Английский язык: Аннотирование и реферирование текста

129 how your actions and decisions affect it. Esprit means team spirit – it is defined as the spirit or the soul of the organization. It is the conscious- ness of the organization that you and your people identify with and feel a part of. Is your workplace a place where people cannot wait to get away from, or is it a place that people enjoy spending a part of their lives? Let your people be part of the planning and problem solving process . There are several reasons for this. First, it teaches them and allows you to coach them. Second, it motivates them. People who are part of the decision making process become the owners of it. It gives them a personal interest in seeing the plan succeed. Third, communica- tion is clearer. Everyone has a better understanding of what role they must play as part of the team. Next, it creates an open trusting commu- nication bond. They are no longer just the doers for the organization. Now they are part of it. And finally, it shows that you recognize and appreciate them. Recognition and appreciation from a respected leader are powerful motivators. Look out for your people . Although you do not have control over their personal lives, you must show concern for them. Things that seem to no importance to you, might seem extremely critical to them. You must be able to empathize with them. This is from the German word, einfuhling , which means "to feel with." This is the ability to per- ceive another person's view of the world as though that view were your own. The Sioux Indian Tribal Prayer reads, "Great Spirit, help us never to judge another until we have walked for two weeks in his moccasins." Empathy differs from sympathy in that sympathy connotes spontaneous emotion rather than a conscious, reasoned response. Sympathizing with others may be less useful to another person if we are limited by the strong feelings of the moment. Keep them informed . Keeping the communication channel open allows a person to have a sense of control over their lives.