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1、READING1hour剑桥BEC真题集中级第四辑Test1PARTONEQuestions1-7•Lookatthestatementsbelowandthearticleaboutthedevelopmentoffuturebusinessleadersontheoppositepage.•Whichsectionofthearticle(A,B,CorD)doeseachstatement(1-7)referto?•Foreachstatement(1-7),markoneletter(A,B,CorD)onyourAnswer
2、Sheet.•Youwillneedtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.Example:0Aneworganisationhasbeenformedtoassistfirmsindevelopinghigh-flyers.0ABCD1Managersneedtotakeactiontoconvincehigh-flyersoftheirvaluetothefirm.2Organisationsneedtolookbeyondthehigh-flyerstheyarecurrentlydevelopin
3、g.3Thereisaconcernthatfirmsinvestingintrainingforhigh-flyersmaynotgainthebenefitsthemselves.4Managersneedexpertassistancefromwithintheirownfirmsindevelopinghigh-flyers.5Firmscurrentlyidentifyhigh-flyerswithoutthesupportofaguidancestrategy.6Managersarefrequentlytoobusytod
4、ealwiththedevelopmentofhigh-flyers.7Firmswhoworkhardontheirreputationasanemployerwillinteresthigh-flyers.TheStarsoftheFutureAExistingmanagementresearchdoesnottellusmuchabouthowtofindanddevelophigh—flyers,thosepeoplewhohavethepotentialtoreachthetopofanorganisation.Asaresu
5、lt,organisationsarelefttoformulatetheirownsystems.Amoreeffectiveoverallpolicyfordevelopingfutureleadersisneeded,whichiswhytheLondonBusinessSchoolhaslaunchedtheTomorrow’sLeadersResearchGroup(TLRG).Thegroupcontainsrepresentativesfrom20firms,andmeetsregularlytodiscussthelea
6、dershipdevelopmentoftheorganizationshigh-flyers.TLRGrecognisesjusthowsignificantlinemanagersareintheprocessofBleadershipdevelopment.Unfortunately,withtoday'sflatorganisations,wheremanagershavefunctionalaswellasmanagerialresponsibilities,peopledevelopmentalltoooftenfallsv
7、ictimtoheavyworkloads.Onemanagerintheresearchgroupwasunconvincedbythelogicofsendinghisbestpeopleawayondevelopmentcourses,’onlytoseethempoachedbyanotherdepartmentor,worsestill,anotherfirm'.Thisfearoflosinghigh-flyersrunsdeepintheorganisationsthatmakeuptheresearchgroup.TLR
8、GarguesthatthetaskofmanagementisnotnecessarilyaboutemployeeCretention,butaboutcreating'attractioncentre