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I find that too often leaders can act like fast-driving bus drivers. They will run over anyone―even their own employees―to reach their goal. I know this well because early in my business career I was that kind of leader and I had to work hard to change my way.

I realized that any leader like this can create success in the short term, but not in the long term. As John Maxwell said, "If you are all alone at the top, you are not a leader. You are a hiker. ，， No one creates success alone. To win in business? you must win with people. To create true and lasting suc?cess, you must invest(投資)in your people. Here are three ways to do this.

Care about them. If you do, they will be more likely to stay on the bus and work with you. Employees are more engaged in work and will work at their highest potential(潛能)when their manager cares about them.

Develop a relationship with them. Author Andy Stanley once said, "Rules without relationships lead to rebellion(叛逆)."If managers focus less on rules and invest more in their work relationships, the result will be an increase in team performance.

For example, Doug Conant, the CEO of Campbell Soup, has written more than 16,000 thank-you notes to employees in the past seven years for their work and created a very positive business. It's as easy as saying "Thank you".

   Remember, leadership is not just about what you do, but about what you can encourage others to do. Instead of running over the people in your team, in?vite them to get on the bus to help you create a successful ride.

4. The passage is written to_____________ .

 A.introduce some good bosses

B. tell us how to be a good leader

C.explain how to be a good driver

D. give reasons why the writer has succeeded

5.We can infer that the kind of leader described in Paragraph 1 __________________ .

 A.is what the writer encourages

B.can never achieve success

C. will fail in the long term

D. is liked by employees

6.What's the main idea of Paragraph 5?

 A. Appreciate them.

 B. Reward them.

C.Be positive.

D. Understand them.

7.In the writer's opinion* what shouldn't a leader of a company do?

 A. Set extremely strict rules.

B. Care about employees.

C.Invest in work relationships.

D.Encourage employees' potential.

8. The last paragraph tells us that a good leader should know___________________ .

 A. how to be a good driver

B. what to do to control the people in his team

C. what to do even without any help from his team

D. how to encourage his employees to work for him

Answer 1

4. B主旨大意題。通讀全文可知，作者主要告訴我們?nèi)绾尾拍艹蔀橐幻�成功的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)。

5.C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的"realized that any leader like this can create success in the short term, but not in the long term."可知應(yīng)選C。

6.A

7.A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段的"If managers focus less on rules and invest more in their work relationships, the result will be an increase in team performance."可知，管

理者更應(yīng)該著重于處理好工作關(guān)系，而不是建立嚴(yán)格的制度。

8. D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)末段的"Remember, leadership is not just about what you do, but about what you can en?courage others to do."可知這一段告訴我們，好的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)應(yīng)該知道怎么鼓勵員工為他做事。