II. Make up questions to the text and ask your friend to answer them. J

3. Explain:

1. why the management is not an easy process;

2. what is understood by a good manager;

3. what managers should study.

4. Discuss in the group:

1. characteristics of an ideal manager;

2. optimal working conditions;

3. what is better - to manage or to have a good manager.

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I Until the text andbe ready to answer the questions: i Willi I experiments does the laboratory carry out? ■ Mow do people relax? j w|,„i do the psychologists recommend? i ||ow do the psychologists try to help people?

A Calm Person Works Calmly

\h\ firm in this country is motivated by the Monition of Man's well-being. But Man is also a

i Iiit'tive force that keeps a business going. A thoughtful

||»|iroa(;h is needed not_;to divide the two concepts of Man || | |, inductive force and as the main concern. Special i II..1 lit are also needed to ensure that the principal goal ill's well-being - is the focus of attention every day

I avery hour.

A special social-psychological service has been set up

i my firms to help make its principal goal a reality.

ii, . n vice is a laboratory and a group of psychology I j.. 11■;. The laboratory carries out experiments, using if I uit I display units, to study the ability for team work, 1111 , haracters of the working people and their manager. ( H lui methods include questionnaires, polls, and specially-

inted studies. They produce either immediate results

|| give recommendations a bit later. Fatigue is studied finm every angle - the nature of work, age, sex, and

m king conditions. And the recommendations vary, in one case it is an additional 15-minute break in work

i" til in relaxation room. Sitting in an atmosphere of quiet,

I urns and semidarkness people hear a soft voice talking

iii m .i 11 ho] I'-training. This is followed by watching a beautiful

iv on the screen to the accompaniment of music.

I 11111 ii minutes of this relaxation can make a person feel I 11 lie lias been away from work for several hours.

In another case physical exercise, some sitting-up exercises may be recommended, or a person may be advised to go to the refreshment room and have a glass of specially-prepared cocktail of juices.

There are certain monotonous, mechanical jobs in which only part of the brain is used. According to the psychologists, the other part can and should be used for the general development. So a psychologist would go to such people and talk about new films, plays or books. He does his best to help workers overcome stress situations.

Notes:

fatigue - усталость

scenery — пейзаж >

to overcome — преодолеть

II. Read the text again and explain why it is headlined in such a way.

■ III. Read the article and say what you think of its contents: . '- ■ ■ il