"The least productive people are usually the ones who are most in favor of holding meetings."
"最沒有生產力的人往往是最喜歡開會的人"
Thomas Sowell, an American economist and author, seemed to have a low opinion of meetings. In his eyes, those who were the least productive usually like to talk a lot but do little. Calling for meetings was their way of covering up their own inefficiencies and lack of desire to do something worthwhile.
美國經濟學家與作家 湯瑪斯．索威爾對開會這件事似乎沒有什麼好感。他認為最不具生產力的人往往光說不練。這些人藉著開會掩飾自己效率不彰而且缺乏有所建樹的企圖心。
Mine Notes.
21世紀英漢漢英雙向詞典
inefficiency
in.ef.fi.cien.cy
[ˏInә`fIʃәnsI; ˏiniˋfiʃnsi]
《inefficient 的名詞》<<名詞>>
1 (U)無能
2 a. (U)無效率 [效力]
b. (C)無效率之處[物]
牛津現代英漢雙解詞典
inefficiency
/ -nsI; -EnsI/ n [U]: dismissed for inefficiency 因能力差遭解雇.
21世紀英漢漢英雙向詞典
worthwhile
worth.while
<<形容詞>>
值得費時費力的,值得做的
a ~ job
值得做的工作
牛津現代英漢雙解詞典
worthwhile
/ w\:W5waIl; 9w[W`waIl/ adj important, interesting or rewarding enough to justify the time, money or effort that is spent 值得的; 值得花時間、 錢或精力的: It's worthwhile taking the trouble to explain a job fully to new employees. 給新雇員詳細解釋一下工作要求, 費點事也是值得的. * Nursing is a very worthwhile career. 護理工作是很值得幹的職業.
