Dear Max, I run a large international sports organisation and had an absolutely brilliant idea for bringing in pots of money(大笔钱) fast. But everyone I work with hated it. When I told them about my plan, and gave them plenty of time to wave it through(顺利批准通过), all hell broke loose(突然大乱，闹翻了天). I might even lose my job. What did I do wrong? Gianni from Switzerland(影射国际足联主席詹尼·因凡蒂诺).
亲爱的马克斯：我经营着一个大型国际体育组织，曾有一个绝妙的主意，能快速带来大笔资金。但我的同事们都讨厌这个主意。当我告诉他们我的计划，并给了他们充足的时间来批准通过时，却闹翻了天。我甚至可能丢掉工作。我做错了什么？来自瑞士的詹尼。
It’s possible there is more to this story than you are telling me, but you clearly forgot to do the pre-meets(会前会，预备会议). An enormous amount of time within organisations is spent holding meetings before the meeting.(组织内大量时间花在开“会前的会”上。) They are usually completely unnecessary. But sometimes you have to know whether people absolutely hate your big idea instead of(而不是) just announcing it.
很可能这个故事还有你没告诉我的隐情，但你显然忘了做“会前会”。在组织中，大量时间都花在开“会前的会”上。这些会通常完全没必要。但有时你必须知道人们是否绝对讨厌你的大想法，而不是直接宣布它。
Dear Max, I have an important position in the world of monetary policy(货币政策), but am not sure who I report to. There isn’t really an org chart but I have at least two bosses—the most powerful man in the world and the bond market—and they don’t seem to agree on things.(没有组织结构图，但有两个老板且意见不合。) What should I do? Kevin from Washington.
亲爱的马克斯：我在货币政策领域担任重要职务，但不确定自己该向谁汇报。实际上并没有组织结构图，但我至少有两位老板——世界上最有权势的人，以及债券市场——而他们似乎意见不合。我该怎么办？来自华盛顿的凯文。