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 What does Louis feel about the changes?
Sally says that the changes were planned by What does Louis feel about the changes?
admin
2009-01-17
41
问题
Sally says that the changes were planned by
What does Louis feel about the changes?
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、They should have happened sooner
B、Some managers will dislike them.
C、Their success will be limited.
答案
B
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/jIzO777K
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
•Youwillhearfivedifferentbusinesspeopletalkingabouthowtheystartedtheirbusinessesandhowtheyarerunningtheirbus
•Youwillheartheanairlineofficertellingaboutthenewserviceoftheairline.•Asyoulisten,forquestions1-12,complete
•Youwillhearfivebusinesspeoplediscussinghowtobecomeatrueleader.•Foreachextracttherearetwotasks.ForTaskOne,
•Youwillhearadialogueaboutgoldprice.•Foreachquestion(23-30),markoneletter(A,BorC)forthecorrectanswer.
•Youwillhearpartofaradioprogrammeinwhichtwobusinesspeople-awomancalledHeatherandamancalledAlan-areinter
•Youwillhearpartofaradioprogrammeinwhichtwobusinesspeople-awomancalledHeatherandamancalledAlan-areinter
A.portabledeviceshowingthetimeB.referencesourceinprintedformC.electronicdevicedesignedtoreceivesignals
Youwillhearadialogueamongfourspeakers.TheyaretalkingaboutMegadromeParkproblem.Foreachquestion(23-30),markone
Brazilianstakepridein______.InBrazil,theokaysignofaringformedbythethumbandindexfingeris______.
随机试题
T8钢过冷奥氏体在A。点温度至550℃范围内等温时,随转变温度的降低,形成的珠光体()。
经营者提供的机动车、计算机、电视机、电冰箱、空调器、洗衣机等耐用商品或者装饰装修等服务,消费者自接受商品或者服务之日起()个月内发现瑕疵,发生争议的,由经营者承担有关瑕疵的举证责任。
多次分娩女性患者易发生
胸部正位取后前立位摄影的原因,无关的是
陪审员王某参加一起案件审判。被告辩护人当庭提出被告有正当防卫和自首情节,公诉人予以否定,提请合议庭不予采信,审判长没有就此进行调查。王某对审判长没有征询合议庭其他成员意见就决定不予调查,在评议时提出异议,但审判长不同意。对此,关于王某可以行使的权力,下列哪
属于修建性详细规划编制内容的是()。
近些年来,公安机关既发扬传统,坚持走群众路线,又不断探索,不断开拓,创造了公安工作的新形式,积累了一些新经验,主要包括()。
甲、乙合作完成一部剧本,丙影视公司欲将该剧本拍摄成电视剧。甲以丙公司没有名气为由拒绝,乙独自与丙公司签订合同,以十万元价格将该剧本摄制权许可给丙公司。对此,下列说法错误的是
类MyClass的定义如下,若要对value赋值,则下面语句正确的是()。classMyClass{public:MyClass(){}MyClass(inti){value=new
Weoftenreadinnovelshowaseeminglyrespectablepersonorfamilyhassometerriblesecretwhichhasbeenconcealedfromstr
最新回复
(
0
)