首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Sally says that the changes were planned by Louis thinks the new training will be effective because
Sally says that the changes were planned by Louis thinks the new training will be effective because
admin
2009-01-17
41
问题
Sally says that the changes were planned by
Louis thinks the new training will be effective because
M: Sally, everyone’s talking about the changes. I’d be interested to know what you make of them.
F: Well, Louis, I think it’s a mixed bag. I guess they’ve been fairly carefully planned. I think every department head was consulted, so ideas were contributed from the whole organisation. The chairman put a lot of thought into bringing it all together, which is probably due to his background in consultancy - wanting to get the whole picture clear, before finally deciding.
M: I hadn’t realised they’d been so long in the making - they seemed to come out of the blue,
F: Oh no, it’s been building up. The idea is to give our whole operation a boost. We’ve been paying the price for low motivation for quite a while, and it’s time to turn staff retention rates around. Sales and profits have been static for too long, but if we can get more commitment out of people, things should pick up.
M: Sounds reasonable. As I say, I thought they’d happened rather suddenly. If other senior staff are thinking that too, they’re going to feel some resentment. But then again, it doesn’t mean they won’t get on with implementing them, so I guess it’ll all end up alright.
F: I hope you’re right. Still, I’m personally rather unconvinced about the new working hours.
M: Oh?
F: Well the idea sounds nice having core hours from I I to 3 and leaving people free to start as early or late as they want and finish accordingly ...
M: And maybe working four long days and having longer weekends.
F: But it’ll mean we’ll be very understaffed on some days, and then those people who are here will have to take everybody’s calls, so less actual work will get done that’s how I see it turning out in the end, anyway.
M: I see what you mean. What other problems do you foresee?
F: I think the sales targets could have been better thought out. I know the idea is to encourage a spirit of healthy competition, which is no bad thing of course, but they’ve been applied right across the board in the departments affected. People can’t be expected to achieve the same regardless of what they’re selling. It’s a fact that some models outsell others, and that ought to be reflected in the targets.
M: Well, on a more positive note, I’m all in favour of the training that’s being introduced.
F: Uh-huh.
M: It’s going to be far more accessible. When we had sessions provided by the college, the topics were rather limited, it seemed to me, but now there’s a much wider range on offer, not just internet and database management all the time. I just hope they timetable it sensibly.
F: Oh, I think they will, after all the effort of setting it up. Something I’m looking forward to is the newsletter- that’s a great idea.
M: Yes, it makes you wonder why we haven’t had one before.
F: It’ll be a real boost for corporate culture, make everyone feel involved. The overseas reps will particularly, appreciate it - they can feel outside the loop except when they’re over here, which is only twice a year I suppose most of the contributions will come from managers. People joining the company will probably assume we’ve always had it, but I’m sure it’ll be an improvement.
M: So, some hope for the future?
F: Let’s give it about six months to see how it all plays out. It takes time to tell whether things are going to succeed, and everyone will need to be consulted to get their views and experiences on the changes. The real test will be morale, and whether it seems to go up or down, but I’d guess these won’t be the last changes, and that we’ll see more major changes introduced.
M: As you say, time will tell ...
选项
A、it is available on-line.
B、it covers more topics.
C、it uses outside trainers.
答案
B
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/3IzO777K
本试题收录于:
BEC中级听力题库BEC商务英语分类
0
BEC中级听力
BEC商务英语
相关试题推荐
TaskOne-Job•Forquestions13-17,matchtheextractswiththepeople,listedA-H.•Foreachextract,decidewhichjobeac
•Youwillhearpartofaradiointerviewinwhichabusinessexpertisbeingaskedaboutconsultants.•Foreachquestion23-30
•Youwillhearadialogueaboutgoldprice.•Foreachquestion(23-30),markoneletter(A,BorC)forthecorrectanswer.
TASKONE--THEJOBOFTHESPEAKER•Forquestions13-17,matchtheextractswiththejobs,listedA-H.•Foreachextract,decidew
TASKONE--THEJOBOFTHESPEAKER•Forquestions13-17,matchtheextractswiththejobs,listedA-H.•Foreachextract,decidew
A.todiscusssalestargetsB.topresentnothingtoblameC.toemphasisethewaytheyillustrateD.tointerprett
Youwillhearasuccessfulexecutiveaddressingagroupoftraineesonabusinesscourse.Sheisdescribingherjobtothem.
Youwillhearasuccessfulexecutiveaddressingagroupoftraineesonabusinesscourse.Sheisdescribingherjobtothem.
Youwillheartwocolleagues,Sam,aproductionmanager,andJulia,hisassistant,discussingchangesatthefurnituremanufactu
Brazilianstakepridein______.Duringthebusinessday,youwillmostlikelybeoffered______.
随机试题
更换防烟排烟系统组件需要准备产品安装使用说明书。()
Althoughwestillhavesomeproblemstoface,byandlargeourworkhasbeensuccessful.
甲氧苄啶与磺胺甲唑合用的原因是
单位或者个人认购或者受让证券公司的股权后,其持股比例达到证券公司注册资本的(),应当事先告知证券公司。
用人单位在进行经济性裁员时,在()内录用人员的,应当优先录用被裁减的人员。
下列关于储备存货的有关成本的说法中,不正确的是()。
【2014年四川.单选】以“应当怎样"和“不应当怎样"的表述来规范教师的言行,保证教育行为的正常进行,体现了教师职业道德的()。
罗马在应用科学尤其是农艺学方面取得了较高的成就,其中《论农业》是研究罗马帝国初期奴隶制经济不可多得的历史文献,《论农业》的作者是()。
某项工程需在室外进行线缆铺设,但由于连续大雨造成承建方一直无法施工,开工日期比计划晚了2周(合同约定持续1周以内的天气异常不属于反常天气),给承建方造成一定的经济损失。承建方若寻求补偿,应当______。
Thespaceshuttle【D1】______madeararenightlandingattheKennedySpaceCentreearlyonThursday.Thenightlanding,theelev
最新回复
(
0
)