你曾与总裁共进午餐吗？
Large company or program
大规模的公司或大规模计划
Nominations are submitted by the various departments. A small group or 3 or 4 is selected based either to reward superior performance or by rotation. These individual go to the CEO's office for a catered lunch and their opportunity for dialog with the boss.
各部门提交候选人名单。根据这些名单，或者根据员工优秀的表现，或者轮流选出3到4个人参加该计划。选出来的员工可以去CEO的办公室，与总裁共进午餐，并有机会和老板聊天。
The larger company also can include a larger number of employees and of senior executives. The meeting can be held in a conference room or even in the company board room if there is one.
更大的公司也可以邀请更多的人参加或者邀请高级主管一起参加。该次会议可以在会议室，或者如果条件允许的话，也可以在董事会举行。
Why a Lunch with the CEO program works
为什么“与总裁共进午餐”的计划有效
The employees invited to a discussion with the CEO over lunch are being rewarded in much the same way as an "employee of the month" designation, but in a much more meaningful way. Rather than just getting their name on a plaque, or getting a parking space nearer the door, they are getting a chance to learn more about their company first-hand from the decision makers. More importantly than that, they are also getting an opportunity to provide input in a meaningful way to the decisions being made about the direction of the company as it affects them.
被邀请和总裁共进午餐的职员，得到的嘉奖虽然很大程度上类似于“月度员工”这样的奖励，但是意义远不止于此。他们的名字会被写在纪念框中，或者能够得到靠近公司大门的停车位，最大的好处是他们能够从公司的决策者那里直接学到更多和工作相关的事宜。更重要的是，他们有机会直接向公司决策者提出能够影响他们做出决策的看法。
The CEO benefits as well. He or she can be seen taking care of another important group of stakeholders. Beyond that, however, is the real opportunity to get input from a different source. Many executives surround themselves with people who think like they do. While these people are not necessarily "yes men" it is always helpful to get input from a fresh source.
同样,CEO也会从中获益。他们可以处理好与公司相关的另一个利益群体的关系。另外，还可以从不同的途径得到意见反馈。很多总裁身边的人都只是投其所好。而这些被邀请来共进午餐的员工并不一定是只会拍马屁的人，这样就有助于总裁得到更多的新鲜的信息反馈。
Manage this issue
管理
The "Lunch with the CEO" program should be of interest to managers for two reasons. First, you can push your company to adopt such a program as a way of improving employee morale, including those in your group. Second, you can implement an equally useful version at your level. A "Lunch with the Manager" program will have the same benefits as a Lunch with the CEO program, only it will impact a smaller group of employees.
“与总裁共进午餐”的计划应该从两个方面吸引经理。第一，你可以用提高员工（包括你的组员）士气的理由来说服你的公司采取这个计划。其二，你可以在你的职位上实行同样的计划。“与经理共进午餐”的计划也会和“与总裁共进午餐”的计划起到同样的作用，只是在职员中的影响范围小一些罢了。
