Mentoring a new employee

Identifying areas to work on

The company is very focused on professional development.
My role as a mentor is to help you reach your potential.
We need to map out a path to advance your career.
One area to work on is language proficiency.
We need to identify areas where there is room for improvement.

My role is to support you. Where do you think you could use some help?
I could use some help figuring out a better way to manage my time.

What are next steps?
It seems as if you have three areas to work on.
Initially, let's focus on your language needs.
We should have weekly check-ins.

Describing leadership qualities

autocrat - autocratic, charisma - charismatic, empathy - empathetic, hierarchy - hierarchical, drive - driven,

She has great people skills. People trust and respect her.
An effective leader has to create an environment where people fell free to speak up.
Successful leadership has everyone working towards a common goal.

...empathy, in that they need to be able to put themselves in other peoples' shoes.
They need to understand what people want and how they feel.
...an environment where people can communicate with one another openly.
...where we can work efficiently and effectively together toward a common goal.

He's a real autocrat.
Absolutely! Everything is top-down with him.

There's no leadership.
Exactly! Nobody's working toward a common goal.

3. Describing a leader you admire

Calvin is held in the highest esteem by everyone.
I have the greatest regard for his ability to be both ethical and fearless.
His brilliant ideas helped to shape others' creativity.
We are full of admiration for the visionary leader he has been for us.
There's no doubt in my mind that he has inspired each and every one of us in one way or another.
I have nothing but respect for.... 对...只有尊重

领导素质
He is a just man. He has a keen sense of fairness.
She's a powerful woman, but she's still very approachable.
He was a true visionary, way ahead of his time.
She's not afraid of any challenge. She's fearless she never run from a challenge.
He's a truly ethical and moral man. He always tries to do the right thing.
The story of her life is inspiring.
He was a brilliant man but never thought he was better than others.

讨论公司的等级制度
Horizontal或flat公司没有严格的层级结构。高级管理人员定期与非管理人员甚至客户合作。Vertical或tall公司通常具有强大的层级结构，其中 CEO 位于最高级别的发号施令层级中。你可以调用这种类型的结构top-down。
The CEO's order carried down through all levels of the company.
Our company is organized vertically, and it's quite difficult to climb the executive ladder.
Horizontal management has people of all positions working together.

公司内部的最高管理职位有时被称为 C-level，这些职位的首字母都是 C，其中包括 CEO、COO、CFO 和 CTO。
As HR manager, she is in charge of all hiring.
The CTO is responsible for 15 engineers.
He's head of the accounting department.
All department directors report to the CEO.

表达尊敬
I have nothing but respect for...
All of the directors respect the decision of the CEO.
We are full of admiration for all he has accomplished.
He is held in high esteem by all his colleagues.
I have the greatest regard for everything she has achieved.
He is in awe of his manager's abilities.

4. Developing leadership qualities.

leadership, human nature, characteristic, persuading others, sharing a vision, sharing hardship, earning trust, global currency, stability, monetary policy

In terms of, leadership itself, while times and circumstance change, human nature does not change.
The essence of leadership, the characteristic that make for success and failure, or success leading you into failure.
The world especially now, needs a global currency, stability, standard measure of value.
If you ever find yourself in an airplane, you want a little bit of elbow room, start talking to your seat mates about monetary policy.
And other experiences, is having that agility of mind and knowing inside.

词组：领导才能
Stability is hard to achieve because circumstance change.
Successful leadership includes persuading others and earning trust.
Good leadership includes both sharing a vision and sharing hardship.
Human nature doesn't change with circumstances.(江山易改，本性难移。)
Mental agility will help prepare you for the unexpected.
Forbes believes that a global currency is important for stability.
Monetary policy has to do with controlling the supply of money.

反身代词 -self - selves
He persuaded himself to trust them.
The leaders convinced themselves of the need for stronger monetary policy.
She herself brought stability to the company.
Myself – I don't believe in sharing hardship.
Were you able to do it by yourself?
She was able to persuade the others by herself.

In terms of leadership itself...
The essence of leadership...
What makes a successful leader...
My one lesson I'll give you today...
One of the things you should learn...
One of the thins I like is...

In terms of change, good leaders know that circumstances change, but human nature does not.
Concerning corporate hierarchy, there are two basic models.
With regard to leadership characteristics, decisiveness is among the most important.
Regarding failure, it is not something to be feared.

What makes a successful leader is not the same in all circumstances.
How you speak to someone is just as important as what you say.

My one lesson I'll give you today is the need for a global currency.
One of the things you should learn is the importance of honesty.

What makes a successful leader is hard to define. Take me, for example. Most of my adult life I was more of a follower than a leader. I've always had a hard time persuading others, and I lack most of the characteristic what we associate with a strong leader, like charisma and dive. It wasn't until five years ago, when I was hired by a new company and ended up in a management training course, that things began to change for me. At first, I thought i would never be able to develop leadership qualities. Among the biggest challenges for me was just felling comfortable in front of a large group. But the leader of the course earned my trust and , before I knew it , I was being asked to help others. Now i'm the manager of my department, and my boss is very happy with my performance. I don't think I'm the best leader in the world, but my staff respects me and I feel confident. The most important thing that I've learned is this: Never underestimate yourself.