burning platform

基本解释

Y et the power of a "burning platform" is not confined to companies on the brink of collapse.
然而，“燃烧平台”的力量并不局限于处于破产边缘的公司。
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Other bosses often need to face a crisis—a “burning platform”, in the memorable phrase of Stephen Elop, Nokia’s boss—before they make changes.
其他公司的总裁们经常在来不及做出改变之前，就需要面对一场危机，令人印象深刻的是，诺基亚总裁斯蒂芬埃洛普形容这种危急情况为“燃烧的平台”。
But the largest faller in value terms was Nokia, whose chief executive, Stephen Elop, this year told staff the company was like a man on a "burning platform".
但是品牌缩水最大的是诺基亚，他们的首席执行官易罗普本年对公司的全体员工说公司就像是一个“坐在火烧平台”上的人一样。
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Executives should only welcome technologies that are IT friendly, intent-driven and provide enterprises with the capabilities to address their burning platform issues.
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After a rocky year or two, this is a good sign, and hopefully Nokia has turned a corner and navigating away from the choppy seas and their burning platform.
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