- 阅读理解B
题干：Takemuchofwhatyouknowabouthowthebestexecutivesmakedecisions.Now,forgetit.Forinstance,weall"know"thattightdeadlinesleadtoinspiration.Excepttheyoftendon't.Instead,theytypicallyarecounterproductive—makingpeoplelesscreativepreciselywhentheyneedtobe.Ormostofusassumethatwhenwetrytosolveproblems,we'redrawingonthelogicalpartsofourbrains.But,infact,greatstrategistsseemtodrawontheemotionalandintuitivepartsoftheirbrainmuchmore.Here'sacloserlookatsomeofthediscoveriesresearchershavemade.Wantinnovation?Bewaryofdeadlines.Weoftenthinkadeadlinecanhelpusshakeoffinertiaandfocusongettingajobdone.Butthebrainresearchsuggestspreciselytheoppositeistrue.Adeadline,instead,moreoftenlimitsourthinkingandcanleadtomuchworsedecisionmaking.RichardBoyatzisisaprofessorinCaseWesternReserveUniversity.He—alongwithothers—hasfoundthatatightdeadlineincreasespeople'surgencyandstresslevels."Theresearchshowsusthatthemorestressfuladeadlineis,thelessopenyouaretootherwaysofapproachingtheproblem,''hesays."Theverymomentswheninorganizationswewantpeopletothinkoutsidethebox,theycan'tevenseethebox."Doesthatmeancompaniesshouldgetridofdeadlines?Inmostcases,that'snotrealistic.SoSriniPillay,anassistantclinicalprofessoratHarvardMedicalSchool,suggeststhatcompanieshelpemployeesreducestressandaccessthecreativepartsofthebrainevenwhenthey'reunderpressure.Bigunknownsleadtobadchoices.Thetickingclockofadeadlineisn'ttheonlykindofpressurethatmakesforbaddecisions.Sodoesuncertainty,suchasfeelingthatyourjoboryourcompany'sfutureisunderthreat.SriniPillaycitesastudythatdiscoveredthatfeelingsofuncertaintyactivatedbraincentersassociatedwithanxietyanddisgust,andthatsuchconcernsnaturallyleadtocertainkindsofdecisions."Intimesofuncertainty,"hesays,"youstartactingoutofthatsenseofdoomandgloom."Goodthinkerslookpastfacts.Everybodyisawareofthereveredimageofthehardheadeddecisionmaker,whogoesaftercoldfacts.Butresearchersarefindingthetruthismuchmorecomplex:Thebestleadersseemtoleanontheiremotionsmuchmorethanlogic.RoderickGilkey,aprofessorofmanagementatEmoryUniversity,conductedastudywithcolleaguestolookatwhathappenswhenexecutivesaremakingstrategicdecisions.Forexample,agoodstrategicthinkerwouldpayattentiontoemotionalreactionandthinkthroughthefull,long-termimpactofthecutsonthingslikeemployeemorale,retentionandproductivity.Theresultmightbeadifferentwayofimprovingprofitability."Whenyou'remakingadecisioninanorganization,youalsoneedtothinkaboutpeopleandtheirreactions,"saysDavidRock,directoroftheresearchorganizationNeuroLeadershipInstitute."Alotofthestrategiesthatgowrongarebecausemanagershaven'tthoughtthroughwhathappenswhenthishitspeople."
题目： David Rock says that - A 、in uncertain situations, you make reactions based on the sense of pessimism
- B 、companies should get rid of deadlines
- C 、firms help employees keep the creative part of the brain active
- D 、when making decisions, you should have a good capacity to look at a problem through other people's eyes
- E 、what happens when executives are making decisions
- 、a deadline increases your stress of finding ways of solving the problems
- 、feelings of uncertainty activates brain centers associated with anxiety and disgust
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参考答案【正确答案：D】
根据题干关键词定位在文章最后一段。该段是研究机构NeuroLeadership Institute的主管戴维·罗克对于“善于决策的人不拘泥于事实”观点所持的赞成态度。他表示：“当你在组织中制定决策时，你还需要考虑组织里的人和他们的反应。许多战略之所以出问题，是因为管理者没有充分考虑决策会对人产生什么影响。”故D项“当你做决定时，你应该有用他人的视角看问题的能力”符合文意，为正确答案。
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