Want to truly succeed? Lift others up while you climb | The Way We Work, a TED series

- When it comes to our careers,

譯者: 芄妤 陳 審譯者: Helen Chang

說到我們的職涯時，

the analogy we've been given is a ladder.

我們常把它比喻成爬梯子。

We're climbing, climbing, climbing,

我們向上爬、向上爬、向上爬，

seeing just how high we can get,

就只是為了看自己能爬到多高。

but if we wanna be a part of organizations

但如果我們想成為

具有多元性和包容性組織的一員，

that are diverse and inclusive

and truly reflect the world that we live in,

以及真實反映我們所生活的世界，

that's simply not enough.

這還不夠。

While we climb, we also need to lift.

當我們自己向上爬時， 也需要幫助他人。

[我們的工作方式]

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It's no secret that our companies and organizations

眾所皆知，

我們的公司與組織很少有領導團隊

rarely have leadership teams that represent

the communities they serve.

代表他們所服務的社群。

That makes them less effective in their work,

這使得他們工作效率降低、

less innovative, and less profitable too.

創新性下降，

盈利也跟著減少。

We need more women steering the ship,

我們需要更多女人行駛船隻、

more people of color at the helm,

更多有色人種掌握方向盤、

more folks with disabilities in charge,

更多身障者握有權力、

more immigrants setting the tone,

更多移民定下基調、

more queer and trans folks calling the shots.

更多酷兒和跨性別者擔任領導者。

所以無論你是否隸屬 其中一個或多個團體，

So whether you're a new hire who's a proud member

為自己身份自豪的新進人員；

of one or more of these groups

or a longtime leader who is none of the above,

或不屬於任一個團體的資深領導者，

each of us has a role to play in making this happen.

為了實現目標， 我們都有自己該扮演的角色。

Success is no longer about our individual ambitions,

成功已不再只是我們個人的野心，

but about how we build something greater together.

而是如何共同建立更偉大的事物。

My mother introduced me to this concept

我的母親向我介紹了這項 在向上爬時也要幫助他人的精神。

of lifting while you climb.

She was an absolute powerhouse in her work,

她在工作中是絕對的強者，

and she spent so much of her time working with younger

她大半輩子都與年輕黑人女性工作，

black women to help advance them too.

幫助她們提升自我。

She would remind me that the point of success

她總提醒我，

成功的關鍵不是為了成功而成功。

isn't success for success's sake.

She said that when you climb that ladder

她說當你爬上梯子的頂端時，

and you get to the top,

you can take a moment to enjoy the view,

你可以花點時間享受美景，

but you must be principally concerned

但你主要該想的是， 如何盡你所能

with using all of your might to throw the ladder

將梯子扔給那些在你身後的人。

back down for those who are coming behind you.

There's no point in being the first

如果我們也是最後一名， 那麼成為第一就毫無意義。

if we're also the last.

So here are three ways that all of us,

無論你是公司首席 或資深傳承的其中一員，

whether you're a first in your company

我們都能以這三種方式

or a part of a deep legacy,

can embrace this spirit.

擁抱這種精神。

One, question your surroundings.

第一：

質疑周遭的一切。

One of the benefits and really the consequences of privilege

特權所帶來的好處，

實際上也是特權所帶來的結果，

is being around people whose experiences mirror your own.

就是你身邊的人 與你有著相似的經歷。

So when you're at the table,

當你在桌子旁時，

I wanna ask you to really examine who's there with you.

我要你確實地審視身邊有哪些人。

And even more importantly, who isn't.

更重要的是，

哪些人不在你周遭。

Do you see women, people of color,

你有看到女人、

people with disabilities, people who look like

有色人種、

身障人士

或是看起來像你的客戶、 病人跟鄰居的人嗎？

your customers, clients, patients, and community?

If not, I need you to ask why.

如果沒有，我要你提出質疑。

Calling it out matters.

大聲指出問題很重要。

If we don't name it, we can't change it.

如果我們不指出問題， 就無法解決問題。

Once you notice these disparities,

一旦你注意到這些差距，

let's do something about it.

就讓我們一起做點什麼。

For example, we have a lot of data

例如說：

我們有很多數據指出， 當女人在做簡報時

that women get interrupted during presentations

more than men do.

被打斷的頻率比男人高。

So make counting this an activity that you try

試著在多人簡報的會議中，

in meetings where there's multiple people presenting.

數數看簡報被打斷的次數。

Keep a tally, how often do women or nonbinary folks

確實記下總數：

女人或非二元性別者 簡報被打斷的頻率，

get interrupted and how often are men getting interrupted?

以及男人簡報遭打斷的頻率。

Add up your tally at the end of the week,

將一週內的紀錄全部加總起來，

and if you notice discrepancies, talk about them.

若你發現兩者的頻率不同時，

指出這件事。

Talk about them in the moment.

在簡報遭打斷的當下指出。

Address it in the meeting if you can.

可以的話就在會議上解決這個問題。

Practice saying hey Fred, I think you interrupted June.

練習說出：「嘿，佛瑞德， 你打斷了朱妮的簡報。

June, can you repeat that?

朱妮，你能再說一次嗎？」

Or if that feels like too much,

如果你覺得這樣太過份了，

you can just hand the mike back to June.

你大可直接把麥克風還給朱妮。

Hey June, what were you saying?

「嘿，朱妮，你剛剛在說什麼？

我好像沒聽到。」

I think I missed it.

When you notice it happening, speak up.

如果你注意到有人被打斷了， 直接說出來。

It's a chance to give yourself and others

這是個讓你與其他人 有更多發聲的機會。

the opportunity to show up better.

Two, aim for sponsorship over mentorship.

第二：

旨在贊助而非指導。

Mentorship is making a connection for someone,

指導某人是與他們建立關係，

giving them advice, helping them know

給予建議，

when to ask for a promotion.

幫助他們理解何時該要求升遷。

It's great, but we can do even better.

這很棒，但我們還能做得更好。

贊助就是用你的特權、地位和力量

Sponsorship is using your privilege, your position,

your power to give opportunities to someone else

給予原先被排除在外的族群機會。

who's traditionally been excluded.

It's not just saying that someone would excel

這不單單代表他們將以 不成則敗的企劃出類拔萃，

in a make or break project,

but getting in there and helping them make it

而是讓他們能有機會參與，

幫助他們跨越終點線。

across the finish line.

It's sending their finished project to senior leaders

將他們完成的企劃交給高層領導，

and letting them know how strong you thought it was.

告訴他們你認為這份企劃有多強大。

When the work gets picked up and used,

當企劃被採納實行時，

it's reminding people where it came from

人們就會記得這企劃出自哪裡，

and who produced it.

還有寫出這份企劃的人。

If mentorship happens behind the scenes,

如果指導是私下進行的，

sponsorship happens right there in the front.

那麼贊助就是開誠公布的：

Not just before the meeting but in the meeting.

不只是在會議前提供協助， 而是在會議進行中挑明；

Not just on the private thread but in that big group email

不只是私下傳訊息， 而是寫在發給所有人的電子郵件中。

because the platitudes, the kind of half stepping,

因為在指導關係中的那種陳腔濫調，

那種半吊子式的——

it's not cutting it.

遠遠不足。

Finally, pass on the chance for glory.

最後：傳遞發光發熱的機會。

Think about how you can create opportunities

想想看你能如何為組織內

for the people in your organization

那些很少獲得機會的人製造機會。

who might not get them as often.

The next time you're asked to do a panel,

當你下次被要求組成專案小組時，

consider offering your seat to someone

考慮將機會讓給那些 富有想像力、有著大膽想法，

who also has bold and imaginative ideas

but might be overlooked because of their race or gender

卻因種族、性別或殘疾而遭忽視的人，

or disability and then help that person prepare.

並且幫助他們準備好。

Take someone who wouldn't normally have access

帶上平常沒有機會參與會議的人，

to the meeting and bring them in with you,

帶他們一起去開會，

not to observe, but to present with you.

不是在旁觀摩，

而是和你一起做簡報。

If you've been running an ideation session for awhile,

如果你已經主持構思會議 持續很長一段時間，

pass it on to someone new.

將主持權交給另一個人。

Keep the calendar invite intact, talk them through

保留與會人員的名單，

告訴他們過去有哪些作法行得通， 以及哪些作法不可行，

what's worked in the past and what hasn't

so that they can excel too.

如此一來他們也能做得跟你一樣好。

Pass on your institutional knowledge.

傳遞你在職場上所得到的知識。

It's on the leadership of your company

公司或組織的領導階層

or your organization to set goals and metrics

負責訂定公平招聘的目標及標準，

for hiring equitably and bringing in more diverse employees

以招入更多元化的員工。

but when it comes to inclusion and celebrating others,

然而，說到包容以及讚美他人，

you can help with that.

那就是你能做的了。

You can go to someone who doesn't share your identities

你能去找和你身份不同的人 和他成為搭擋，

to partner on a project.

共同合作一份企劃。

You can amplify the work of a colleague

你可以強調某個同事所做的工作，

who might be the only person like them on the team.

他可能是團隊中唯一身份不同的人。

You may think about where you first started in this work

想想在這份工作中， 你第一次從何做起，

and feel so proud of what you've learned

為你所學到的知識、

and how brave you've been as you've climbed.

向上爬的勇氣感到自豪。

I need you to hold that feeling.

我要你記住那感覺。

Please hold that feeling,

請記住那感覺，

but also chase that feeling,

並追逐那份感覺。

because what good is our power and success,

如果那些只是為了高高在上，

what use is it making it to the top

俯視所有落後於我們的人，

if all it affords us is a bird's eye view

那麼我們的成功和權力有何意義？

of everyone we've left behind?

If your journey in inclusion feels easy,

如果你覺得你的包容之旅很輕鬆的話，

you have packed too light,

那麼你做得還不夠。

so feel proud, feel uplifted, feel accomplished

所以儘管感到自豪，

儘管感到愉悅，

儘管為你對公平的承諾 感到有成就感，

in your commitment to equity,

but also feel like you have more work to do

同時也記得你該做得更多，

because lifting, it's difficult.

因為幫助他人——

是很困難的。

And your help, it's essential.

而你的幫助——

是不可或缺的。

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