[打卡] 厉害的老板很少开会

今天的外刊金句来自《经济学人》“厉害的人都懂做减法”：

The only thing worse than having too many meetings is not being invited to them at all. So whenever meetings do take place, surprisingly large numbers of people can turn up. Minus-minded managers will give employees permission not to attend if they are not needed.

词/短语：

1. take place: 发生

2. turn up: 出现

3. minus-minded: adj.有减法思维的

4. permission: n.许可

语法：

1. worse than having too many meetings: 后置定语

2. not being invited to them at all: 动名词作表语

3. whenever引导时间状语从句

4. not to attend if they are not needed: 不定式作后置定语，里边还嵌套 if 引导的条件状语从句

译：唯一比参加太多会议更糟糕的是根本没被邀请参加会议。因此，无论何时开会，出席的人都多得吓人。懂得做减法的管理者会允许没必要出席的员工不出席。