*HR Should Consider Birth Order（
Because second-born children enter a family system in which the first-born niche is already taken, their incentive is to be different and to create their own niche. Second-born children, relative to their older siblings, tend to be more flexible and open to new experiences, more empathic and altruistic, more creative and innovative, and more rebellious, liberal and interested in foreign cultures, and more concerned with justice and fairness.
Gordon Moore of Intel and Lou Gerstner of IBM are two examples of later-borns who were able to challenge the industry or corporate status quo and transform their organizations in order to adjust to rapid change. Because as children they have less to lose by taking risks, second borns also tend to be more comfortable taking risks, as was super-successful hedge fund manager George Soros who made his fortune by making bold bets, like his $10 billion bet against the English Pound in the early 1990's. Because they are more interested in foreign cultures, laterborns are likely to be more comfortable in international assignments. Leonard Lauder’s younger brother, Ronald, sought a career outside of the family business and served as ambassador to Austria.
相关词汇
niche 小生境，适当的位置incentive 动机
flexible 灵活的
empathic 感情用事
altruistic 无私心的
innovative 创新的
rebellious 反叛
hedge fund 投机性投资公司使用高风险方法的投资公司，比如借钱倒卖紧俏物资，借以牟取超额利润
文章大意
当老二出生的时候，老大已经是家庭的核心成员，所以老二只有通过标新立异来创建属于自己的领域。与老大相比，老二比较灵活、开放；相对感情用事、替他人着想；也更具有创造和创新精神；同时还比较叛逆、崇尚自由和异国文化；表现的更加公平和正义。老二成功的两个例子是Intel 的Gordon Moore和IBM 的 Lou Gerstner ――他们具有向行业或企业现状不断挑战的能力，并通过组织结构的转换来适应日益变化的发展环境。受到孩童时期冒险越多、损失越少的影响（通过冒险去博取家人的关注），老二具有明显的冒险倾向。正如后来取得巨大成功的风险基金经理George Soros，曾于90年代初期投资100亿美元豪赌货币英镑。由于更喜欢异国文化，老二往往乐于出国公干。Leonard Lauder 的二弟 Ronlad,就曾远离家族生意，后出任驻奥地利的大使。
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