Successful businesses are built on strong relationships. Business leaders often need to step into the shoes of a diplomat, developing and managing complex relationships with many diverse groups.
成功的职业生涯是建立在强大的人脉基础上的。商界领袖们常常需要用外交官的眼光和各种各样的人发展并维持复杂的人际关系。
"There is a lot of common ground between diplomacy and business, " says Carey Cavanaugh, a professor of diplomacy at the University of Kentucky and a former U.S. ambassador stationed all over the world for over two decades under both the Clinton and Bush administrations. "Entrepreneurs can draw from the diplomatic tool box to be more effective, " he says.
“外交和商业之间有很多交际,”肯塔基大学外交学教授,曾在克林顿总统和布什总统在任的二十多年间担任美国驻多个国家大使的加里·卡瓦纳表示,“企业家们可以从外交手段的宝库中获取很多能帮助他们变得更有效率的东西。”
Try these tips from a seasoned diplomat's toolbox to help you build solid business relationships that last.
以下技巧来自一位老练外交家的思想宝库,它们能帮助你建立稳固的人际关系。
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