Une réunion debout

小林刚到一家广告公司上班的时候，最害怕的就是每周一上午的会议。

Xiǎo (third tone, dipping) Lín (second tone, rising) gāng (first tone, high and level) dào (fourth tone, falling) yì (fourth tone, falling) jiā (first tone, high and level) guǎnggào (third tone, dipping) gōngsī (first tone, high and level) shàngbān (fourth tone, falling) de (neutral tone) shíhou, (second tone, rising) zuì (fourth tone, falling) hàipà (fourth tone, falling) de (neutral tone) jiù (fourth tone, falling) shì (fourth tone, falling) měi (third tone, dipping) zhōuyī (first tone, high and level) shàngwǔ (fourth tone, falling) de (neutral tone) huìyì. (fourth tone, falling)

Quand Xiao Lin a commencé à travailler dans une agence de publicité, ce qu’elle redoutait le plus, c’était la réunion du lundi matin.

会议一般九点开始，常常要开到十一点多。大家坐在会议室里，有人低着头看手机，有人看着窗户外面，真正发言的只有经理一个人。

Huìyì (fourth tone, falling) yìbān (fourth tone, falling) jiǔ (third tone, dipping) diǎn (third tone, dipping) kāishǐ, (first tone, high and level) chángcháng (second tone, rising) yào (fourth tone, falling) kāi (first tone, high and level) dào (fourth tone, falling) shíyī (second tone, rising) diǎn (third tone, dipping) duō. (first tone, high and level) Dàjiā (fourth tone, falling) zuò (fourth tone, falling) zài (fourth tone, falling) huìyìshì (fourth tone, falling) li, (neutral tone) yǒu (third tone, dipping) rén (second tone, rising) dī (first tone, high and level) zhe (neutral tone) tóu (second tone, rising) kàn (fourth tone, falling) shǒujī, (third tone, dipping) yǒu (third tone, dipping) rén (second tone, rising) kàn (fourth tone, falling) zhe (neutral tone) chuānghu (first tone, high and level) wàimiàn, (fourth tone, falling) zhēnzhèng (first tone, high and level) fāyán (first tone, high and level) de (neutral tone) zhǐyǒu (third tone, dipping) jīnglǐ (first tone, high and level) yí (second tone, rising) ge (neutral tone) rén. (second tone, rising)

Elle commençait en général à neuf heures et se prolongeait souvent au-delà de onze heures. Tout le monde était assis dans la salle de réunion, les uns penchés sur leur téléphone, les autres le regard tourné vers la fenêtre, et le seul à prendre réellement la parole était le directeur.

会议结束以后，很多人都说不清楚这次会议到底决定了什么。

Huìyì (fourth tone, falling) jiéshù (second tone, rising) yǐhòu, (third tone, dipping) hěn (third tone, dipping) duō (first tone, high and level) rén (second tone, rising) dōu (first tone, high and level) shuō (first tone, high and level) bu (neutral tone) qīngchu (first tone, high and level) zhè (fourth tone, falling) cì (fourth tone, falling) huìyì (fourth tone, falling) dàodǐ (fourth tone, falling) juédìng (second tone, rising) le (neutral tone) shénme. (second tone, rising)

À la sortie, beaucoup étaient incapables de dire ce que la réunion avait bien pu décider.

去年秋天，公司来了一位新经理，姓周。

Qùnián (fourth tone, falling) qiūtiān, (first tone, high and level) gōngsī (first tone, high and level) lái (second tone, rising) le (neutral tone) yí (second tone, rising) wèi (fourth tone, falling) xīn (first tone, high and level) jīnglǐ, (first tone, high and level) xìng (fourth tone, falling) Zhōu. (first tone, high and level)

L’automne dernier, l’entreprise a accueilli une nouvelle responsable, Mme Zhou.

她参加了第一次周一会议，什么意见也没有发表，只是在笔记本上记了一些数字。

Tā (first tone, high and level) cānjiā (first tone, high and level) le (neutral tone) dì (fourth tone, falling) yī (first tone, high and level) cì (fourth tone, falling) zhōuyī (first tone, high and level) huìyì, (fourth tone, falling) shénme (second tone, rising) yìjiàn (fourth tone, falling) yě (third tone, dipping) méiyǒu (second tone, rising) fābiǎo, (first tone, high and level) zhǐshì (third tone, dipping) zài (fourth tone, falling) bǐjìběn (third tone, dipping) shang (neutral tone) jì (fourth tone, falling) le (neutral tone) yìxiē (fourth tone, falling) shùzì. (fourth tone, falling)

Elle a assisté à sa première réunion du lundi sans exprimer le moindre avis ; elle s’est contentée de noter quelques chiffres dans son carnet.

第二个星期，会议室里的椅子都不见了，桌子上只放着一张纸，上面写着三条规定。

Dì (fourth tone, falling) èr (fourth tone, falling) ge (neutral tone) xīngqī, (first tone, high and level) huìyìshì (fourth tone, falling) li (neutral tone) de (neutral tone) yǐzi (third tone, dipping) dōu (first tone, high and level) bú (second tone, rising) jiàn (fourth tone, falling) le, (neutral tone) zhuōzi (first tone, high and level) shang (neutral tone) zhǐ (third tone, dipping) fàng (fourth tone, falling) zhe (neutral tone) yì (fourth tone, falling) zhāng (first tone, high and level) zhǐ, (third tone, dipping) shàngmiàn (fourth tone, falling) xiě (third tone, dipping) zhe (neutral tone) sān (first tone, high and level) tiáo (second tone, rising) guīdìng. (first tone, high and level)

La semaine suivante, toutes les chaises avaient disparu de la salle de réunion. Sur la table, il n’y avait qu’une feuille portant trois règles.

第一，每次会议不超过十五分钟；第二，每个人发言以前要先想好自己要解决什么问题；第三，会议结束时，必须说清楚谁在什么时间以前完成什么事情。

Dì (fourth tone, falling) yī, (first tone, high and level) měi (third tone, dipping) cì (fourth tone, falling) huìyì (fourth tone, falling) bù (fourth tone, falling) chāoguò (first tone, high and level) shíwǔ (second tone, rising) fēnzhōng; (first tone, high and level) dì (fourth tone, falling) èr, (fourth tone, falling) měi (third tone, dipping) ge (neutral tone) rén (second tone, rising) fāyán (first tone, high and level) yǐqián (third tone, dipping) yào (fourth tone, falling) xiān (first tone, high and level) xiǎng (third tone, dipping) hǎo (third tone, dipping) zìjǐ (fourth tone, falling) yào (fourth tone, falling) jiějué (third tone, dipping) shénme (second tone, rising) wèntí; (fourth tone, falling) dì (fourth tone, falling) sān, (first tone, high and level) huìyì (fourth tone, falling) jiéshù (second tone, rising) shí, (second tone, rising) bìxū (fourth tone, falling) shuō (first tone, high and level) qīngchu (first tone, high and level) shuí (second tone, rising) zài (fourth tone, falling) shénme (second tone, rising) shíjiān (second tone, rising) yǐqián (third tone, dipping) wánchéng (second tone, rising) shénme (second tone, rising) shìqing. (fourth tone, falling)

Un : aucune réunion ne dépasse quinze minutes. Deux : avant de parler, chacun réfléchit au problème qu’il veut résoudre. Trois : à la fin de la réunion, on doit dire clairement qui achève quoi, et pour quand.

大家都觉得很奇怪，有的人还开玩笑说，经理是想让大家锻炼身体。

Dàjiā (fourth tone, falling) dōu (first tone, high and level) juéde (second tone, rising) hěn (third tone, dipping) qíguài, (second tone, rising) yǒude (third tone, dipping) rén (second tone, rising) hái (second tone, rising) kāi (first tone, high and level) wánxiào (second tone, rising) shuō, (first tone, high and level) jīnglǐ (first tone, high and level) shì (fourth tone, falling) xiǎng (third tone, dipping) ràng (fourth tone, falling) dàjiā (fourth tone, falling) duànliàn (fourth tone, falling) shēntǐ. (first tone, high and level)

Tout le monde a trouvé cela très étrange, et certains ont plaisanté en disant que la responsable voulait les faire bouger.

可是几个星期以后，情况发生了明显的变化。

Kěshì (third tone, dipping) jǐ (third tone, dipping) ge (neutral tone) xīngqī (first tone, high and level) yǐhòu, (third tone, dipping) qíngkuàng (second tone, rising) fāshēng (first tone, high and level) le (neutral tone) míngxiǎn (second tone, rising) de (neutral tone) biànhuà. (fourth tone, falling)

Mais quelques semaines plus tard, la situation avait nettement changé.

因为站着很累，没有人愿意说跟问题无关的话；因为时间很短，大家开会以前都会认真准备。

Yīnwèi (first tone, high and level) zhàn (fourth tone, falling) zhe (neutral tone) hěn (third tone, dipping) lèi, (fourth tone, falling) méiyǒu (second tone, rising) rén (second tone, rising) yuànyì (fourth tone, falling) shuō (first tone, high and level) gēn (first tone, high and level) wèntí (fourth tone, falling) wúguān (second tone, rising) de (neutral tone) huà; (fourth tone, falling) yīnwèi (first tone, high and level) shíjiān (second tone, rising) hěn (third tone, dipping) duǎn, (third tone, dipping) dàjiā (fourth tone, falling) kāi (first tone, high and level) huì (fourth tone, falling) yǐqián (third tone, dipping) dōu (first tone, high and level) huì (fourth tone, falling) rènzhēn (fourth tone, falling) zhǔnbèi. (third tone, dipping)

Comme il est fatigant de rester debout, personne n’avait envie de dire des choses sans rapport avec le problème ; comme le temps était court, chacun se préparait sérieusement avant la réunion.

以前要两个小时才能讨论完的事情，现在十几分钟就能有结果。

Yǐqián (third tone, dipping) yào (fourth tone, falling) liǎng (third tone, dipping) ge (neutral tone) xiǎoshí (third tone, dipping) cái (second tone, rising) néng (second tone, rising) tǎolùn (third tone, dipping) wán (second tone, rising) de (neutral tone) shìqing, (fourth tone, falling) xiànzài (fourth tone, falling) shíjǐ (second tone, rising) fēnzhōng (first tone, high and level) jiù (fourth tone, falling) néng (second tone, rising) yǒu (third tone, dipping) jiéguǒ. (second tone, rising)

Des questions qui demandaient auparavant deux heures de discussion aboutissaient désormais en une dizaine de minutes.

而且，因为每次会议最后都说清楚了谁负责什么，事情不再被推来推去，整个部门的工作效率也提高了不少。

Érqiě, (third tone, dipping) yīnwèi (first tone, high and level) měi (third tone, dipping) cì (fourth tone, falling) huìyì (fourth tone, falling) zuìhòu (fourth tone, falling) dōu (first tone, high and level) shuō (first tone, high and level) qīngchu (first tone, high and level) le (neutral tone) shuí (second tone, rising) fùzé (fourth tone, falling) shénme, (second tone, rising) shìqing (fourth tone, falling) bú (second tone, rising) zài (fourth tone, falling) bèi (fourth tone, falling) tuī (first tone, high and level) lái (second tone, rising) tuī (first tone, high and level) qù, (fourth tone, falling) zhěnggè (third tone, dipping) bùmén (fourth tone, falling) de (neutral tone) gōngzuò (first tone, high and level) xiàolǜ (fourth tone, falling) yě (third tone, dipping) tígāo (second tone, rising) le (neutral tone) bù (fourth tone, falling) shǎo. (third tone, dipping)

De plus, comme chaque réunion se terminait en précisant qui était responsable de quoi, les tâches ne se renvoyaient plus de l’un à l’autre, et l’efficacité de tout le service s’est sensiblement améliorée.

当然，也有人提出了不同的看法。

Dāngrán, (first tone, high and level) yě (third tone, dipping) yǒu (third tone, dipping) rén (second tone, rising) tíchū (second tone, rising) le (neutral tone) bùtóng (fourth tone, falling) de (neutral tone) kànfǎ. (fourth tone, falling)

Bien sûr, certains ont exprimé un avis différent.

设计部门的老王认为，有些复杂的问题需要大家坐下来慢慢交流，十五分钟根本不够。

Shèjì (fourth tone, falling) bùmén (fourth tone, falling) de (neutral tone) Lǎo (third tone, dipping) Wáng (second tone, rising) rènwéi, (fourth tone, falling) yǒuxiē (third tone, dipping) fùzá (fourth tone, falling) de (neutral tone) wèntí (fourth tone, falling) xūyào (first tone, high and level) dàjiā (fourth tone, falling) zuò (fourth tone, falling) xiàlái (fourth tone, falling) mànmàn (fourth tone, falling) jiāoliú, (first tone, high and level) shíwǔ (second tone, rising) fēnzhōng (first tone, high and level) gēnběn (first tone, high and level) bú (second tone, rising) gòu. (fourth tone, falling)

Le vieux Wang, du service de création, estimait que certains problèmes complexes demandent qu’on s’asseye pour en parler tranquillement, et que quinze minutes ne suffisent absolument pas.

周经理接受了这个建议：讨论新想法的会议可以坐着开，时间也可以长一些，但是一定要提前把材料发给每个人，让大家先看一看。

Zhōu (first tone, high and level) jīnglǐ (first tone, high and level) jiēshòu (first tone, high and level) le (neutral tone) zhè (fourth tone, falling) ge (neutral tone) jiànyì: (fourth tone, falling) tǎolùn (third tone, dipping) xīn (first tone, high and level) xiǎngfǎ (third tone, dipping) de (neutral tone) huìyì (fourth tone, falling) kěyǐ (third tone, dipping) zuò (fourth tone, falling) zhe (neutral tone) kāi, (first tone, high and level) shíjiān (second tone, rising) yě (third tone, dipping) kěyǐ (third tone, dipping) cháng (second tone, rising) yìxiē, (fourth tone, falling) dànshì (fourth tone, falling) yídìng (second tone, rising) yào (fourth tone, falling) tíqián (second tone, rising) bǎ (third tone, dipping) cáiliào (second tone, rising) fā (first tone, high and level) gěi (third tone, dipping) měi (third tone, dipping) ge (neutral tone) rén, (second tone, rising) ràng (fourth tone, falling) dàjiā (fourth tone, falling) xiān (first tone, high and level) kàn (fourth tone, falling) yi (neutral tone) kàn. (fourth tone, falling)

Mme Zhou a accepté la proposition : les réunions consacrées aux idées nouvelles pourraient se tenir assis et durer plus longtemps, mais les documents devraient être envoyés à chacun à l’avance, pour que tous les lisent d’abord.

小林后来说，这件事让她明白了一个道理：会议的长短并不是最重要的，重要的是每个人是否清楚自己为什么来参加。

Xiǎo (third tone, dipping) Lín (second tone, rising) hòulái (fourth tone, falling) shuō, (first tone, high and level) zhè (fourth tone, falling) jiàn (fourth tone, falling) shì (fourth tone, falling) ràng (fourth tone, falling) tā (first tone, high and level) míngbai (second tone, rising) le (neutral tone) yí (second tone, rising) ge (neutral tone) dàoli: (fourth tone, falling) huìyì (fourth tone, falling) de (neutral tone) chángduǎn (second tone, rising) bìng (fourth tone, falling) bú (second tone, rising) shì (fourth tone, falling) zuì (fourth tone, falling) zhòngyào (fourth tone, falling) de, (neutral tone) zhòngyào (fourth tone, falling) de (neutral tone) shì (fourth tone, falling) měi (third tone, dipping) ge (neutral tone) rén (second tone, rising) shìfǒu (fourth tone, falling) qīngchu (first tone, high and level) zìjǐ (fourth tone, falling) wèishénme (fourth tone, falling) lái (second tone, rising) cānjiā. (first tone, high and level)

Xiao Lin a dit plus tard que cette histoire lui avait appris une chose : la durée d’une réunion n’est pas le plus important ; l’important, c’est que chacun sache pourquoi il est là.