Учебно-методическое пособие по развитию навыков профессионального общения. В двух частях. Ч.1: Management. Руденко Т.П - 41 стр.

       7. Does your company give people a chance to get to know one            VOCABULARY EXTENSION (19)
another outside of their usual work situations? Provide specific exam-
                                                                                1. During the economic crisis of 1998, which tactics did your
ples. What are the benefits -does it make them feel more connected and
                                                                         company use to save the bottom line?
result in stronger teams?
       8. Does your company have a highly selective recruiting proc-            2. What strategies does your company have for dealing with the
ess? Does it attract verytalented people with whom it wants to build     next economic slump?
long-term relationships? Describe therecruiting process and how you             3. Which employee practices are frowned upon at your com-
were recruited. How could you improve the process?                       pany? Why?
       9. Where is your corporate culture headed? Why? What are you             4. How do you react when the crunch is on at work? What are
doing to help determine the direction?                                   your coping mechanisms? Give a specific example.
       10. Have you ever heard one of your colleagues say, “I wish I'd          5. Do you work for a venture-backed company? Who are the
spent more time at work”? Have you ever felt this way? Why or why        principal investors?
not?                                                                            If you had venture capital, what kinds of new businesses (locally)
                                                                         might you invest in? Why?
                 SOME SPECIAL WORDS                                             6. What is the most effective way of inducing consumers to buy
           TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THE TEXT                               your product / service? Why?
                                                                                7. What changes in your company's reward system would re-
      patina – налет                                                     charge your staffs batteries? Why?
      duller and dingier – тусклее и сомнительнее                               8. What are the hard and fast rules of getting promoted within
      monetary garn – нажива                                             your company?
      applications – зд. курсы                                                  9. What is vital to the long-term success of your career? Why?
      slump – экономический спад                                                10. Does your boss keep you under his / her protective gaze? Do
      venture-backed company – поддерживаемый коммерческой               you keep your subordinates under your protective gaze? Why or why
деятельностью
                                                                         not?
      induce – склонять
                                                                                11. In your opinion, which management function is the most
      hard and fast rule – твердое правило
                                                                         mind-numbing? Why?
      i’m very big on – я всегда за то, чтобы
                                                                                12. Are any of the following figures growing exponentially: the
      super-charged – наэлектризованный
                                                                         number of your customers? Number of your suppliers? Number of your
      casual management – неформальное
      mind-numbering – ошеломляющие                                      competitors? Number of your foreign partners? Number of new gov-
      face the challenges – испытать                                     ernment regulations? Level of economic uncertainty / certainty? Why?
      getaway – вылазка                                                         13. Which extracurricular activities/events does your company
      to nurture – взращивать, вскармливать                              sponsor or organize for its employees?
      comprising – в составе                                                    14. How much time do you spend poring over management jour-
      pervade – пропитывает                                              nals / magazines in search of new ideas? Why?
      mentality – дух                                                           15. How does your company nurture its employees' skills over
      to sport – щеголять                                                the long-term?
      shoot for – охотиться за
      foot the bill – оплачивать счет

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