。

　　Erin Burnett, now a well-known CNN journalist, credits Willow³ Bay, a veteran TV correspondent and editor, for mentoring⁴ her when she first started out. 埃琳·伯内特现在已然是美国有线电视新闻网的著名记者。至今，她仍对自己在事业刚起步时就能得到资深电视记者、编辑威洛·贝的指导而心怀感激。

　　Willow was a brand-new anchor of Moneyline but did not have deep financial experience. 当时，威洛刚成为“钱线”的主持人，但金融从业经验不深。

　　Erin had worked at Goldman Sachs, which made her an ideal person for Willow to hire as an assistant. 对威洛来说，曾在高盛投资公司工作过的埃琳是她理想的助理人选。

　　Erin impressed Willow with her ambition, work ethic⁵, and talent.  埃琳对事业的追求、工作理念和个人才华都让她印象深刻；

　　Meanwhile, Erin got to watch a savvy⁶, established journalist up close and personal. 同时，作为助理，埃琳也可以近距离观察一位成熟老练的记者，

　　Each benefited from the other's expertise⁷. 她们都可以从对方的专长中受益。

　　Justin Osofsky caught my attention at Facebook years ago when we were getting ready for our first senior-level meeting with the Walt Disney Company. 几年前，在为迪士尼公司举办的第一次高层会议做准备时，我注意到了贾斯廷·奥索斯基。

　　Each of our teams, including sales, business development, and marketing⁸, had submitted ideas for the partnership⁹, 我们团队中的每个人，包括销售、业务拓展和营销各个部门，都对合作方案提出了自己的想法。

　　but no one was coordinating¹⁰, which left our presentation disjointed and unwieldy.  由于无人系统整理方案，导致报告的内容相当庞杂。

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