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Part I. Management
1. Warm up
Discuss the following questions.
1. What do you think of when you see the term management?
Quickly write down words or ideas as they come into your mind.
Supervise, boss, responsibiity ____________________________
2. Can you give a definition of the word “management” or ex-
plain this word?
a) Who is responsible for getting things done (for management)?
b) What aspects can influence the management (do you think that
there are any links between the staff-people of the management and the
staff-people in the office, between success and f.e. resources)?
c) What do you think is the most important aspect, influencing
management? Do you take into account human factor?
d) What kind of person should a manager be? What features of
character, manner of behaviour must he possess?
3. What are some of the duties and responsibilities of a manager?
4. Have you ever worked under the supervision of a manager?
Was this person effective manager? Why or why not?
2. Look through the first part of the text. Find the following
words and try to explain them (guess the meaning from the context).
effectiveness derailed
hamper peer
3. Word building
Look at the following words and analyse the word formation
(e.g. reality: real – adj + ty – noun).
affectiveness achievable similes
changing redesigned nonrenewable (energy)
interact reformulated foreseeable
successful retrain unavoidably
4. Read the text again, find the following information and com-
pare with your thoughts.
1. What is management?
2. What parts does it consist of?
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3. What mistakes did derailed manager make?
4. Do you agree with the author’s opinion?
TEXT 1
Now we need to define management in order to highlight the im-
portance, relevance, and necessity of studying management.
Management is the process of working with and through others to
achieve organizational objectives in a changing environment. Central to
this process is the effective and efficient use of limited resources.
Five parts of this definition require closer examination:
1) working with and through others,
2) organizational objectives,
3) effectiveness versus efficiency,
4) limited resources, and
5) changing environment.
Management is, above all else, a social process. For whatever
collective purpose that individuals are brought together (for example, to
build cars, provide emergency health care, or publish books) managers
are responsible for getting things done by working with and through
others. Aspiring managers who do not interact well with others hamper
their career. A recent study of 20 successful managers and 21 “derailed”
managers underscores the importance of being able to work effectively
with and through others. In this study managers were considered to be
“derailed” if they did not live up to what their pears and superiors origi-
nally expected of them. In contrast to their successful colleagues, the
“derailed” managers were found to have made these mistakes:
1) Insensitive to others, abrasive, intimidating, bullying style.
2) Cold, aloof, arrogant.
3) Betrayal of trust.
4) Overly ambitions: thinking of next job, playing politics.
5) Specific performance problems with the business.
6) Overmanaging: unable to delegate or build a team.
7) Unable to staff effectively.
8) Unable to think strategically.
9) Unable to adapt to boss with different style.
10) Overdependent on advocate or mentor.
Part I. M a n a g e m e n t 3. What mistakes did derailed manager make?
4. Do you agree with the author’s opinion?
1. Warm up
Discuss the following questions. TEXT 1
1. What do you think of when you see the term management?
Quickly write down words or ideas as they come into your mind. Now we need to define management in order to highlight the im-
Supervise, boss, responsibiity ____________________________ portance, relevance, and necessity of studying management.
2. Can you give a definition of the word “management” or ex- Management is the process of working with and through others to
plain this word? achieve organizational objectives in a changing environment. Central to
a) Who is responsible for getting things done (for management)? this process is the effective and efficient use of limited resources.
b) What aspects can influence the management (do you think that Five parts of this definition require closer examination:
there are any links between the staff-people of the management and the 1) working with and through others,
staff-people in the office, between success and f.e. resources)? 2) organizational objectives,
c) What do you think is the most important aspect, influencing 3) effectiveness versus efficiency,
management? Do you take into account human factor? 4) limited resources, and
d) What kind of person should a manager be? What features of 5) changing environment.
character, manner of behaviour must he possess? Management is, above all else, a social process. For whatever
3. What are some of the duties and responsibilities of a manager? collective purpose that individuals are brought together (for example, to
4. Have you ever worked under the supervision of a manager? build cars, provide emergency health care, or publish books) managers
Was this person effective manager? Why or why not? are responsible for getting things done by working with and through
others. Aspiring managers who do not interact well with others hamper
2. Look through the first part of the text. Find the following their career. A recent study of 20 successful managers and 21 “derailed”
words and try to explain them (guess the meaning from the context). managers underscores the importance of being able to work effectively
effectiveness derailed
with and through others. In this study managers were considered to be
hamper peer
“derailed” if they did not live up to what their pears and superiors origi-
nally expected of them. In contrast to their successful colleagues, the
3. Word building
“derailed” managers were found to have made these mistakes:
Look at the following words and analyse the word formation
1) Insensitive to others, abrasive, intimidating, bullying style.
(e.g. reality: real – adj + ty – noun).
affectiveness achievable similes 2) Cold, aloof, arrogant.
changing redesigned nonrenewable (energy) 3) Betrayal of trust.
interact reformulated foreseeable 4) Overly ambitions: thinking of next job, playing politics.
successful retrain unavoidably 5) Specific performance problems with the business.
6) Overmanaging: unable to delegate or build a team.
4. Read the text again, find the following information and com- 7) Unable to staff effectively.
pare with your thoughts. 8) Unable to think strategically.
1. What is management? 9) Unable to adapt to boss with different style.
2. What parts does it consist of? 10) Overdependent on advocate or mentor.
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