1 . People duck responsibility for reasons ranging from simple laziness or a fear of failure, through to a sense of feeling frightened by the scale of a problem or a situation. Whatever the reason, if people fail to take responsibility, they’ll fail in their jobs, they’ll fail their teams, and they’ll fail to grow as individuals. All of this makes it important to address the issue.
Signs of not being responsible
There are several signs to watch out for. These include:
Lacking interest in their work, and in the well-being of the team
Blaming others for mistakes and failures
Missing deadlines
Avoiding challenging tasks and projects, and not taking risks
Regularly complaining about unfair treatment by team leaders and members and engaging in self-pity
Avoiding being dependent on others for work, advice and instructions
Lacking trust in team members and leaders
Ways to encourage responsibility
Start by talking
Your first step is to talk to the individuals concerned. Are there circumstances that are contributing to the situation, or problems that you can deal with?
Communicate roles, responsibilities and objectives
Your people need to know clearly what their roles and responsibilities are. Ensure that you have an up-to-date job description for each team member, and be as detailed as possible about every responsibility that they have.
Re-engage people
Your people will be more engaged if their work is supported with their values. Talk to them to find out what they are. Then, illustrate how their daily tasks and responsibilities go with those values.
Give plenty of praise
Finally, be sure to give your people plenty of praise when they do take responsibility. And help them improve by providing them with regular, effective and fair feedback.
1. What will happen if John fails to take responsibility?| A．He can complete his jobs. |
| B．His teams may suffer. |
| C．His growth will continue. |
| D．He will lose his life. |
| A．“It’s not my fault.” |
| B．“I’ll have it completed tomorrow.” |
| C．“It’s tough, but I can manage it.” |
| D．“I need resources to solve the problem. ” |
| A．Let him know their specific tasks. |
| B．Get them to find out the values of work. |
| C．Praise them for their good jobs. |
| D．Have a chat with him to find out problems. |
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文流畅；
3. 开头已给出，不计入词数。
Whether it is for the home, the country or the world, we should place a high value on responsibility.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3 . Facial expressions give away whether someone is being honest
Wouldn’t the world be such a simple place if someone’s nose really grew when they told a lie? Then we wouldn’t have to spend so much time trying to determine whether people are telling the truth. Luckily, there are scientific ways to tell if someone is being honest by judging from their facial expressions.
They’re holding the right amount of eye contact.
Eyes have the power to be extremely telling at times, particularly when it comes to whether people are telling the truth or not. When I think about it,
Their rate of blinking doesn’t change.
Stay to the eyes for a moment — blinking is a very easy way to detect if someone is telling you the truth. Those who are being honest will maintain a consistent rhythm of blinking as they’re speaking to you.
You haven’t noticed them touching their nose.
A fake smile could mean something is up. Liars have an “increased activity of the ‘zygomatic major muscles’, located around the mouth,” and it can force the face into a fake smile.
| A．There’s no fake smile in sight |
| B．Watch the person’s hands |
| C．Blinking fast is a way to give away one’s lying |
| D．I assume liars would have a difficult time holding eye contact |
| E．You have notice there’s a fake smile in their faces |
| F．Here are some ways to tell if someone is telling you the truth |
| G．Oppositely, a liar will blink more slowly when they’re telling a lie |
4 . A merchant wanted to purchase a good-looking camel in the market and after spotting one began to bargain for it with the seller! There was a long bargain between the merchant and the camel seller, and finally the merchant bought the camel and took it home!
On reaching home, the merchant called his servant to take out the camel’s saddle. Under the saddle, the servant found a small velvet bag which upon opening revealed him to be full of precious diamonds! The servant shouted, “Boss, you bought a camel, but look what came with it for free!”
The Merchant was also surprised when he saw diamonds in his servant’s hands which were shining and twinkling even more in the sunlight! The Merchant said: “I have bought a camel and not the diamonds, I should return it immediately!”
The servant was thinking in his mind “How stupid my boss is! Nobody will know who the owner is!”
However, the merchant did not listen to him and immediately reached the market and returned the velvet bag to the shopkeeper.
The camel seller was very happy and said, “I had forgotten that I had hidden my precious diamonds under the saddle. Now you choose any one diamond!”
The Merchant said, “I have paid the right price for the camel, so I do not need any gift and prizes!”
The more the merchant was refusing, the more the camel seller was insisting. Finally, the merchant smiled and said: “In fact, when I decided to bring back the bag, I had already kept two of the most precious diamonds with me!”
After this declaration, the camel seller was infuriated and he quickly emptied the bag and began to count his diamond! But after he counted with a heavy sigh of relief, he said “These are all my diamonds, so what were the two most precious ones that you kept?”
The Merchant said: “My honesty and my self-respect.”
1. If the servant had bought the camel, what would he have done?| A．Giving them to his master. |
| B．Returning the diamonds. |
| C．Pocketing the diamonds. |
| D．Dividing them with his boss. |
| A．He thought he should reward him. |
| B．He regretted he had bargained with him. |
| C．He knew the he had made a big mistake. |
| D．He volunteered to lower the price. |
| A．Content. | B．Funny. | C．Angry. | D．Happy. |
5 . The virtue, responsibility, means a duty to complete a task, which can be either
The sense of responsibility should be
The responsibility of an individual may change with situation and
Now, some of you may be
| A．wrapped | B．assigned | C．evaluated | D．exposed |
| A．reasons | B．plan | C．commitments | D．foundation |
| A．decent | B．guilty | C．discouraged | D．innocent |
| A．fetch | B．unfold | C．occupy | D．bring |
| A．preserved | B．convinced | C．protected | D．instructed |
| A．principles | B．cooperation | C．knowledge | D．culture |
| A．force | B．guide | C．allow | D．cheat |
| A．conditions | B．methods | C．virtue | D．integrity |
| A．time | B．desire | C．forecast | D．leisure |
| A．reduces | B．resigns | C．increases | D．harvests |
| A．kind | B．elegant | C．reliable | D．incredible |
| A．proud | B．unhealthy | C．violent | D．disappointed |
| A．nation | B．hometown | C．school | D．family |
| A．otherwise | B．likewise | C．merely | D．ever |
| A．legal | B．concerned | C．tough | D．tiring |
| A．imagine | B．forgive | C．suspecting | D．wondering |
| A．punishment | B．fault | C．deadline | D．hope |
| A．shocked | B．ashamed | C．scared | D．delighted |
| A．strange | B．casual | C．tough | D．urgent |
| A．conflict | B．entry | C．messages | D．outcomes |
