Having read the blog post by ‘Noogler’ David, you become interested in the company. In the course of your internet research, you find a chart of Google’s diversity record and decide to comment on David’s post. In your blog comment (around 200 words), you should: ■■ comment on David’s blog post ■■ analyse the diagram on the right ■■ express your opinion on the contrast between the blog and the diagram 1 Writing guide: Blog comment, p. 198. Writing 7 2020 Diversity Annual Report GENDER (GLOBAL) 32.5 % Women 48.5 % Asian+ 5.5 % Black+ 6.6 % LatinX+ 0.8 % Native American+ 43.1 % White+ 67.5 % Men RACE/ETHNICITY (U.S.) Business training. Work in pairs. Find advantages and disadvantages of all management styles. Think of situations or of organisations and companies where a specific style may be necessary. 10 Complete the descriptions with the expressions from 9b and match them with the pictures. c managers give staff complete freedom to complete the task are facilitators for their staff have only few managerial tasks to do need highly professional and creative employees to succeed managers delegate authority to the staff, empowering them to complete the task are open to other people’s opinions involve employees in the decision making process need the agreement of the majority o f the employees to make decisions managers set high standards and closely control staff motivate by threats and discipline make decisions without consulting others are in control of situations as fewer people are involved in the decision-making process managers use brainstorming sessions to get new ideas ask views and opinions from the staff get feedback from employees make the final decision after consulting staff 1 2 3 4 Work in pairs and discuss the different company cultures / corporate identities of Google and McKinsey. ■■ compare aspects like staff relations, working atmosphere, dress code, public image ■■ evaluate the role of the individual in the two companies ■■ say which company you would rather work for and why What does the term ‘management style’ refer to? Talk in class. Look at the pictures below and describe them. Match the management styles on the right with the pictures and explain your choice. Speaking 8 Reading & Speaking 9 a b autocratic consultative laissez-faire democratic A B C D Language skills Extras Explore 7 Companies 89 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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