Vocabulary to Text 5

1. interaction n взаимодействие. Syn: cooperation

2. figurehead n номинальный глава

3. duties n, pl обязанности

4. attend v посещать, присутствовать

Syn: to be present at

5. wedding n свадьба, бракосочетание

Syn: marriage

6. celebration n празднество, торжество

Syn: festivity

7. luncheon n обед, банкет

Syn: feast, banquet

8. feedback n обратная связь, ответная реакция

Syn: response

9. liaison n связь, контакт Syn: contact

10. unsolicited adj незатребованный, представленный добровольно

11. peer равный по должности, по званию и т.д.

12. spokesman n 1) представитель (организации и т.п.); 2) оратор

Syn: 1) representative; 2) speaker

13. disturbance n волнение, беспорядок

Syn: commotion

14. handle v справляться с чем-либо

Syn: to cope with; to deal with

15. allocator n лицо, ведающее распределением.

16. work unit структурное подразделение, отдел

Syn.: department

Exercises to Text 5

Answer the questions to Text 5:

1. What activities are included in “figure-head” role?

2. How do managers realize their leadership role?

3. What is the meaning and essence of liaison role?

4 What is a monitor role of managers?

5. How do managers carry out their representative role?

6. What is the “disturbance handler” role?

7. What is the essence of “recourse allocator” role?

8. When and where is the ‘negotiator role’ required for managers?

Exercise 2. Arrange the words in suitable pairs:

1. handle a)celebration

2. get b) conflict

3. perform c) resources

4. entertain d) feedback

5. provide e) visitors

6. reallocate f) crisis

7. attend g) resources

8. collect h) performance

9. encourage j) duties

10. improve i) growth

11 reduce k) environment

12. monitor l) information

Exercise 3.Give Russian equivalents to the following words and collocations:

1)to wear different hats; 2) a head of a unit; 3) to participate; 4) to improve employees’ performance; 5) peer level managers; 6) unsolicited information; 7) spokesperson; 8)to keep somebody well informed; 9) disturbance handler; 10)liaison; 11) company’s facilities.

Exercise 4. Give English equivalents to the following words and collocations:

1) взаимодействие; 2) развлекать посетителей; 3) посещать юбилейные торжества; 4) уменьшить конфликт; 5) способствовать росту; 6) специалист по работе с персоналом; 7) внешние контакты; 8) Что происходит?

9) говорить, выступать от имени отдела; 10) доступ к рабочему времени менеджера; 11) «ведущий переговоры», посредник,

Exercise 5. Fill in prepositions where necessary:

1. As the head ___ the unit you are responsible ____ allocating the unit’s resources which include an access ___ the manager/s time as well.

2. Managers may be required to carry negotiation ___ contracts ____ suppliers? ___ purchasing or selling new products and so on/

3. If you notice that some parts ___ the work environment get ___ ___ control, you must immediately handle those disturbances.

4. The manager must speak ____ his work unit ___ people outside its unit and outside the company.

Text 6. Delegating Authority

Delegation means that supervisors give responsibility and authority to subordinates to complete a task, and let the subordinates to figure out how the task can be accomplished.. Effective delegation develops people who are ultimately more fulfilled and productive. Managers become more fulfilled and productive themselves as they learn to count on their staffs and are freed up to attend to more strategic issues.

Delegation is often very difficult for new supervisors,. Many managers want to remain comfortable, making the same decisions they have always made. They don’t want to risk losing any of their power and stature (ironically, they do lose these if they don’t learn to delegate effectively). Often, they don’t want to risk giving authority to subordinates in case they fail and impair the organization.

However, there are basic approaches to delegation that, with practice, become the backbone of effective supervision and development.

Below the following general steps are listed to accomplish delegation:

1. Delegate the whole task to one person. This gives the person the responsibility and increases their motivation.

2. Select the right person. Assess the skills and capabilities of subordinates and assign the task to the most appropriate one.

3. Clearly specify your preferred results. Give information on what, when, who and where. You might leave the “how” to them. Write this information down.

4. Delegate responsibility and authority, not the method to accomplish it. Let the subordinate complete the task in the manner they chose, as long as the results are what the supervisor specifies. .

5. Evaluate and reward performance. Evaluate results more than method. Address insufficient performance and reward successes.