Like real love, the boss crush is blind. Worse than that, once the boss has publicly singled out the love-object as worthy of promotion, his pride is on the line. The crush object simply has to be good; nothing else will do. All warning signs are ignored, the truth only outs when it is too late. Then the after-effects of the crush are brutal — the former loved one is treated to rage and disdain and usually in the end is fired.

像真正的爱恋一样，老板的迷恋也是盲目的。更糟糕的是，一旦老板公开对自己喜爱的对象另眼相待，声称其值得提拔，他就搭上了自己的自尊。他喜爱的对象必须优秀；否则就不行。一切预警信号都被无视，真相只有在为时已晚的时候才会暴露出来。之后，这种迷恋的后续影响十分残酷——此前被迷恋的人会领教暴怒和蔑视，通常最终还会被炒鱿鱼。

The most troubling thing about this phenomenon is that there isn't an answer. You can't ban executives from crushes any more than you can ban teenagers. All you can do is notice the sorts of people who are prone to them, and be warned.

这种现象最麻烦的地方是它无解。你无法禁止高管们陷入迷恋，就像你无法禁止早恋一样。你唯一能做的就是注意到有这种倾向的人，并保持警惕。

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