????《財富》最具影響力女性內部網絡（MPW Insider）是一個在線社區，在此，商界大腕及時回答關于職業生涯和領導力的問題。本周的問題是：在職場中，聰明和自信哪個更重要？最佳職場研究所（Great Place to Work Institute）首席執行官s的回答如下。

????你可以是屋子里最聰明的人，也可以是全世界最聰明的人，但如果沒有自信，你什么也做不到。的確，把工作做好很重要，聰明才智也是不可或缺的，但是，對自身能力抱持的最基本的自信卻是成功的關鍵。畢竟，如果你對自己都缺乏信心，那么你又如何讓別人相信你？

????在我的職業生涯早期，經歷了與許多人同樣的不安，默默地擔心缺乏經驗會讓自己遭遇一些尷尬的失敗或錯過機遇。隨后，我的一位朋友建議我不要去擔心那些看不見的問題，“在你能做到之前，先假裝自己可以（fake it till I make it）”。我照做了。首先，我的新心態奏效了。我覺得，“做到之前先假裝自己可以”這一理念能夠發揮作用的原因在于，將短處最小化并將長處最大化是樹立自信的一種可靠方式。當我將注意力從對失敗的擔心轉向相信自己有能力做好工作，我得到了之前缺乏的經驗，同時也樹立了信心。

????當然，缺乏自信并非只是年輕人和無經驗人士才有的毛病，當新挑戰來臨，或我們所從事的項目未能取得所預期的成功，我們都很容易缺乏自信。那該怎么辦？堅持信念。記住，作為一個領導者，你的下屬將受你的影響。如果你優柔寡斷或惴惴不安，他們也會變成這樣。相反，如果你對團隊所面臨的挑戰抱持自信和積極的態度，他們亦會如此。你對人對己的信心會逐漸滲透，最終，讓你的團隊擁有更好的表現，更高的士氣以及更多的成功。因此，請務必保持自信，這便是最聰明的事。（財富中文網）

????譯者：李翔

????審稿：Vera Han

????MPW Insider is one of several online communities where the biggest names in business answer timely career and leadership questions. Today’s answer for: Career-wise, is it more important to be smart or confident? is written by China Gorman, CEO of Great Place to Work Institute.

????You can be the smartest person in the room, or the world, for that matter, but you’re never going anywhere without confidence. Yes, it’s important to be able to do your job well, and intelligence is never an optional extra, but confidence – that fundamental belief in your own abilities, is critical to your success. After all, if you don’t believe in yourself, why should anyone else?

????Early in my career, I struggled with the same insecurities as everyone else, silently fearing that my lack of experience would bring about some embarrassing failure or missed opportunity. Then, a friend gave me the advice to stop worrying about invisible problems and “fake it till I make it.” And I did. Best of all, my new mindset worked. I believe the reason why the “fake it to make it” concept works is because minimizing weaknesses and maximizing strengths is a proven confidence-builder. By shifting my focus from fear of failure to faith in my ability to perform well, I gained the experience I lacked and built up my confidence at the same time.

????Of course, lack of confidence is not a malady that plagues only the young and inexperienced; it rears its slumped shoulders whenever new challenges emerge or a project we led didn’t quite reach the stratospheric levels of success we’d hoped. What to do? Keep the faith. Remember that as a leader, your people take their cues from you. If you are tentative and insecure, they will be, too. Conversely, if you are confident and positive about the challenges your team faces, they will be, too. The trickle-down power of your confidence in yourself – and in them –will ultimately lead your people to better performances, boosted morale and more successes than failures. So be confident, it’s the smart thing to do.