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1. When Liam McGee departed as president of Bank of America in August, his explanation was surprisingly straight up.
词汇
depart [dɪˑpɑːt] v. 离职；离开
president [ˑprezɪdənt] n. 总裁；最高权力人；总统
bank [bæŋk] n. 银行；库存；赌本
explanation [ˌekspləˑneɪʃ(ə)n] n. 解释；原因；详细说明
surprisingly [səˑpraɪzɪŋli] ad. 出人意料地；惊人地
straight up 直率的，诚实的
2. Rather than cloaking his exit in the usual vague excuses, he came right out and said he was leaving“to pursue my goal of running a company”.
词汇
rather than 而不是
cloak [kləʊk] v. 遮盖，掩盖
exit [ˑeksɪt] n. 离去；出口
usual [ˑjuːʒuəl] a. 通常的，惯常的
vague [veɪɡ] a. 含糊的；不具体的；糊涂的
excuse [ɪkˑskjuːs] n. 借口；拙劣样品；假条
come out 公开表明；出现；出版
right [raɪt] ad. 直接地；完全地；立即；正确地
leave [liːv] v. 离开；留下；让……处于（某种状态）
pursue [pəˑsjuː] v. 追求；追逐；继续探讨（或追究、从事）
goal [ɡəʊl] n. 目标；球门；进球得分
run [rʌn] v. 管理，经营
company [ˑkʌmpəni] n. 公司；剧团；陪伴
3. Broadcasting his ambition was“very much my decision”, McGee says.
词汇
broadcast [ˑbrɔːdkɑːst] v. 散布，传播；广播
ambition [æmˑbɪʃn] n. 追求的目标；抱负
decision [dɪˑsɪʒ(ə)n] n. 决定；决断（力）
4. Within two weeks, he was talking for the first time with the board of Hartford Financial Services Group, which named him CEO and chairman on September 29.
词汇
talk with 与……交谈
for the first time 首次；第一次
board [bɔːd] n. 董事会；板；膳食费用
financial [faɪˑnænʃ(ə)l] a. 金融的；财政的；财务的
service [ˑsɜːvɪs] n. 服务；公共事业
group [ɡruːp] n. 集团；群；乐团
name [neɪm] v. 任命；说定；命名；说出……的名称
CEO abbr. 首席执行官；总裁
chairman [ˑtʃeəmən] n. 董事长；主席；主持人
5. McGee says leaving without a position lined up gave him time to reflect on what kind of company he wanted to run.
词汇
position [pəˑzɪʃn] n. 职务；位置；处境；观点
line up 安排；将……排成行；对齐
reflect on 仔细考虑
6. It also sent a clear message to the outside world about his aspirations.
词汇
send [send] v. 发送；邮寄；传达
clear [klɪə] a. 清晰的，清楚的
message [ˑmesɪdʒ] n. 信息；主旨
outside [ˌaʊtˑsaɪd] a. 外部的；向外的
world [wɜːld] n. 世界；地球；界
aspiration [ˌæspəˑreɪʃ(ə)n] n. 抱负，志向；发送气音
7. And McGee isn’t alone.
词汇
alone [əˑləʊn] a. 独自的；独处的
8. In recent weeks the No. 2 executives at Avon and American Express quit with the explanation that they were looking for a CEO post.
词汇
recent [ˑriːs(ə)nt] a. 最近的；新近的
executive [ɪɡˑzekjətɪv] n. 主管领导；领导层；行政部门
express [ɪk'spres] n. 快递服务；特快列车
quit [kwɪt] v. 离任；停止；离开
look for 寻找
post [pəʊst] n. 职位；哨所；邮件
9. As boards scrutinize succession plans in response to shareholder pressure, executives who don’t get the nod also may wish to move on.
词汇
scrutinize [ˑskruːtənaɪz] v. 细致审查；仔细查看
succession [səkˑseʃn] n. 继任；一连串；更迭
plan [plæn] n. 方案；计划；打算
in response to 作为回应
shareholder [ˑʃeəhəʊldə(r)] n. 股东
pressure [ˑpreʃə(r)] n. 压力；紧张；挤压
get the nod 获得批准或认可
wish [wɪʃ] v. 希望；祝愿
move on 罢手去做别的事；继续前往
10. A turbulent business environment also has senior managers cautious of letting vague pronouncements cloud their reputations.
词汇
turbulent [ˑtɜːbjələnt] a. 动荡的；汹涌的；骚动的
business ['bɪznəs] n. 商业；企业；生意
environment [ɪnˑvaɪrənmənt] n. 环境；自然环境
senior ['siːnjə(r)] a. 级别（或地位）高的；高级水平的
manager [ˑmænɪdʒə(r)] n. 经理；管理者
cautious of 对……谨慎小心
vague [veɪɡ] a. 含糊的；不具体的；糊涂的
pronouncement [prəˑnaʊnsmənt] n. 声明；公告；宣告
cloud [klaʊd] v. 损坏；转阴；（使）变模糊
reputation [ˌrepjuˑteɪʃn] n. 名誉，名声
11. As the first signs of recovery begin to take hold, deputy chiefs may be more willing to make the jump without a net.
词汇
sign [saɪn] n. 迹象；指示牌；手势；符号
recovery [rɪˑkʌvəri] n. 复苏；恢复；复得
take hold 生效，确立；抓住
deputy [ˑdepjuti] n. 副手，副职
chief [tʃiːf] n. 首领，最高领导人
be willing to do 愿意做
jump [dʒʌmp] n. 跳跃；激增
net [net] n. 网
12. In the third quarter, CEO turnover was down 23% from a year ago as nervous boards stuck with the leaders they had, according to Liberum Research.
词汇
quarter [ˑkwɔːtə(r)] n. 季度；四分之一；一刻钟
turnover [ˑtɜːnəʊvə(r)] n. 人事变更率；营业额；货物周转率
nervous [ˑnɜːvəs] a. 焦虑的；胆怯的
stick with sb. 坚持与某人在一起
leader [ˑliːdə(r)] n. 领导者；领先者
according to 根据；据……所说
research [rɪˑsɜːtʃ] n. 研究；调查；探索
13. As the economy picks up, opportunities will abound for aspiring leaders.
词汇
economy [ɪˑkɒnəmi] n. 经济；节省；经济制度
pick up （贸易、经济）改善；拾起；接；学会
opportunity [ˌɒpəˑtjuːnəti] n. 时机，机会
abound [əˑbaʊnd] v. 大量存在；有许多
aspiring [əˑspaɪərɪŋ] a. 有抱负的；渴望从事……的
14. The decision to quit a senior position to look for a better one is unconventional.
词汇
senior ['siːnjə(r)] a. 级别（或地位）高的；高级水平的
unconventional [ˌʌnkənˑvenʃən(ə)l] a. 不因循守旧的；新奇的
15. For years executives and headhunters have adhered to the rule that the most attractive CEO candidates are the ones who must be poached.
词汇
headhunter [ˑhedhʌntə(r)] n. 猎头者；猎头部落成员
adhere to 坚持；遵守；遵循
rule [ruːl] n. 规则；控制；管理
attractive [əˑtræktɪv] a. 有吸引力的；诱人的
candidate [ˑkændɪdət] n. 候选人，申请人；投考者
poach [pəʊtʃ] v. 挖走（人员）；偷猎；炖
16. Says Korn/Ferry senior partner Dennis Carey:“I can’t think of a single search I’ve done where a board has not instructed me to look at sitting CEOs first.”
词汇
partner [ˑpɑːtnə(r)] n. 合伙人；配偶；搭档；伙伴
think of 考虑到；想到
single [ˑsɪŋɡ(ə)l] a. 单一的；单个的；单身的
search [sɜːtʃ] n. 搜寻；搜查；检索
instruct [ɪnˑstrʌkt] v. 指示；传授；通知；托办
look at 看
sitting [ˑsɪtɪŋ] a. 现任的；一次
17. Those who jumped without a job haven’t always landed in top positions quickly.
词汇
jump [dʒʌmp] v. 跳；猛涨；略过
job [dʒɒb] n. 工作；任务；责任
land [lænd] v. 成功得到；降落；着陆
top [tɒp] a. 最高的；顶端的
quickly [ˑkwɪkli] ad. 快速地；立即
18. Ellen Marram quit as chief of Tropicana a decade ago, saying she wanted to be a CEO.
词汇
decade [ˑdekeɪd] n. 十年，十年期
19. It was a year before she became head of a tiny Internet-based commodities exchange.
词汇
head [hed] n. 领导人；头；头脑
tiny ['taɪni] a. 极小的；微量的
Internet [ˑɪntənet] n. 互联网，因特网
commodity [kəˑmɒdəti] n. 商品；有使用价值的事物
exchange [ɪksˑtʃeɪndʒ] n. 交易所；交流；汇兑
20. Robert Willumstad left Citigroup in 2005 with ambitions to be a CEO.
词汇
leave [liːv] v. 离开；留下；让……处于（某种状态）
21. He finally took that post at a major financial institution three years later.
词汇
finally [ˑfaɪnəli] ad. 终于；最后；决定性地
major [ˑmeɪdʒə(r)] a. 大的；主要的
financial [faɪˑnænʃ(ə)l] a. 金融的；财政的；财务的
institution [ˌɪnstɪˑtjuːʃ(ə)n] n. 机构；风俗习惯；制度；建立
22. Many recruiters say the old disgrace is fading for top performers.
词汇
recruiter [rɪˑkruːtə(r)] n. 招聘人员，征兵人员
disgrace [dɪsˑɡreɪs] n. 耻辱；令人感到羞耻的人（或事）
fade [feɪd] v. 逐渐消失；变淡；衰退
performer [pə'fɔːmə(r)] n. 表现得……者；表演者
23. The financial crisis has made it more acceptable to be between jobs or to leave a bad one.
词汇
crisis [ˑkraɪsɪs] n. 危机；危难时刻
acceptable [əkˑseptəb(ə)l] a. 可接受的；认同的；尚可的
24.“The traditional rule was it’s safer to stay where you are, but that’s been fundamentally inverted,” says one headhunter.
词汇
traditional [trəˑdɪʃən(ə)l] a. 传统的；惯例的；守旧的
safe [seɪf] a. 安全的；不损害健康的
stay [steɪ] v. 待；逗留；保持
fundamentally [ˌfʌndəˑmentəli] ad. 完全地；根本上；从根本上说
invert [ɪnˑvɜːt] v. 使颠倒，倒置
25.“The people who’ve been hurt the worst are those who’ve stayed too long.”
词汇
hurt [hɜːt] v. （使）疼痛，受伤；使不快
worst [wɜːst] ad. 最坏；最糟；最严重