WORK-LIFE BALANCE

6.1. Complete the article with appropriate forms of ‘stress’ from A opposite.

1) stress

2) stress-related

3) stressful

4) stressed

5) stressful

6.2. Which two of the causes of stress in B opposite are specifically mentioned
in the article above?

1) heavy workloads: because she worked 66-hours a week

2) lack of management support: managers do not provide the necessary help

6.3. Match the statements ( 1-4) to the findings in the survey in C.

1–d

2–a

3–b

4–c

Over to you

In my view, working 66-hours a week is always stressful, but there are some
people, who find themselves repeatedly working these extra-long hours. As a result,
they may feel overworked, which can have detrimental effect on their health, both
mentally and physically.

I would like to recommend workaholic to take breaks, spend more time with
family or friends and enjoy the moments.

MANAGING TALENT
7.1. Look at the article in A opposite and say if these statements are true or
false.
1) True

2) True
3) False

4) False

5) False

6) True

7) True

7.2. Complete the sentences with expressions from A opposite.

1) critical

2) expertise

3) human performance

4) intellectual property

5) talent, attracting, retaining

6) core competent

7.3. Look at B opposite. In a film project, are each of the following people
‘creatives’ or ‘suits’?

1) creatives

2) suits

3) creatives

4) suits

5) creatives

6) creatives

WHY INTERNATIONAL MERGERS OFTEN FAIL

Reading

A) Understanding the main point

1) True

2) True

3) False
4) False

5) True

6) False

7) True

8) True

9) True

B) Understanding details

1) To cut costs, increase profits, benefit from another company’s knowledge and
experience.

2) 91 per cent of mergers are not completely successful in achieving their aims.

3) That it is not business as usual, there are tight timeframes, and the people
making the decisions are biased in a particular direction.

4) The hardest kind of deal is the « best-of-breed» merger with a competitor, which
means bringing together two powerful management teams.

5)

6)

7)

8)

9)

10)

THE ART OF JOINING DIFFERENT CULTURES

Vocabulary
A) Word search

1) expertise

2) timeframes
3) provide

4) biased

5) cutting costs

6) successful

7) aligning

8) under-estimate

9) agile

10) alien

11) morale

12) hands-off

13) trickiest

B) Word partnerships

1) to cut costs

2) increase profits

3) fulfill objectives

4) conduct a study

5) maintain targets

6) take decisions

7) take over organisation

8) establish goodwill

9) add value

10) done deal

C) Vocabulary development

1) carry out a study

2) make a decision
3) reduce costs

4) meet value

5) create deal

6) fix goodwill

7) conclude objectives

8) improve targets

9) raise profits

10) acquire organisation

D) Sentence completion

1)

2)

3)

4)

5)

6)

7)

8)

9)

10)

Over to you

1. Match each manager type to its description

1–

2–

3–
 2. Fit these well-known mergers and acquisitions into one of the three
categories in question 1

1–

2–

3–

3. From what you know, which of these mergers have been successful and
which not? Why?