- •Management and Managers Менеджмент и Менеджеры
- •1.1. Words to be learned:
- •1.2. Read and translate the following international words:
- •1.3. Word-building. Translate into Russian.
- •What Is "Management"?
- •1.5. Read and render in Russian.
- •It is interesting to know that… .
- •1.6. Read the text with a dictionary and pay attention to jobs and their definitions. What is a Manager?
- •1.7. Read the text and speak about levels of management using the scheme. What are managers of all levels responsible for? Levels of Management
- •1.8. Read and learn job titles:
- •1.9. Match the jobs and their functions.
- •1.10. Here are three diagrams representing the structure of an organization. Study them and do the tasks below. Pay attention to the terms used.
- •1.11. Read the text and draw a company structure.
- •2.1. Words to be learned:
- •2.2. Read the words in (a) and find synonyms in (b).
- •2.3. Read the text with a dictionary and retell it, using the scheme. What Do Managers Do?
- •2.4. Choose the right answer:
- •2.5. Use a dictionary to complete the chart below. Mark
- •2.6. Read the text and find out:
- •2.7. Read and find out what roles a manager plays. Roles Performed by Managers
- •2.8. Read and translate with a dictionary. What role would you perform more willingly? Mintzberg's Set of Ten Roles
- •3.1. Read and translate the text. People Are the Heart of Every Business
- •Examples of Flow Charts:
- •3.2. Answer the questions:
- •3.3. Read and translate the text. Management Style
- •3.3. Answer the questions on the text.
- •4.1. Read the text and discuss in groups. Give your reasons for and against. Choose the most important items to your “hearts content” (сколько душе угодно). Leadership and Management
- •Principles of Leadership.
- •4.2. What is your opinion on the following? The Traits of an Effective Leader
- •Behaviours People Value in Leaders
- •4.4. Is your future job the right job for you? Find out by doing the quiz. What is your score? What type of personality are you? Work in pairs. Tick the statements your partner agrees with.
- •4.5. Now add up (your ticks and check your scores. Three or
- •Personality types
- •How to Effectively Manage the People?
- •5.2. Read and summarize. Add some more points if you want. How to Motivate Your Employees?
- •5.3. You're going to be a good manager, aren't you? Read the text
- •Qualities of a Good Manager
- •5.4. Choose what is most important for a true manager. Give your
- •5.5. These are the survey results. Look them through and answer the questions:
- •5.6. Read and dramatize the dialogue.
- •5.7. Answer the questions on the above dialogue:
- •5.8. Read the text and answer the questions below the text. How to Manage Managers
- •5.9. Answer the questions:
- •5.10. Study the information of the text. Can you manage time? Time Management
- •5.11. Translate the sentences using necessary words from the text "Time Management".
- •5.12. In a busy working day, it's not easy to find time to study. Discuss these questions with your classmates and plan how to manage your time.
- •6.1. Read the story below and render it in English. The Big Rocks of Time
- •6.2. Food for Thought.
- •Richard Branson's 10 secrets of success
- •6.4. Read and translate the text. Do the tasks below the text. Prestigious Business Award for Fabiola
1.2. Read and translate the following international words:
management, manager, tradition, plan, organize, control, coordination, active, group, expert, organization, Industrial Revolution, professional manager, term, strategy, technique, basis, mission, military, definition, director, service, president, vice-president, line, office, administrator, administration, university, hospital, social, agency, system, personnel, personal, finance, marketing, product, production, problem, risk, company, individual, national, culture, argument, scheme, function, functional, project, contrast, structure, company, diagram; resource
1.3. Word-building. Translate into Russian.
to manage – management – manager – managerial; to plan – planning;
to control – controlling; to direct – director – directing; to lead – leader – leading; to organize – organizer – organization; to produce – producer – productive – production; person – personal; function – functional; tradition – traditional – traditionally; industry – industrial; responsible – responsibility; success – successful – successfully
1.4. Read the text and say what the idea of management is.
What Is "Management"?
What is "management"? There are a variety of views about this term. Traditionally, the term “management” refers to planning, organizing, leading (directing) and controlling (coordinating) activities and to the group of people, involved in them.
Another common view is that “management” is getting things done through other people.
But to most employees the term “management” probably means the group of people (executives or other) who are responsible for making decisions in the organization.
1.5. Read and render in Russian.
It is interesting to know that… .
The verb "manage" comes from the Italian "maneggiare" (that is "to handle" - especially a horse), which in turn derives from the Latin "manus" (that is "hand"). The French word "mesnagement" (later "ménagement") influenced the development in the meaning of the English word "management" in the 17th and 18th centuries.
The Industrial Revolution began in the eighteenth century and transformed the job of a manager from owner-manager to professional, salaried manager. It is interesting to note that many of the management terms and techniques used today have their basis in military authority (for example: "superior", "subordinate", "strategy", "mission").
1.6. Read the text with a dictionary and pay attention to jobs and their definitions. What is a Manager?
A number of different terms are often used instead of the term "manager", including "director", "administrator" and "president". The term "manager" is used more frequently in profit-making organizations, while the others are used more widely in government and non-profit organizations such as universities, hospitals and social work agencies.
So, whom do we call a "manager"?
In its broad meaning the term "managers" applies to the people who are responsible for making and carrying out decisions within a certain system. A personnel manager directly supervises people in an organization. A financial manager is a person who is responsible for finance. A sales manager is responsible for selling of goods. A marketing manager is responsible for promotion of products on the market.
Almost everything a manager does involves decision-making. When a problem exists a manager has to make a decision to solve it. In decision-making there is always some uncertainty and risk.
The amount of responsibility of any individual in a company depends on the position that he or she occupies in its hierarchy. Managers, for example, are responsible for leading the people directly under them, who are called subordinates. To do this successfully, they must use their authority, which is the right to take decisions and give orders.
Managing is a responsible and hard job. There is a lot to be done and there is relatively little time to do it. In all types of organizations managerial efficiency depends on manager's direct personal relationships, hard work on a variety of activities and preference for active tasks. The characteristics of management often vary according to national culture, which can determine how managers are trained, how they lead people and how they approach their jobs.