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随着北京越来越国际化,不觉间老外就忽然变成了你的邻居,你的朋友。他们和你住在一条街上,去相同的超市购物,去同一间酒吧消遣,去同一家健身房健身……目前长期生活在北京的老外已经达到十几万,而在北京做短暂停留的老外每天也有十来万人,部分地区还出现了外国人聚集区。当你走在北京街头,身后那个操着一口流利普通话的人说不定就是金发碧眼的外国人。在他们之中不乏怀揣着志向,不远万里来到北京实现自己人生理想的人们。北京也逐渐变成了梦想家的乐园,各项服务设施也逐渐完善,与国际接轨,为各国人民提供了方便、快捷的服务。加拿大美女 Betty 将在本期跟大家分享自己的假期旅行和在北京杂货店购物的经历。     

The Tao of Empowerment

After all the trendy approaches to improving performance have failed, where can we look for the wisdom we need to advise management on how to overcome employee apathy? The concept of employee empowerment is far from new. Five thousand years ago, the sages of ancient China first formulated the principles of Tao, the primal power that forges all phenomena in the universe. They believed that each individual was a microcosm of the universe. Twenty–five hundred years ago, gifted Chinese scholar Lao-tzu eloquently and concisely described the power that comes from being in harmony with the evolving force of nature. The principles Lao-tzu set forth in Tao Te Ching are as valid today as they were 26 centuries ago. They challenge us to use nature as our model, balancing the extremes in life and work, not causing them; to discover intellectual independence, relying on our own inspiration and instincts; to practice simplicity; to build personal power through awareness and knowledge, and to direct events without resorting to force.