Учебно-методическое пособие по развитию навыков профессионального общения. В двух частях. Ч.1: Management. Руденко Т.П - 26 стр.

manding. There's the Organization with Its imperatives; and there's the               14. What are some alienating managerial qualities that you have
Individual – each with “needs.” This is a tough job, and somebody's got       seen or heard about? (How did this manager alienate his\her subordi-
to do it. But not me.                                                         nates and colleagues?)
                                                                                      15. What was the most dimwitted thing someone at your com-
        VOCABULARY REVIEW “WHY I AM NOT A MANAGER”                            pany did or said last year?
        24 words from the article are used below in management-related                16. How do you plan to clobber your competition?
questions. For further practice, try writing and answering questions                  17. What kinds of blunders have your superiors or subordinates
which involve other contexts (social, political, etc.)                        made?
        1. Describe a superior/manager that you dislike (or disliked in the           18. How is your company promoting change and innovation? Or
past).Why did you resent this person(what actions, qualities)?                is it just being swept along?
        2. How would you hint to one of your superiors that he/she is not             19. What is the core premise of your company/department/unit?
an effective manager? What are the consequences of criticizing your                   20. How could the issue of low salaries in Russia be remedied?
boss(either directly or indirectly)?                                          Should it be remedied or are the low salaries a competitive advantage
        3. How many workers in this region perish in job-related acci-        for Russian companies?
dents each year? Describe the safety measures your firm takes to avoid                21. Which enduring legacy of the Soviet Union is the most diffi-
accidental deaths on the job.                                                 cult for Russian managers to deal with? Why? There is a saying: what
        4. Explain which five aspects of your job you relish.                 cannot be cured, must be endured. What are some of the negative fea-
        5. Explain which three aspects of your job you are dread.             tures of Russian business life that cannot be changed easily and must be
        6. When you need to feign self-confidence, what techniques do         endured for now?
you use?                                                                              22. Which management roles do you distain? Why?
        How can you tell if someone is feigning competence?                           23. What professional opportunities are you craving?
        7. Why people want to be managers baffles the author of this ar-              24. How would you reassure an interviewer that you are the per-
ticle, Robert Samuelson. Explain a career choice that baffles you.            son he/she should choose for a PMTI internship?
        8. Give an example of why someone at your company was de-
moted. In general, what are the reasons someone at your company                     TEXT 5
might be demoted?                                                                    PREVIEW
        9. When was the last time you chewed out one of your subordi-                The “bad boss” is a familiar character of TV sitcoms and car-
nates? What was the reason?                                                   toons. But when you’re dealing with a real-life bad boss, the situation is
        10. Do you monitor your employees’ break time, Internet use,          hardly amusing. According to this essay, difficult bosses fall into sev-
etc. Or do you give them leeway?                                              eral categories. Learning to recognize these types can give you some
        11. How do you coddle your subordinates? Why? Do you plan to          guidance on how to work successfully in a challenging situation.
continue this practice?
        12. How do you deal with a very competent and efficient em-                 WORDS TO WATCH
ployee who is nasty to his\her colleagues?                                          modus operandi (6): method of operation;
        13. What management principles abound in the average Russian                cower (8): shrink back in fear;
company? What management principles abound in your company?                         browbeating (8): bullying;
                                                                                    litmus test (10): a test using a single factor to indicate something;

                                    51                                                                            52