从奥巴马生气谈起:领导者发怒的艺术
<p>奥巴马总统上任三年以来，美国经济一直增长乏力，美国民众对此很是恼火。上周，在玫瑰花园就失业问题和国家赤字问题发表的演说中，奥巴马总统似乎也难以抑制自己的怒火。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="president">president</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="tone">tone</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="marked">marked</span> <span word="departure">departure</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="usual">usual</span>, <span word="cool">cool</span>-<span word="headed">headed</span> <span word="demeanor">demeanor</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="sounded">sounded</span> <span word="combative">combative</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="noticed">noticed</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Huffington">Huffington</span> <span word="Post">Post</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="recapped">recapped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="article">article</span> <span word="entitled">entitled</span> "<span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="Finally">Finally</span> <span word="Grows">Grows</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Pair">Pair</span>."</p><p>人们发现，在此次演说中，奥巴马总统一反常态，他的语气听起来并不像往常一样冷静，反而显得咄咄逼人。《郝芬顿邮报》(<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Huffington">Huffington</span> <span word="Post">Post</span>)简要报道了此次演讲，更是将报道的标题命名为《奥巴马终于成熟了》(<span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="Finally">Finally</span> <span word="Grows">Grows</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Pair">Pair</span>)。</p><p><span word="Anger">Anger</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="turns">turns</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="useful">useful</span> <span word="emotion">emotion</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="expressing">expressing</span> <span word="anger">anger</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tricky">tricky</span> <span word="tactic">tactic</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="executed">executed</span> <span word="poorly">poorly</span>, <span word="can">can</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="backlash">backlash</span>.</p><p>事实证明，对于领导者而言，愤怒是一种非常有用的情绪。但在公开演说这样的活动中表达自己的愤怒，却是一门“技术活”，一旦搞砸了，就会引火烧身。</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span>-<span word="case">case</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tone">tone</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="crickets">crickets</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Virginia">Virginia</span> <span word="Healy">Healy</span>-<span word="Tangney">Tangney</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lecturer">lecturer</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="MIT">MIT</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Sloan">Sloan</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Management">Management</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="there">there</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="frustrating">frustrating</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="angry">angry</span>.</p>
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