惠普首席执行官卡莉在清华大学演讲英文实录(1)

1、惠普首席执行官卡莉在清华大学演讲英 文实录 (1) Xie,xie.Xiawuhao.ThosearetheonlytwowordsofChineseIk now.Thatsnotrue,Iknowathird?Nihao.Iwanttothankallo fyoufortakingtimeoutofyourwhatIknowthatisaverybusys tudyscheduletobeheretoday.Iknowthisisvaluabletimefo ryouthatyoucouldbeusingtowork, or study, or may betoplaySwordonline

2、.Thankyouforhavingmeheretoday. Comingfromacompanythathas “ invent ” aspartofourbrand,aspartofoursignature,Isometimesbeg inspeechesbysayingthatinventionandinnovationhavebee nparttheDNAofHP sformorethansixtyyears.Ourscientistsandengineerstod aygeneratemorethan11patentseveryday.Wespendmorethan 4billion

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4、re.Nowlikeanyuniversitystuden ts,Iknowforyoutheroadaheadhasmuchuncertainty.Butift hereisonethingIhavelearnedinthepast20yearsinthisind ustry,itisthattheprinciplethatyouhavelearnedinsidet hewallsofTsinghua,theprincipleismoretrueoutsidetheu niversitythaninside.TheprincipleIamspeakingofisthis :thatgreat

5、leaders?likegreatorganizations,greatcompa nies,andgreatnations?greatleadersaredefinednotsimpl ybytheircapabilities,butbytheircharacter.Notjustbyt hecompanytheyare,butbythecompanytheykeep.Notbysucce ssalone?butasTsinghuateaches,withself-disciplineand socialconcerninequalbalance. Tobehonest,IwishIcoul

6、dsaythattheroadtolearningthatl essonformewaseasy.IwishIcouldtellyouthatthedayIgrad uatedfromuniversityIknewexactlyhowallthepieceswould fittogether,thatIknewexactlywhatIwantedtodofromdayo neandmylifeasbeenanicestraitlineandcarefulplanevers ince.Thetruthis,Ididn tbeginmycareerasatechnologist.Itooktohe

7、artthewisdom ofConfucius?whotaughtusthatoneshould “ studythepastifyouwoulddefinethefuture ” ?andImajor edinmedievalhistoryandphilosophyatStanfordUniversit y.Asperhapsyoucanappreciate,thatofdegreewasnotingre atdemandwhenIgraduatedfromUniversity. SoIwasn tsurewhattodoaftercollage,soIwenttolawschoolbec

8、ause that swhatmyfatherwantedmetodo.ButfoundIdidntlikelawsch ool;Ididnthaveanypassionforit.Iquitafteronesemeste rquitafterasemester,andwanderedoffintotheworldtofin dmyself.Ididsomestrangethings.Ijoinedacommercialbro keragecompanyandthereItyped,Iansweredthephones?Iwas whatwecallasecretary.ThenIwentof

9、ftoItalytoteachEngl ishtoItalianbusinessmen.Then,finally,Idecidedtoappl ytobusinessschool.AndthereIlearnedaboutmarketingand operationsandstatisticsandotherskillsnecessaryforbu siness?butperhapsmoreimportantly,Ihadprofessors?lik ethestudentsheredo-whochallengedme,whotaughtmeadif ferentnotionofwhatwas

10、possible,whoforcedmetoseemylif einnewways.AndIthink,inaverygreatmeasure-thatiswha tleadershipisabout,thatiswhateducationisabout,thati swhatcharacterisallabout. Yousee,Ithinkoneofmostimportantqualitiesaleadercanb ringistheability,theenergy,thedesiretounlockpotenti alinothers.Ithinkleadershipisultimat

11、elyabouthelping otherpeopleachievemorethantheythinkispossible;itisa bouthelpingpeopleseeadifferentsetofpossibilitiesfor themselves. I vebeenaskedalotsinceifthereareanylessonsI velearnedaboutcharacterandleadership.Therearethreel essons,IthinkthatIhavelearned,thatcontinuetoinstruc tmetothisday,thatcon

12、tinuetoguidemeinbothbusinessand inlife. Thefirstlessonisthatvaluesmatterandcharactercountsa ndthat.Thefirstlessonisthatvaluesmatterandcharacter counts,andthatnomatterhowmuchthingschange,fundament alvaluesshouldnt.Forthoseofyouwhoarejuststartingou tyourcareer,youwillfindthatinleadership?asperhapsin l

13、ife?themostimportantdecisionsyoumake,andthetoughes tdecisionsyoumakeareoftenthedecisionsyoumakealone.A ndwhenyoumakethosedecisions,thereisanopportunitytob ebuffetedaboutbyandconfusedbyallkindsofthings:conve ntionalwisdom,andpopularemotion andmaybebycynicismanddoubtaswell. IthinkleadershiptakeswhatIw

14、ouldcallastronginternalc ompass.AndIusethetermcompassbecausewhatdoesacompass do?Whenthewindsarehowling,andthestormsraging,andthe skyissocloudythatyouhavenothingtonavigateby,acompas stellsyouwheretrueNorthis.AndIthinkwhenapersonisina difficultsituation,alonelysituation;youhavetorelyon thatcompass.Who

15、amI?WhatdoIbelieve?DoIbelieveIamdoin gtherightthingsfortherightreasonsinthebestwayIcan?S ometimesthat sallyouhave. ThesecondlessonI velearnedaboutcharacterandleadershipisthatleadershi p,justlikesuccess,isnotajourney,itisadestination.It isperhapsaclich tosaythatleadershipisajourneynotadestinationbuti

16、tis acliche becauseitistrue,leadershipisajourney.Theonlyconstan tinanyofourlives,whetheryourerunningacompanyor runningafamily, or perhapsrunningacountry,ischang e.Butchangehasneverbeenasconstantandasfastasitistod ay. Tome,thedividinglinebetweenwillincreasinglyseparate thewinnersfromthelosersinthemarketplacethoseindivid uals,thedividinglinebetwee