- •Unit 1_____ часть 1 Введение
- •Методические указания по работе с пособием
- •Introduction into English Введение в английский язык
- •Чтение сочетаний согласных звуков
- •Exercise 10
- •Introductions in the Business World Знакомства в деловом мире
- •Личные местоимения
- •Exercise 12
- •Exercise 20
- •Exercise 21 Translate some useful expressions
- •Exercise 22
- •Exercise 27
- •Exercise 28
- •Exercise 29
- •Exercise 30
- •Exercise 31 Meet bos
- •Exercise 32
- •Titles and names
- •Exercise 34
- •Exercise 35
- •Exercise 36
- •Exercise 38
- •Exercise 39
- •Exercise 41
- •Exercise 42
- •Exercise 49
- •Exercise 50
- •Exercise 51
- •Exercise 52
- •Exercise 53
- •Exercise 54
- •Exercise 55
- •Exercise 56
- •Exercise 59
- •Exercise 60
- •Exercise 61
- •Exercise 62
- •Exercise 63 Make up sentences.
- •Exercise 64
- •Exercise 69
- •Exercise 70
- •Exercise 75
- •Hierachy
- •Affiliates
- •S Car Division tructure
- •Managers and executives: uk
- •Managers and executives: us
- •Holdbrook house finance
- •Company Departments Отделы компании
- •Exercise 82
- •Exercise 83
- •Exercise 86
- •Exercise 87
- •Exercise 88
- •Exercise 89
- •Exercise 90
- •Exercise 91
- •Changes in Retailing
- •Learning Foreign Languages
- •Exercise 95
- •Exercise 96
- •Exercise 97
- •Exercise 103
- •Exercise 104
- •Job losses
- •Exercise 106
- •Exercise 107
- •Exercise 108
- •Exercise 109
- •Exercise 110
- •Exercise 111
- •The Office
- •Kita Systems, Inc.
- •Exercise 115
- •In the Office в офисе
- •Exercise 117
- •Exercise 118
- •Exercise 124
- •Exercise 125
- •Exercise 126
- •Exercise 136
- •In the Building в здании
- •Exercise 138
- •Exercise 142
- •Exercise 143
- •Exercise 144
- •Exercise 145
- •Exercise 146
- •Exercise 148
- •Exercise 149
- •Presentation
- •Bloggs & bloggs
- •Exercise 152
- •Exercise 155
- •Exercise 156
- •Exercise 157
- •Exercise 160
- •Read the text .
- •Exercise 162
- •Exercise 163
- •Exercise 166
- •In the morning (утром),
- •In the afternoon ( днем),
- •In the evening (вечером),
- •Exercise 167
- •Exercise 168
- •Exercise 169
- •Exercise 171
- •Exercise 172
- •Exercise 174 Read and translate the text.
- •Exercise 176
- •Exercise 177
- •Exercise 178
- •Two people, two jobs
- •Exercise 179
- •Exercise 180
- •Miss Brown
- •Mr White
- •Exercise 181
- •Exercise 187
- •Exercise 188
- •Exercise 189
- •Exercise 190
- •Exercise 191
- •Exercise 192
- •Exercise 193
- •Exercise 194
- •Exercise 200
- •24Th October
- •Exercise 202
- •Exercise 204
- •Exercise 205
- •Exercise 206
- •Exercise 208
- •Exercise 209
- •Exercise 210
- •Exercise 213
- •Exercise 214
- •Exercise 215
- •Exercise 220
- •Exercise 222
- •Exercise 223
- •Exercise 224
- •Exercise 225
- •Exercise 226
- •Exercise 1
- •Exercise 2
- •Exercise 3
- •Exercise 4
- •Exercise 5
- •Study enjoy work(x2) live manufacture employ
- •Exercise 6
- •Структура
- •Часть 2 данного пособия содержит:
- •Презентации/Presentation – краткие комментарии лексического материала
- •Аудиокассеты, сопровождающие каждый урок.
- •Методические указания по работе с пособием
- •The Clothes We Wear
- •Clean (чистый) better (лучший) big (большой) different (другой) new (новый) old (старый)
- •Invitations приглашения
- •Exercise 81
- •Exercise 82
- •How to Write a Business Letter Как написать деловое письмо
- •Exercise 83
- •Some general guidelines
- •Exrcise 84
- •Business Letter Writing Basics
- •2) Widgetry ltd
- •12) Dear Mr Bowers Exercise 87
- •Exercise 89
- •Information advertisement enclose wishes possible receiving letter forward
- •Exercise 90
- •Exercise 92
- •Exercise 93
- •Technology in engineering conference
- •45 Broughton Street, Brighton
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- •Spend waste save have make invest
- •Invest lend lose owe make keep up save earn spend take out
- •Exercise 167
- •Use pay cash change open make
- •Lesson 17 Урок17 Some time ago Прошлое
- •Exercise 189
- •Exercise 190 Complete this article using the Simple Past of the following verbs.
- •Visit; join; help; spend; begin; decide; study; become; leave; complete
- •Exercise 191
- •Exercise 192 Read, translate the text. Ask and answer questions.
- •Lesson 18 Урок 18
- •Lesson 20 Урок 20
- •Exercise 203
- •Exercise 204
- •Exercise 205
- •Exercise 206
- •Exercise 211
- •Exercise 212
- •Exercise 213
- •Levels of Management
- •Areas of Management
- •Difficult Colleagues
- •Managers and time
- •Travel Expenses
- •Приложения
- •Приложение 2
- •Библиографический список
- •Оглавление
Managers and time
A recent seminar in Budapest on the management of time in business concluded that senior managers are not always using their working time efficiently. Managers know that they can replace old or obsolete equipment and that people who leave a company can be replaced. So managers must learn to manage time – their own time and the time of other people in the company – more carefully.
One speaker at the three–day seminar, Dr Jaroslav Lentzer of the Prague–based International Management Forum, claimed that some companies were spending over 40% of time on tasks which were unnecessary or which could be completed in less time. He gave the example of one company in the service sector where office staff spent over half the working day socializing with each other or at “meetings” which had no practical purpose.
‘Time’, said Dr Lentzer, ‘is one of the most important resources a manager has. Most companies know what time their workers arrive in the morning and go home at night. But very few companies know how much time their employees spend on useful work’.
He told delegates that effective time management must begin with a study of how a manager uses his or her time at the moment. He gave the example of a Canadian bank which issues each manager with a log–book where they record daily activities. Managers are told to write down everything they do during the working day, including apparently trivial tasks like taking phone messages for colleagues. Managers do this for a four week period. Then the completed log–book is sent to a time management consultant who carefully examines the information. This helps the bank to decide how effectively each manager is using his time.
Dr Lentzer thinks that if more companies use this approach they will improve productivity and become more competitive. He says that each manager should answer the following four questions:
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Am I spending enough time on essential tasks?
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How much time do I waste each day on trivial or unnecessary work?
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How much work can I delegate to other people in my department?
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Do I give a specific amount of time to certain tasks – an hour for a meeting, for example –and stick to it?
The next stage is to draw up a “time–plan”. Dr Lentzer says that managers should spend at least two weeks on the first stage of the plan. ‘Make sure your colleagues know about the changes,’ he says. ‘And more importantly, make sure they know why the plan is necessary. Remember not to cut out minor but necessary tasks like looking through the business press or talking to colleagues.’
Don’t let the plan become too restrictive. It should still be flexible enough to allow you to make any changes necessary. Maybe you’ll find you need more time to talk to customers or to deal with personnel problems.
Exercise 4
Here is the final paragraph from the article. Complete the gaps:
Working day on the phone final week reviewing once or twice useful advice
most efficient spend
The ……………………………. of your plan, says Dr Lentzer, should be spent ………………the first three weeks and assessing how useful the changes have been. And he has some ………………..to give to managers. Try to deal with important business at the beginning of your …………………………… and leave minor things until the end. Encourage colleagues to change their working habits to make the ……………………………… use of their time. Cut down the amount of time you spend ……………………………… . Make a note of what you are going to say before you make your call. …………………… some time …………………. a month making sure that your time–plan is working.
Exercise 5
These four extracts have been removed from the article. Can you put them back in the correct place?
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This was over seven per cent of the company’s total operating costs.
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These programmes can help to cut costs.
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or on inviting their major clients to expensive meals in restaurants.
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Which trips are essential to promote sales?