Name: 一把雙面刃！聽聽專家怎麼說領導力的好處和代價 (The Perks of Leadership and the Price That Comes With Them | Simon Sinek)
Uploaded: 2025-08-20T11:46:00.000Z
Duration: 2 min 56 s

It's my single favorite story that I think I've ever told.

So a former Undersecretary of Defense was giving a speech at a large conference much like this.

一位前國防部副部長在一次大型會議上發表了類似的演講。

And in the middle of his speech, he took a sip from this cup of coffee he was holding, the Styrofoam cup.

演講到一半，他端起手中的保麗龍杯，喝了一口咖啡。

And he says, you know, last year, I was still the Undersecretary.

Last year, I spoke at this exact same conference, but I was still the Undersecretary.

去年，我也在這個會議上發言，但當時我還是副部長。

Last year, they flew me here business class.

去年，他們讓我乘坐商務艙來這裡。

There was somebody waiting for me at the airport to take me to the hotel.

有人在機場等我，送我去酒店。

When I got to the hotel, someone had already checked me in. They just gave me my key.

當我到達酒店時，已經有人為我辦理了入住手續。他們給了我鑰匙。

When I came down in the morning, there was a car waiting for me, and they took me to the same venue.

我早上下來的時候，有一輛車在等我，他們把我帶到了同一個場地。

They took me into a green room, and they handed me a cup of coffee and a beautiful ceramic cup.

他們把我帶到一個綠色房間，遞給我一杯咖啡和一個漂亮的陶瓷杯。

He says, I'm no longer the Undersecretary. I flew here coach.

他說，現在我不再是副部長了。我坐的是經濟艙。

I took a taxi to the hotel, checked myself in.

我搭車來到飯店，辦理了入住手續。

Took another taxi this morning to the venue.

今天早上又搭了一輛計程車去會場。

Came in the front entrance, found my way backstage, and when I asked somebody, do you have any coffee, they pointed to the coffee machine in the corner, and I poured myself a cup of coffee into this here Styrofoam cup.

我從前門進來，找到後臺，當我問別人有沒有咖啡時，他們指了指角落裡的咖啡機，我就往這個保麗龍杯裡倒了一杯咖啡。

He says, the lesson is, is the ceramic cup was never meant for me.

他說，教訓就是，陶瓷杯從來就不是為我準備的。

And I think this is the lesson that every one of us has to remember.

我認為這是我們每個人都必須牢記的一課。

As you gain seniority in an organization, it does come with perks.

當你在一個公司中的資歷越深，你就會得到更多的好處。

If you leave your jacket in another room, someone will go get your jacket for you.

如果你把外套落在其他房間，會有人幫你拿外套。

If you're a junior, you get your own jacket.

如果你是菜鳥，你得自己拿外套。

People will treat you differently, and it does come with perks, but we have to remember, they're not giving it to us.

人們會以不同的方式對待你，這確實會帶來一些好處，但我們必須記住，這不是他們給我們的。

They're giving it to the position we hold, and we can enjoy it, but we can't feel like we're entitled, or do we deserve it, and we have to be grateful for it.

他們給了我們這個職位，我們可以享受，但我們不能覺得自己有資格，也不能覺得自己應得，我們必須心存感激。

And when danger threatens the tribe, we have to be willing to give it up.

當危險威脅到部落時，我們必須願意放棄。

I know the CEO, you know who the CEO is, and you know who this company is, but we'll leave those details out.

有個我認識的 CEO，你們也知道這個 CEO，你也知道這家公司是誰，但這些細節我們就不說了。

But I know the CEO of a major company who retired very recently, and every year there's a huge big party in Hollywood, and he always gets invited, and he didn't get an invitation.

但我認識一個大公司的 CEO，他最近剛退休，每年好萊塢都會舉辦一個盛大的派對，他總是被邀請，但他這次沒有收到邀請。

And a friend of his was over at his house.

He's like, you got your invitation to the party, right?

他說，你收到派對邀請了，對吧？

I mean, it probably just got lost in the mail.

It never occurred to him that they don't want him at the party.

他從沒想過他們不想讓他參加聚會。

They want the CEO of that company at the party.

他們希望該公司的現任 CEO 參加聚會。

The invitation went out to his successor, but it never occurred to him that he's not invited.

邀請函發給了他的繼任者，但他從未想過自己沒有被邀請。