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MORE FORMAL:

-Would you like me to drop these letters in the mail for you, Mr Miller?

-Yes please, Jack, if it wouldn't be too much trouble.

Offering assistance

FORMAL:

-Why don't you let me take care of the arrangement for the meeting, Jane?

-That would be a big help, Karen, but it can wait till tomorrow.

INFORMAL:

-Can I give you a hand with those packages, Tim?

-No, I can manage, Joe. Thanks anyway.

Management

1. Can you name your best ever supervisor? Why him/her?
2. What makes a good manager?
3. If you are/were a manager in a company, what are/would be your main roles?
4. Is it important to be supervised?
5. Are you a leader type?

Discussion

Peter 

Drucker: An Introductory 

View of Management

Managers have to decide how best to allocate the 

human, physical and capital _____________ 

available to them.

Managers - logically- have to make sure that the 

jobs and tasks given to their subordinates are 

_____________ .

There is no point in _____________ objectives if you 

don't _____________ them to your staff.

Managers have to _____________ their subordinates,

and to measure, and try to improve, their 

_____________.

Management skills

setting

supervise

resources

manageable

quotation

communicate

performance

Some strange memos of strange managers:

Choose the correct answer!

Global Sourcing

Global sourcing helps companies ____________.

1. saving money
2. to save money
3. to retain money
4. spending money

The process of _________ is similar to global sourcing, but it refers to finding
the cheapest services, not products.

1. out-serving
2. sourcing out
3. outsourcing
4. serving out

Eastern Europe is not it our primary market, it's a _______ market for our
company.

1. second-level
2. second
3. second phase
4. second tier

Right now, we're in the process of identifying several _______
( = important) global suppliers.

1. key
2. prime
3. great
4. first

We're not happy with our current supplier. We have to pursue _________
(= other) supplier sources.

1. alternate
2. altered
3. allotted
4. allocated

IPO _________ "international procurement organization".

1. stands
2. signifies
3. stands for
4. signs

Global sourcing has helped our company to reduce costs __________.

1. in 10%
2. 10%
3. for 10%
4. by 10%

Foreign suppliers are often referred to as "_______" suppliers.

1. offshore
2. offline
3. off-limits
4. off fare

When considering global sourcing options, it's important to ensure that price savings don't come
________ quality.

1. instead of
2. at the cost of
3. in light of
4. because of

More and more companies are using global sourcing = Global sourcing is
__________.

1. on the up
2. going up
3. rising
4. on the rise

Goodbye!