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B. struggle; ends up with
C. struggle;ends in
D. fight; ends in
With the Indian economy predicted to grow by 7.5 percent this year, experts say it could be time for Western CEOs to learn some lessons from Indian CEOs.The key differences between Indian and Western bosses are:
Social purpose
One of the most important things is that Indian leaders lead with a sense of social purpose.Every leader in India gave a specific social purpose as being the goal of their business.Those purposes ranged from improving healthcare to getting cell phones to people who didn't have access to communication tools.Having a social purpose motivates workers.
Invest in employees
Indian firms invest an enormous amount in their employees' training and development.IT firms typically offer 60 days of formal training for newly hired workers and they even spend months training experienced workers.A study said that Western firms have largely abandoned investing in employees, seeing it as a waste if they quit.But Indian bosses believe that investing in employees ensures the quality of those who stay at the company.
Take the long view
Indian bosses stress far less on shareholders than it is typical at Western business.As a result they're more able to take a long-term view.Western companies can't just ignore their shareholders, but their CEOs can do more to protect their -employees from short-term financial pressures, letting them get on with their jobs.
Work fromtheir strengths
Western companies often think about strategy in terms of chasing customers or pursuing market opportunities, but Indian firms will more often start by identifying their strengths and customers’ needs, and then try to meet those needs.
Act as a role model
Being a personal role model for their employees is an amazing thing for a CEO.If Western bosses could think of themselves as role models, it would have a real impact on their workers.
【小题1】Indian CEOs use their sense of social purpose to _________.
A.improve the workers' healthcare system |
B.provide cell phones to people in need |
C.motivate and encourage their employees |
D.promote the development of communication systems |
A.it takes too long to complete the formal training of newly hired workers |
B.they often hire experienced workers who don't need much training |
C.they are afraid of the losses brought about by the resignation of employees |
D.they don't care about the quality of the employees in their firms |
A.They stress on workers more than shareholders. |
B.They always act as role models for employees. |
C.They are good at identifying their own strengths. |
D.They pay closer attention to market opportunities. |
After two classes, I started to recognize several of the faces in each class. There was always someone braver than the others who would introduce themselves and ask me questions about how I was liking Forks. I tried to be diplomatic, so mostly I just lied a lot to appear to be skilled at dealing with people. At least I never needed the map.
One girl sat next to me in both Trig and Spanish, and she walked with me to the cafeteria for lunch. She was tiny, several inches shorter than my five feet four inches, but her wildly curly dark hair made up a lot of the difference between our heights. I couldn't remember her name, so I smiled and nodded as she gossiped about teachers and classes. I didn't try to keep up.
We sat at the end of a full table with several of her friends, who she introduced to me. I forgot all their names as soon as she spoke them. They seemed impressed by her bravery in speaking to me. The boy from English, Eric, waved at me from across the room.
It was there, sitting in the lunchroom, trying to make conversation with seven curious strangers, that I first saw them.
They were sitting in the corner of the cafeteria, as far away from where I sat as possible in the long room. There were five of them. They weren't talking, and they weren't eating, though they each had a tray of untouched food in front of them. They weren't staring at me, unlike most of the other students, so it was safe to stare at them without fear of meeting an over interested pair of eyes. But it was none of these things that caught and held my attention.
I stared because their faces, so different, so similar, were all extremely, inhumanly beautiful. They were faces you never expected to see except perhaps on the airbrushed pages of a fashion magazine, or painted by an old master as the face of an angel. It was hard to decide who was the most beautiful -- maybe the perfect blond girl, or the bronze-haired boy.
1.What does the underlined word “diplomatic” mean?
A.smooth |
B.clever |
C.honest |
D.delight |
2.From the passage, we can infer that _______________.
A.“I” was really liking the new place. |
B.“I” was not interested in what the girl said. |
C.“I” had a bad memory, so it’s hard to remember names. |
D.“I” was good at making friends. |
3. According to the last two paragraphs, why did “they” catch “my” attention?
A.Because “they” weren’t talking. |
B.Because “they” sat in the corner. |
C.Because “they” didn’t eat the food. |
D.Because “they” looked incredibly beautiful. |
4.According to the passage, which statement is NOT true?
A.The girl walked with “me” was a little short. |
B.“I” saw the five students for the first time. |
C.Those students sitting in the corner had finished their food. |
D.“I” probably wanted to know more about those five students. |