拉加德在伊利诺伊理工大学毕业典礼上英语演讲稿.docx
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拉加德在伊利诺伊理工大学毕业典礼上英语演讲稿
拉加德在伊利诺伊理工大学毕业典礼上英语演讲稿
Goodmorning。
ItisagreathonortoreturntoIITandcelebratetogether。
IwouldliketothankPresidentAndersonforhiskindinvitationandallofyouforyourwarmwelcome。
Iwouldalsoliketothankallfacultymemberswhohavedonesomuchtobringusheretoday。
Letmestartwithafulldisclosureofmyhighlypersonalinterestintoday’sceremony。
Iamtheproudmotherofoneofthe2,591graduateswhoseaccomplishmentsarebeingrecognizedtoday。
Asanimmenselyproudmom,Iwouldliketoextendaspecialwelcometoallfamiliesandfriendswhoarejoiningthiswonderfulcommencementexercise。
Thisisajoyousmomentforallofus。
TodaythecenterofouruniverseisrighthereinChicago,ontheEdGlancyField。
Todayyou–thegraduatesofthisgreatuniversity–havetherighttofeellikethenewmastersoftheacademicuniverse。
Hardwork,boundlessenergy,relentlesscuriosity,andincredibletalent:
thesearesomeofthequalitiesthathelpedyouachievesuccessintheclassroom。
Thesearethequalitiesthatyoucannowbringtobearonsomeoftheworld’smostexcitingchallenges。
Theworldisnotshortofthat!
Inotherwords,afterwritingtheprologue,youarenowreadytodraftyourown21st—centurylegaciesinengineering,architecture,business,design,law,andscienceandtechnology。
Whatanincredibleprivilege,whatagreatresponsibility!
Ofcourse,manyofyoualreadyknowthatthelinefromcollegetocareerisunlikelytobeperfectlystraight。
Therewillalmostcertainlybeplentyoftwistsandturns,upsanddownsandbumpsalongyourway。
Butmanyofyouwillalsorealizethatyourstartingpointcouldhardlybebetter。
Andthisiswhyweareheretoday–tocelebratethebeginningofyourjourney,thestartingpointofanewadventure。
Itisadayofhope。
Itisadayofpromise。
Itisadayofjoy–forallofus。
Withthisinmind,Iwouldliketotalkaboutthreethingsthatcouldhelpalongthejourney:
First,reinventingyourselfandwelcomingchangeandrisks。
Second,standingupforyourvaluesandideas。
Third,encouragingtransformationalchangeinothers。
Ifyouwillindulgeme,Iwouldliketointroducethesepointsbybrieflyrecountingpersonalexperiencesthathaveshapedmylife。
Ofcourse,myexperiencesmaynotbetheultimatenuggetsofwisdom。
ButasMarkTwainoncesaid:
“Itisbettertohaveoldsecond—handdiamondsthannoneatall。
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1。
Reinventingyourselfandtaking“smartrisks”
Sohereismyfirststory–aboutriskandreinvention。
Letmebeclear,Iamcertainlynotariskjunkie。
Idonotjumpoutofairplanes;Idonothangoutincasinos;Idonotevendrinkalcohol。
Sofar,soboring。
ButthereisapatterninmypersonaljourneythatIwoulddescribeasgoingfrom“cozy”to“crazy”。
Asin:
“Whywouldyougiveupyourcozylife?
Areyoucrazy?
”
IheardtheFrenchversionofthatquestion42yearsago,whenItradedmycozyworldinFranceforanewlife–withmyAmericanhostfamilyandmyAmericanschoolinBethesda,Maryland。
Iwas17,andsoonenoughIwashomesickandmissingmyfamilyandfriends。
AndIwasrecoveringslowlyfromaprofoundemotionalandculturalshock。
ButIwasalsoincrediblyexcitedtobeexposedtonewideas,anewlanguage,andnewwaysofthinking。
AndIamforeverindebtedtothosepeoplewhowelcomedmeandwhoallowedmetoexperiencethemosttransformationalyearofmylife。
Letmegiveyouanotherexampleof“cozytocrazy”–andithappenedrighthereinChicago。
In1999,afteryearsofstudyingatlawschoolandhardworkasayoung–andthennotsoyoung–lawyer,mypartnersatBaker&McKenzieelectedmechairmanofthisgloballawfirm。
WorkingandlivinghereinChicagoallowedmetothriveasalawyer,asaleader,andasamotheroftwowonderfulboys。
Icouldnothavemadeitwithoutthesupportandtoleranceofmyfamilyandthehelpofmygreatcolleaguesandfriends–someofwhomareheretoday。
Butin2020,IreceivedacallfromParis:
thePrimeMinisterwasaskingmetojointheFrenchgovernment。
Whenyourcountrycallsyoutopublicservice,thereisreallyonlyoneansweryoucangive。
SoIgaveupmycozychairman’slifeinChicago,packedmybagandflewimmediatelytoParis。
Inmyhasteandexcitement,Ileftmyreadingglassesbehind。
Soforherfirstfewdaysofoffice,thenewestFrenchministerwasblinkingandsquintingalot!
Goingfrom“cozy”to“crazy”allowedmetomovefromtheprivatesectortonationalpublicservicetointernationalpublicservice;fromFrancetotheUnitedStatestotheworld。
OneofthemajorlessonsIhavelearnedduringthatjourneyisthis:
bepreparedforchange,bewillingtotake“smartrisks”,don’tbeafraidtore—inventyourself。
ThisispreciselywhatyouhavebeendoinghereatIIT。
Youhavetakenafinancialrisk–ormaybeyourparentshave–byattendingthisgreatuniversity。
Andyouhavetransformedyourselfthroughlearning。
Youarenolongerthepersonwhosteppedintotheclassroomonyourfirstday。
Iencourageyoutotake“smartrisks”andtoraiseyourrisk—tolerancetothenextlevel–thegloballevel。
Intoday’shyper—connectedworld,Ithinkitismoreimportantthanevertotakeaglobalperspectiveinyourpersonalandprofessionallife。
Forty—eightpercentofyou–ofallIITstudents–arenon—U。
S。
nationalshailingfrom97countries–whichshowstheremarkableopennessandpullingpowerofthisuniversity。
Traditionally,manyofthesestudentswouldwanttostayhereintheU。
S。
Butagrowingnumberofthemwillhappilyreturnhometopursueopportunitiesinfast—growingeconomies,particularlyinAsiaandAfrica。
Thesestudentsaretakingatrulyglobalview。
Theywillovercomeboundaries。
So,too,willtheirAmericanclassmateswhowanttoleavetheirmarkontheworld。
ThinkoftheIITarchitecturegraduateswhohavebeenreshapingtheskylinesofcitiesworldwide。
ThinkoftheIITengineeringandbusinessgraduateswhoarenowreshapingtheworldofsmartphoneappsthatdriveoursocialinteractions,financialtransactions,andmediaconsumption。
WhetheryouarefromMilwaukeeorfromMumbai,fromChicagoorfromShanghai,fromParisorPanamaCity,youhavetheopportunitytobringyouracttotheglobalstage!
Imaginethatyouhavenoboundaries,andpleasedonotsetmentalboundariesforyourself–theyareevenworse。
Butletmeaddawordofcaution:
taking“smartrisks”andreinventingyourselfalsomeansleavingroomfortheunexpected,fortheperfectlyunplanned。
Andthatisparticularlytrueinbusinessandtechnology。
Quickquestion:
didyouknowthattheworld’sbiggesthotelcompanydoesnotownanyhotels;thattheworld’sbiggesttaxicompanydoesnotownanycabs;thattheworld’sbiggestnewsagencydoesnotownanynewspapers。
WhichcompaniesamItalkingabout?
Ofcourse,youallknowtheanswer:
Airbnb,Uberand。
Onlyafewyearsago,thesecompaniesdidnotexistanditwouldhavebeenunthinkabletoevenaskaquestionlikethat。
ButeversincealittlecompanycalledAmazon。
comstartedsellingbooksonline,wehavecometoexpecttheunexpected。
Disruption–throughtechnologyandmarketforces–istheonlyknownvariable。
Everythingelseisguesswork。
Thereisonlysomuchinlifethatyoucanplanandforetell。
Iamnotsuggestingthatyoucanleanbackandrelax。
Quitetheopposite。
ItwasThomasJeffersonwhosaid:
“IamagreatbelieverinluckandIfindtheharderIwork,themoreIhaveofit”。
2。
Standingupforyourvaluesandideas
Thisbringsmetomysecondstory–aboutstandingupforyourvaluesandideas。
Itdoesnotalwayswork。
Forexample,Ihighlyrespectmyfellowhumanbeingsandcannotacceptthedeathpenalty。
SoIdecidedtogotolawschoolinParistobecomeacriminallawyeranddefenddeathpenaltycases。
Somuchformyownvalues。
Inthemeantime,anewPresidentwaselectedinmycountrywhosefirstactionwastoeliminatethedeathpenalty。
Nevermind,Ipursuedmygoal。
Asayounglawyer,Iinterviewedwiththebestlawfirminthecountry。
IwastoldthatIwashiredatagoodsalary,butthatIwouldnevermakepartner。
WhenIaskedwhy,theytoldmeitwasbecauseIwasawoman。
SoIlookedatthemfiercely,walkedoutthedoor,randownthestairs,andneverlookedback。
Ishouldhavesaidthankyou。
Ifeltmuchstronger,evenwithnojob。
Inmanyways,asituationlikethatisinconceivableintoday’scorporateworld。
Anyrecruiterutteringthesewordswouldalmostcertainlyfaceadiscriminationlawsuit。
Therearemanyvaluesandideasthatareworthstandingupfor。
Twothings–includingrespectforothersandgenderequality–havealwaysmatteredtome;theymattertomeeveryday。
Toachievegreaterfairnessinschools,universities,andintheworkplace,weneedtoremovethebarriersthatcontinuetoholdbackwomen–andthatisespeciallytrueinthetechnologysector。
Yourgenerationisalreadybenefitingfrommajorshiftsingendernormsandexpectations–andthisispartlybecauseofplaceslikeIIT。
Thisuniversityhasastrongrecordofencouragingwomenandminorities,especiallyinitsscienceandtechnologyprograms。
Butthetechindustryitselfhasbeenlaggingbehind。
InSiliconValley,forexample,someofthehotteststartupshaveyettounderstandthatholdingbackwomenisbadforinnovationandbadforbusiness。
Studieshaveshownthat–withoutfemaleleaders–womenaresignificantlylesslikelytowinendorsementfortheirideasthantheirmalecolleagues。
Thistranslatesintoalossofmarketopportunitiesandlowergrowthpotential。
Whatagreatopportunityforyourgenerationtostandupforyourvaluesandideas!
Bytheendofthisdecade,yourgeneration–themillennials–willmakeuphalftheU。
S。
laborforce。
Andasaresult,yourv
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