(2011年高考四川卷) In business,there’s a speed difference:It’s the difference between how important a firm’s leaders say speed is to their competitive (竞争的) strategy (策略) and how fast the company actually moves.The difference is important regardless of industry and company size. 例 Companies fearful of losing their competitive advantage spend much time and money looking for ways to pick up the speed. In our study of 343 businesses,the companies that chose to go,go,go to try to gain_an_edge ended up with lower sales and operating incomes than those that paused at key moments to make sure they were on the right track.What’s more,the firms that “slowed down to speed up” improved their top and bottom lines,averaging 40% higher sales and 52% higher operating incomes over a three-year period.
How did they disobey the laws of business physics,taking more time than competitors yet performing better? They thought differently about what “slower” and “faster” mean. Firms sometimes fail to understand the difference between operational speed (moving quickly) and strategic speed (reducing the time it takes to deliver value).Simply increasing the speed of production,for example,may be one way to try to reduce the speed difference. But that often leads to reduced value over time,in the form of lower-quality products and services.
In our study,higher-performing companies with strategic speed always made changes when necessary.They became more open to ideas and discussion.They encouraged new ways of thinking. And they allowed time to look back and learn. By contrast (相比而言),performance suffered at firms that moved fast all the time,paid too much attention to improving efficiency,stuck to tested methods,didn’t develop team spirit among their employees,and had little time thinking about changes. Strategic speed serves as a kind of leadership.Teams that regularly take time to get things right,rather than plough ahead full bore,are more successful in meeting their business goals.That kind of strategy must come from the top. 60.Which could be the best title for the text? A.Improve quality?Serve better! B.Deliver value?Plough ahead! C.Reduce time?Move faster! D.Need speed?Slow down! 【解析】 本文主要阐述了在商业竞争中并不是速度越快越好,相反那些速度慢的公司会根据情况实时调整战略往往会取得竞争的优势.故D项“我们真的需要速度吗?慢点吧!”符合题意. 【答案】 D 跟踪训练 Around the world more and more people are taking part in dangerous sports and activities. Of course, there have always been people who have looked for adventure—those who have climbed the highest mountains, travelled into unknown parts of the world or sailed in small boats across the greatest oceans.
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