翻译练习：Meet The New Boss（4）

失败的CEO

（9）CEOs are experimenting, with underwhelming results. Reed Hastings at Netflix preaches radical autonomy. Staff decide their expenses and do without formal performance reviews, an idea that at most firms would cause chaos. Others assert authority by reviving the 1980s cult of celebrity. Sometimes it works: Satya Nadella has rebuilt Microsoft using "empathetic leadership". Often it does not. Mr Neumann's stint as WeWork's party-animal-in-chief ended in fiasco. Jeff Immelt, the ex-boss of General Electric, has been accused of "success theatre" by making himself a jet-setting star as its cashflow fell by 36%.

CEO们都在尝试改进，但都是些索然无味的结果。网飞的里德・黑斯廷斯倡导激进的自律。全体员工自主决定他们的支出并取消正式的绩效评估，这个方法在绝大多数公司只会造成混乱。另一些公司通过复兴20世纪80年代的明星文化来维护自己的权威。有时这个方法还真管用：萨蒂亚・纳德拉利用“富于同情的领导力”重建了微软。而大多数情况下明星文化是无效的。联合办公的党魁诺伊曼先生的任期以惨败告终。杰夫・梅伊尔特，前通用电气老板，被控告搞“成功剧场”，在他的公司现金流下降36%的时候还把自己塑造为一个乘坐喷气机旅游的明星。

CEO：假装不用取舍

(10)Keen to show they are engaged, bosses are publicly weighing in on issues like abortion and gun control. The danger is hypocrisy. Goldman Sachs's boss wants to "accelerate economic progress for all", but it faces a huge fine for its role in the 1 MDB corruption scandal in Malaysia. In August 181 American CEOs pledged to serve staff, suppliers, communities and customers as well as shareholders. This is a promise, made during a long economic expansion, that they will not be able to keep. In a dynamic economy some firms have to shrink and shed workers. It is silly to pretend there are no trade-offs. Higher wages and more cash for suppliers mean lower profits or higher prices for consumers.

老板们渴望展示他们的繁忙，老板们正在公开讨论诸如堕胎与枪支控制的问题。但危险来自虚伪。高盛的老板希望“加快所有的经济进程”，但是因为其在马来西亚腐败丑闻中所扮演的角色而面临巨额罚款。在8月，181个美国CEO承诺为股东服务的同时也为员工，供应商，社区与客户服务。这是一个诺言，在漫长经济扩张中做出的，他们当然不可能遵守。在一个动态的经济发展中，一些公司必须收缩并抛弃工人。假装不用权衡取舍是愚蠢的。对供应商来说，高薪与更多现金意味着低利润，或者对消费者来说就是更高的价格。