高管对某一行动方针的过度承诺，尤其是在过去行之有效的情况下，很可能会忽略问题初起的迹象，或在问题出现时误解这些迹象。
Heavy commitment by an executive to a course of action, especially if it has worked well in the past, makes it likely to miss signs of incipient trouble or misinterpret them when they do appear.
想像一下，如果一个电视剧的开始部分在黑色屏幕上显示一行白色大字：“我们承诺会延续第一季中使我们取得成功的故事情节！”
Imagine if the opening segment of a TV series had a black screen with big white letters: "We're back to the stories that made us great in Season One! We promise!"
除了他在G20峰会上的积极姿态以外，奥巴马已经再次承诺要访问印尼，这次是在今年11月份早已安排的亚洲一行之中。
Along with his courting at the G20 summit, Obama has already promised—again—to make a visit to Indonesia, this time during a planned Asia swing in November.
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