我的管理风格过时了吗?

我的管理风格过时了吗?

I’ve been searching for a management position since last year and have received a request for only one interview. I used to manage a team of 15, but since I’ve been out for a while, I’m not sure if I’m in touch with what makes a good manager for today’s workforce. What’s your advice for handling this in the interview process?

我从去年开始一直在寻找一个管理职位，至今只收到了一次面试邀请。我曾经管理过一个15人的团队，但由于我已经离开一段时间了，我不确定自己是否了解如何成为当今职场的一名优秀管理者。你对在面试过程中如何处理这个问题有什么建议?

The one constant in the workplace is the human element. Despite all the technological advances, people still are just people. What motivates and engages people hasn’t changed either, despite what the media would have you believe about millennials or Gen Z. People want to be respected and given the opportunity to do meaningful work; to be recognized and rewarded for the work they do and to feel they are part of something bigger — some vision or mission. Those qualities are timeless, so articulating your understanding of that will demonstrate that you are a manager for all seasons.

职场中唯一不变的是人的因素。尽管科技不断进步，人还是人。激励和吸引人们的因素也没有改变，尽管媒体会让你相信千禧一代或z一代。人们希望被尊重，并有机会做有意义的工作;他们所做的工作得到认可和奖励，他们感到自己是更大目标的一部分——某种愿景或使命。这些品质是永恒的，因此，阐明你对这些品质的理解，你将是不会过季的经理。

I preferred to be a big fish in a small pond, working for smaller companies rather than getting lost in a huge corporation, but I feel that some larger companies are now shying away from considering me because of my work history with small companies. Is that possible? If so, what can I do to change that perception?

我宁愿做小池塘里的一条大鱼，为小公司工作而不愿在大公司里迷路，但我觉得一些大公司因为我在小公司的工作经历而不愿考虑我。这有可能吗?如果是这样，我能做些什么来改变这种看法呢?

This sounds like the problem the Yankees have in acquiring talent for the spotlight of New York and wearing those pinstripes. Some players are made for this stage, and some wilt, and they know who they are (no public shaming is necessary.) Knowing yourself will enable you to perform at your best. If you have only worked for small companies, that will be a factor that large organizations will consider. It doesn’t mean it is a disqualification, but it raises questions about whether someone can make the transition and excel in a different environment. If you want to try to make the change, then I suggest that you address it head-on. Discuss why you want to make the change — that your skills and abilities apply in any environment — and why you now want to work for that larger company, and the advantages that come with working at a big company.

这听起来像是洋基队在为纽约的焦点而获得天才球员和穿著细条纹球衣方面的问题。有些玩家是为这个舞台而生，有些则会枯萎，他们知道自己是谁(没有必要公开羞辱)。了解自己能让你表现得最好。如果你只在小公司工作过，这将是大公司会考虑的一个因素。这并不意味着这是一种资格的丧失，但它提出了一个问题，即一个人是否能够在一个不同的环境中完成转变并取得优异成绩。如果你想要做出改变，那么我建议你正面解决它。阐明你为什么想要做出改变——你的技能和能力适用于任何环境——为什么你现在想要为那家更大的公司工作，以及在大公司工作的优势。