PARTONE
Questions 1 - 8
· Lookatthesentencesbelowandatfivepassagestakenfromabookaboutfamousmanagementthinkersontheoppositepage.
· Whichpassagedoeseachsentencereferto?
· Foreachsentence 1 - 8, markoneletterA1 B, C, DorEonyourAnswerSheet.
· Youwillneedtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.
Example:
Hehasdevelopedhisowncompanytopromotehiswork.
0 ABCDE
1 Othersinhisfieldthinkveryhighlyofhim.
2 Hisideashavespreadbeyondthebusinessworld.
3 Hefeltthatpeopleshouldbeabletoenjoytheirwork.
4 Hisideasaremorecomplexthantheyseem.
5 Hedidavarietyofinterestingthingsbeforewritinghisbooks.
6 Hismostsuccessfulbookwaswrittenwithacolleague.
7 Heisparticularlyskilledatforecastingimportantdevelopments.
8 Contactwiththemilitarywasanearlyinfluenceonhisthinking.
AJohnAdair
AdairisthepioneeringBritishthinkerinthetheoryofleadership. HewasthefirstpersonintheUKtoholdaprofessorshipinBusinessLeadershipandhaspublishedaseriesofinfluentialbooksonthesubject.
Despitehisquietappearance, Adairhashadacolourfullife, servinginaBedouinregimentandworkingonanArcticfishingboat! HisinitialinterestinleadershipcamefromhisarmyexperienceandheusedtolectureatthehighlyprestigiousacademywhereBritisharmyofficesaretrained. Henowworksasaninternationalconsultant.