Lookatthesentencesbelowandatfivepassagestakenfromabookaboutfamous·
managementthinkersontheoppositepage.
·Whichpassagedoeseachsentencereferto
Foreachsentence·1-8,markoneletterA1B,C,DorEonyourAnswerSheet.
·Youwillneedtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.
Example:
0ABCDE
1Othersinhisfieldthinkveryhighlyofhim.
2Hisideashavespreadbeyondthebusinessworld.
3Hefeltthatpeopleshouldbeabletoenjoytheirwork.
4Hisideasaremorecomplexthantheyseem.
5Hedidavarietyofinterestingthingsbeforewritinghisbooks.
6Hismostsuccessfulbookwaswrittenwithacolleague.
7Heisparticularlyskilledatforecastingimportantdevelopments.
8Contactwiththemilitarywasanearlyinfluenceonhisthinking.
AJohnAdair
AdairisthepioneeringBritishthinkerinthetheoryofleadership.HewasthefirstpersonintheUKto
holdaprofessorshipinBusinessLeadershipandhaspublishedaseriesofinfluentialbooksonthesubject.
Despitehisquietappearance,Adairhashadacolourfullife,servingina
BedouinregimentandworkingonanArcticfishingboat!Hisinitialinterestin
leadershipcamefromhisarmyexperienceandheusedtolectureatthehighly
prestigiousacademywhereBritisharmyofficesaretrained.Henowworksas
aninternationalconsultant.
BEdwarddeBono
DeBonoisunusualamongmajorgurusfortworeasons:firstly,hewasborn
notinoneofthegreatindustrialnationsbutonthetinyislandofMalta.Secondly,