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Andrea Jung：My Succe Benefits From Chinese
Tradition and Culture …
As I reflect on my rapid rise to the top as one of the few women running a major global corporation, I have found myself thinking a great deal about my Chinese heritage and how enormously fortunate I am to have been given this very precious gift.I was raised in a traditional Chinese family where achievement was not demanded, but expected.My father, born in Hong Kong, was a succeful architect.My mother, born in Shanghai, was the first female chemical engineer in her graduating cla at the University of Toronto in Canada.They arrived in America not speaking a word of English but through hard work, both were able to fulfill their full potential, and their succe has set a wonderful example for me.My parents were always, and continue to be today, the single biggest influence in my life.They raised my brother and I with a respect for the values and traditions of our Chinese heritage, yet also with an unwavering commitment to bring us up with all the opportunities for higher education and a desire to prepare us to adapt to American society and to succeed in this world of great change.My brother and I were given all the opportunities of our American friendsmy brother and I smile today when we reminisce on growing up in our house.We grew up believing that being Chinese was the greatest advantage in life; in our house, everything important in life came from China, was invented in China, owed all to the Chinese.We went on elementary school field trips to pulp plants, where they taught us how paper was made.Paper was invented in China, Mom said, after we relayed the proce in awe.Our favorite neighbors were Italian and invited us over for spaghetti.When we came home and raved, Dad would remind us that Marco Polo brought pasta home from China.Not Italian...Chinese...and so it went.And how wonderful they were to instill in us the sense of pride in our heritage that we have never forgotten.When I first became CEO, a famous American television journalist interviewed my dad and asked him if he always knew I would be succeful in busine.No, he said, quite to the contrary, he worried for years that raising me to be a respectful Chinese daughter would hinder my ability to compete in a world with what he considered the aggreive, cut throat traits of typical America CEO\'s.In fact, he paed on a letter to me that I keep, translated from Chinese to English, in my desk drawer.The letter reads: \"Remember, there are distinctive qualities that set apart the succeful Chinese...strive to excel in all you do; be a superb parent willing to curtail your own pleasure for the sake of better nurturing your children; be generous, fair, tolerant, eager to learn from other cultures while sharing your own.But beyond these attributes, remember to have an absence of arrogance and boastfulne; have unfailing courtesy, forbearance, sensitivity of others\' feelings and above all, the ability to diffuse your anger and grievance, not by suppreing them but by transforming them into helpful, positive emotions.In an age and environment of pretension, you have a precious Chinese cultural heritage which we are proud to pa down to you...\" …
There are two final qualities of distinguished leadership that I want to share with you today.These may be the most important qualities of all and how lucky we are that both are a fundamental part of our Chinese culture - something we all learn from our parents virtually from the day we are born.First is Perseverance. …
it\'s so important to have a dream …
In many ways the dream of China is really the biggest dream of all -- and it\'s a dream we all share.And we\'re not alone.The dream of China has captured the world\'s imagination since the beginning of history.From Columbus to Marco Polo, explorers have traveled long and far to unlock China\'s mystery and discover its riches.The dream of China is a gift given to each of us as part of our cultural heritage.As China emerges as one of the world\'s leading powers, this dream grows stronger and brighter every day.The world is looking on in awe.And nothing makes me prouder than to watch this growth and succe.Nothing makes me prouder than to know that this is my culture.Like all of you, I am very proud to be Chinese, and very grateful that I have been given the gift of this wonderful heritage.It is a gift that serves as a source of strength and as a guiding compa every single day in my life and in my career.…
钟彬娴：我的成功得益于宝贵的中华传统文化
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作为极少数领导着主要全球性企业的女性中的一员，在我回想我的迅速成长过程，我发觉自己不断地想到我的中国文化传统这一宝贵的赠与所带给我的极大幸运。
我在一个传统的中国家庭里成长，家人不强求我成功，但期望我成功。我父亲出生在香港，是一名成功的建筑师。我母亲生于上海，是当时加拿大多伦多大学研究生班里培养出来的第一位女性化学工程师。他们刚到美国时一句英语都不会，但他们勤奋工作，都充分发挥了自己的潜力。他们的成功为我树立了非常好的榜样。
我的父母从过去到现在始终是我唯一和最大影响力的来源。在教育我和我弟弟时他们尊重我们的观点和传承的中国文化，但也不遗余力地把握所有让我们接受教育的机会，以及帮助我们适应美国社会并在这个变化不断的世界里获得成功。
我和我弟弟同我们的美国同龄人获得的机会是均等的：同一个学校、同样的网球课、同一个钢琴老师……但我们被中国传统文化熏陶的思想是一个很大的优势，我们为此感到骄傲。父母亲一直教导我们要为自己是中国人感到自豪，今天我和我的弟弟回想在家的成长历程还会由衷地微笑。我们始终相信作为中国人是生命中最大的优势，在家里所有重要的东西都是中国来的，在中国发明的，都是中国人的。 我们念小学时去纸浆厂参观，教我们纸是怎么生产的。我们回家崇拜地描述一番后，母亲说，纸是中国人发明的。我们最喜欢的邻居是意大利人，他们邀请我们去吃意大利面。我们兴奋无比，父亲会提醒我们马可波罗是从中国把面团带回去的，不是意大利的，而是中国的……不断如此。我们永远无法忘记他们是如何教导我们为自己的传统感到自豪。
当我最初成为CEO的时候，一个著名的美国电视记者采访我的父亲时，问他是否早就知道我会在商界获得成功。不，他回答，正相反，他好多年一直担心教育我成为一个孝顺的中国女儿会妨碍我在一个他认为充满了具有攻击性和残酷无情的典型美国CEO们的圈子里和别人竞争。实际上，他写了封信给我，我还保存在我办公桌抽屉里。信是由中文翻译成英文的，信里这样写道：
“记住，成功的中国人具有和其他人不同的特质……所有事情都要努力做得最好；做一个愿意为培育子女放弃自己的快乐的杰出母亲；慷慨、公正、宽容、和人分享你的文化还要热情学习别人的文化。但除此之外，记住远离傲慢和自吹自擂；保持礼节、容忍、理解对别人的同情心，还有最重要的，要化解你的怒气和悲痛，不是压抑它们，而是把它们转变成有帮助的、正面的情感。在虚伪的年代和环境中，你有一个珍贵的中国文化传统，我们为能把它传递给你而骄傲……” ……
我今天和你们分享的最后两点优秀的领导力特质可能是所有特质中最重要的，而我们如此幸运因为它们都是我们中华民族文化的根基，是我们几乎从出生那天起就开始向父母学习的。
第一是坚持……
第二是梦想……
很多意义上，中国梦的确是最大的梦想，这是一个我们共有的梦想。我们不是孤独的。自从有历史以来中国的梦想吸引着世界的想象力。从哥伦布到马可波罗，探险家长途跋涉为了揭开中国的神秘和发现这里的财富。
中国梦是我们有幸从传统文化中继承下来的。在中国逐渐成为世界性的大国时，这个梦想成长地更快更明确。全球都投以崇敬的目光。我为能目睹这样的成长和成功而感到无比自豪，为这是我自己的传统文化而无比自豪。和你们一样，作为中国人我很骄傲，也为拥有这样的美好的传承而无比感激。这是我的生活和事业中指引我方向的根源。 ……
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