商务英语考试初级口语讲解28
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? Time Management
? Your #pany has found that ineffective time management is one of the major problem areas throughout the workforce. You have been asked to put forward some suggestions for improving the situation.
? Discuss and decide together:
? Why poor time management can be#e a major problem in #panies
? What procedures could be adopted to ensure that time is managed effectively
? A: Hi, you know, our #pany is sort of out of control these days. Don’t you think so?
? B: Yeah. Everything seems to be in disorder here in our #pany. And that obviously has a lot to do with poor time management.
? A: You mean poor time management has caused all these problems. Why?
? B: When time is not well planned within a #pany, staff usually do not allocate blocks of time to specified tasks. They do not have a definite idea of when they should #plete a certain task. And…
? A: And I think they often neglect the ordering of priorities. I mean certain tasks need our prior attention. But in our #pany every task is treated on an equal basis, even if it is a very urgent task.
? B: That’s the point. So time should be planned according to the importance of the tasks we need to deal with.
? A: You are absolutely correct. Besides, poor time management has caused much production downtime and revenue loss. Haven’t you noticed that?
? B: Well, no doubt. We also have a problem of low morale in the #pany. I think it might also have to do with time management.
? A: That’s just how I see it. So what do you think we can do so that time is managed effectively here in our #pany?
? B: You mean what procedures we can adopt?
? A: Sure. That’s what our boss is asking us to do. Right?
? B: Right. I think we’ve got a lot to do. First, we should make all the staff members realize how important effective time management is to our #pany.
? A: Yes, in other words, we’ve got to get across the message. It’s still an awareness problem. I think we can give them instruction in time management, especially those in supervisory positions.
? B: Right, perhaps we can run a few training programs for them. If necessary, we may invite some experts from outside to help us.
? A: Another thing we can do is to make all the managers, or even every staff member, #e up with a job description of their own. In this way, they can be pretty sure about what they are responsible for and what they are not.
? B: Yes, that’s a fabulous idea. And I think, the top managers of our #pany should #e up with a set of rules as to what kind of jobs should be given priority to. In this way, we can make sure that important tasks are dealt with first.
? A: Good idea. So to sum up, our #pany should run a few training programs, and every staff member should write a job description of their own.
? B: And rules should be made as to what kind of job should be given priority to.
