- •Рецензент:
- •Т.М. Лазарева
- •Г.И. Лушникова
- •Unit 1 what is a manager?
- •1.1. Active word list. Read the words and word combinations and memorize them.
- •Translate the sentences paying attention to the words and phrases in bold type. Consult a dictionary if it is necessary.
- •Complete the sentences. Translate them into Russian.
- •Read text 1a. Answer the questions after the text. Text 1a What is a Manager?
- •Comprehension
- •Answer the following questions.
- •Render the following text in English.
- •Read text 1b. Pay special attention to general responsibilities of a Chief Executive Officer (ceo).
- •Text 1b What is a Chief Executive Officer?
- •General Responsibilities of a Chief Executive Officer (ceo)
- •1.11. Answer the following questions.
- •1.12. Read these 40 tips attentively. Rank them in order of priority. Choose 10 most important tips and explain your choice.
- •Text 1c
- •40 Tips On Managing People
- •Unit 2 manager’s functions
- •2.1. Active word list. Read the words and word-combinations and memorize them.
- •2.4. Read and translate. Guess the meaning of international words.
- •2.5. Translate the sentences paying attention to the words and phrases in bold type. Consult a dictionary if it is necessary.
- •2.6 Read text 2a. Answer the questions after the text. Text 2a Managers
- •What do managers do?
- •Comprehension
- •2.7 Answer the questions:
- •2.8 Match the positions and their responsibilities.
- •2.9. Translate into English:
- •2.10. Read text 2b and speak on the five criteria of strategic management thinking.
- •Text 2b Strategic Management Thinking
- •2.11. Read text 2c and get ready to discuss the information.
- •What is Supervision? Who is a Supervisor?
- •Supervisory job titles
- •2.12 Answer the given or make your own questions to discuss this information with a partner:
- •Unit 3 personnel management
- •3.1. Active word list. Read the words and word-combinations and memorize them.
- •3.2. Word-building.
- •Recall the meaning of the prefixes.
- •Translate the derivatives.
- •3.3. Read and translate. Guess the meaning of international words.
- •3.4. The adjectives below can all be used to describe people in a company. Change each adjective into its opposite by adding un-, in-, im-, ir- or dis-.
- •3.5. Complete the following staff appraisals using an appropriate positive or negative adjective from 3.4.
- •3.6. Translate the sentences paying attention to the words and phrases in bold type.
- •3.7. Read text 3a to find answers to the given questions. Text 3a What is Personnel Management?
- •Comprehension.
- •3.8. Answer the questions:
- •3.9. Match the words with their definitions.
- •3.10. Render the following text in English.
- •3.11. There are some other ways of talking about dealing with workforce. Guess the meaning of the new words. Personnel or human resources?
- •Downsizing and rightsizing
- •Empowerment
- •Make people redundant
- •3.13. Read text 3b. Get ready to discuss the most important principles of a firm’s personnel policies.
- •Text 3b Assessing Personnel Needs
- •3.14. Match English and Russian word-combinations.
- •3.15. Match the terms with their definitions.
- •3.16. Match the parts of the sentences.
- •3.17. Combine one word from box a with one word from box b to complete each sentence below.
- •3.18. Labour exercise. Some of the words in the box go in front of “labour”. Others go after. Find which go where and match the combinations to the definitions.
- •3.19. Read text 3c and define whether the statements below the text are true or false.
- •Text 3c Screening Of Job Applicants
- •Selecting and Hiring
- •Orienting New Employees
- •Compensation Issues
- •3.20. Define whether the following statements are true or false. Correct the false statements.
- •3.21 Answer the questions:
- •3.22. Supply the sentences with the missing words.
- •3.23. A. The phrases below all include the word career. Match them to their correct meanings. Use a good dictionary to help you.
- •3.24. A. Look at the groups of words below. Cross out the noun or noun phrase which doesn’t go with the verb in each group.
- •3.25. In each of the following, select the word or phrase that best completes the statement or answers the question.
- •Unit 4 general problems of management
- •4.1. Active word list. Read the words and word combinations and memorize them.
- •4.2. Word-building
- •4.3. Read and translate. Guess the meaning of international words.
- •4.4. Match English and Russian words and word combinations.
- •4.5. Translate the sentences paying attention to the words in bold type. Consult a dictionary if it is necessary.
- •4.6. Read Text 4 a. Answer the questions after the text.
- •Text 4a
- •Motivation
- •How To Motivate Your Employees
- •Comprehension
- •4.7. Answer the following questions.
- •Match the words and their definitions.
- •4.10. Render the following text in English.
- •4.11. Here are some ideas for improving staff motivation and morale. Rank them in order of importance. Think of some other ideas and add them to the list. Work in groups.
- •4.12. Read Text 4b. Match these headings with the sections marked 1-6.
- •Team Building Involves More Than Throwing a Few People Together
- •4.13. Read the text actively and discuss the following questions. Work in pairs.
- •4.14. Read Text 4 c to understand its main ideas.
- •Text 4c General Business Planning What Is a Business Plan?
- •Why is a Business Plan important?
- •The business planning process
- •4.15. Reread the text again and write a summary on the process of business planning. Texts for written translation Decision Making
- •What Is Delegation?
- •How To Lead Your Employees To Top Performance
- •Hrm: big hat but no cattle?
- •Text 1 Life Without Time
- •3. Translate the words on the left. Match them to their definitions on the right.
- •4. Read the following text and complete it using the words from the previous task. Techniques For Effective Time Management
- •1. Discuss the following questions.
- •2. Find words and phrases in the text which mean the same as the following:
- •6. Complete the descriptions of two types of manager using the words in the box. Which kind of manager are you?
- •1. Here are some ideas for creating a good working environment. Which do you consider a) crazy? b) good for motivating staff?
- •2. Read the text. Which of the ideas above are used by the Finnish company, sol? Pioneer Preaches Flexibility While Her Firm Cleans Up
- •3. Work in two groups. Group a completes the information file on Liisa Jeronen. Group b completes the information file on her company, sol. When you have finished, check each other's files.
- •Text b Which Bosses Are Best?
- •How To Select The Best Candidates - And Avoid The Worst
- •3. Read the text again and answer these questions.
- •Supplementary reading Text 1 Management
- •Text 3 What is Performance Management? Definitions
- •Is there a place for time in corporate Utopia?
- •Литература
- •Содержание
- •Митковская Тамара Михайловна Филлипович Людмила Аркадьевна Шоркина Ольга Дмитриевна
- •650992, Г. Кемерово, пр. Кузнецкий, 39. Тел. 25-74-16.
2.10. Read text 2b and speak on the five criteria of strategic management thinking.
Make use of the vocabulary:
achieve v достигать, успешно выполнять
adjust v приспосабливать, регулировать, устанавливать
alignment n выравнивание, регулировка, выверка
alternative n альтернатива, выбор
commitment n обязательство, передача, совершение
competency n способность, умение, компетентность
confront v противостоять, сопоставлять
convince v убеждать, уверять
critical adj решающий, критический
criteria n,pl критерии
coherent adj понятный, ясный, последовательный
credible adj вероятный, заслуживающий доверия
distinguish v различать, распознавать
effective adj эффективный, результативный
empowerment n полномочие
envision v предоставлять себе, воображать
identify v распознавать, узнавать
incentiveт n побуждение, стимул
niche n ниша, подходящее место
view n взгляд, мнение, точка зрения
whereby adv посредством чего-либо
to make a transition осуществлять переход
to experience a certain outcome подводить к определенному
результату
to take into consideration принимать во внимание
Text 2b Strategic Management Thinking
To be effective as a leader, you must develop skills in strategic thinking. Strategic thinking is a process whereby you learn how to make your business vision a reality by developing your abilities in team work, problem solving, and critical thinking. It is also a tool to help you confront change, plan for and make transitions, and envision new possibilities and opportunities.
Strategic thinking is like making a movie. Every movie has a context (or story), which it uses to get you experience a certain outcome (an emotion, in this case) at the end of the movie. Strategic thinking is much the same in that it requires you to envision what your ideal outcome to be for your business and then works backwards by focusing on the story of how you will be able to reach your vision.
As you develop a strategic vision for your business, there are five different criteria that you should be guided by. They will help you define your ideal outcome. In addition, they will help you determine the steps necessary to make your business vision a reality.
The following is a list of these five criteria:
Organization. The organization of your business involves the people you will have working for you, the organizational structure of your business, and the resources necessary to make it all work. What will your organization look like? What type of structure will support your vision? How will you combine people, resources, and structure together to achieve your ideal outcome?
Observation. When you are looking down at the world from an airplane, you can see much more than when you are on the ground. Strategic thinking is much the same in that it allows you to see things from "higher up". By increasing your powers of observation, you will begin to become more aware of what motivates people, how to solve problems more effectively, and how to distinguish between alternatives.
Views. Views are simple different ways of thinking about something. In strategic thinking, there are four viewpoints to take into consideration when forming your business strategy: the environment view; the marketplace view; and the measurement view. Views can be used as tools to help you think about outcomes, identify critical elements and adjust your actions to achieve your ideal position.
Driving Forces. What are the driving forces that will make your ideal outcome a reality? What is your company's vision and mission? Driving forces usually lay the foundation for want you want people to focus on in your business (i.e., what you will use to motivate others to perform). Examples of driving forces might include: individual and organizational incentives; empowerment and alignment; qualitative factors such as a defined vision, values, and goals; productive factors like a mission or function; quantitative factors such as results or experience; and others such as commitment, coherent action, effectiveness, productivity and value.
Ideal Position. After working through the first four phases of the strategic thinking process, you should be able to define your ideal position and your outline should include:
the conditions you have found to be necessary if your business is to be productive;
the niche in the marketplace that your business will fill;
any opportunities that may exist either currently or in the future for your business;
the core competencies or skills required in your business;
the strategies and tactics you will use to pull it all together.
By working through these five areas, you will begin to get a clearer picture of exactly how your business vision can be accomplished. As your vision becomes more focused, your ideas will appear stronger and more credible. Not only will it be easier to convince others that your idea is a good one, but it will also be easier to maintain your own conviction and motivation when you reach any obstacles on the road.