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Delegatetheworkloadaccordingtoeachother sparticularskillsandqualities 4 Managershouldclarifywhattheyexpectintermsofhours availabilityandresults andemployeesshouldmanagetheiremployer sexpectations SueOsborn ajob sharerfor21years says We reoftenaskedtodofive dayweeks Eventuallyyoujusthavetosayno 5 Agreeinwritingarrangementsforholidays parentalleave retirement etc everyoneshouldknowwheretheystandfromthebeginning 6 Donotworkuntil1amathometomakeupfornotbeingintheofficeeveryday 7 Clientsmaynotlikehavingtodealwithtwopeopleworkingcloselytogether AsSavagesays Ajob shareshouldbelikeamarriage onevoice oneunit BACK Getorganized Setyourlimits Putpentopaper Don tfeelguilty Twobecomeone 1 2Reading Life sallaboutmakingconnectionsReadthearticlebelowaboutsomenewnetworkinggroupsspecificallyforbusinesswomen ChoosethebestwordA BorCtofillthegaps1 10 1 A attendingB goingC meeting2 A ideasB sugarC money3 A departmentB companyC group4 A workB chargeC responsible5 A toB inC about Toyou networkingmightmean 1 A 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ShejoinedXeroxin1978asatempandhasbeeninherpresentroleforsevenyears Xeroxhasbeengoodtomeovertheyears shesays Ithassupportedmethroughqualifications andlastyearItookpartinthevice presidentincumbentprogramme Task2 HumanresourcesistakenseriouslyatXerox Palmersays andthecompanyhasapolicyofpromotingfromwithin whichwouldexplainMoloney samazementathercolleagues longevity ThecompanytakesononlyfifteentotwentygraduateseachyearandMoloneywaspartofanintakewhojoinedhavingalreadyacquiredacoupleofyears workexperience ShestartedasaprojectmanagerforXeroxGlobalServicesbeforemovingintosales Nowherresponsibilityisto growandmaintaincustomerrelationships MoloneyisbasedattheheadofficeinUxbridge It sgreatintermsofworkingenvironment shesays We vejusgotanewproviderinthecanteenand wehavebrainstormingroomsandbreakoutareas MuchofMoloney sroleisvisitingclients soshedoesn thaveapermanentdeskatheadoffice I mahot desker whichisgoodbecauseyougettositwithdifferentpeopleinthehot deskareas Andyou regivenaplacetostoreyourthings Headofficestaffnumbersbetween1 200and1 500people Palmersays ThecompanyhasfourothermainofficesintheUK Thenatureoftheorganization whichencompassessalesandmarketing globalservices thebiggestdivision developingmarkets researchanddevelopmentandmanufacturing meansthattheopportunitiesatthecompanyvaryfromserviceengineerstosalesrolesandconsultants OpportunitiesforpromotionTrainingandstaffdevelopmentApensionArewardandrecognitionscheme Perksincludeafinal salarypensionschemeandvariousdiscountschemes Therewardandrecognitionschemeisalittledifferent andrathernice Eachmanagerhasabudgeteveryyeartorecognizeandrewardstaff Palmersays Itcanbeintheformofamealfortwo orabottleofwine Itcanbeupto 1 000 There stherecognition andthenthere sputtingmoneybehindit Moloney however likesthenon cashrewards Xeroxtakescareofallitsstaffbutitalsorecognizesthepeoplewhoputintheaddedeffort shesays Itoffersonce in a lifetimeincentivetrips andrecentlyIorganizedasailingtripfromyteam Theideaofworkingabroadwiththecompanyappealstoher andshesaysthathercareergoalistobepartoftheseniormanagementteam Here sanotheremployee itwouldseem whoisinitforthelonghaul Back Task2 Choosethebestanswer A BorCforquestions1 5abouttheXeroxarticle B1 ThejournalistofthisarticlethinksthatA staffatXeroxarenottellingthetruthaboutthecompany B Xeroxoffersgreatbenefitstostaff C peoplehaven tworkedatXeroxlongenoughtoknowifit sagoodcompany A2 Wheredoesthecompanytendtofinditsnewmanagers A Fromexistingstaff B Ontrainingcourses C Onlyfromgraduates C3 Whydoesn tKimMoloneyhaveherowndesk A Becausesheisn timportantenough B Becausethereisn tspaceatheadoffice C Becausesheoftentravelsandisawayonbusiness B4 Aswellasrecognizingitsstaffthroughpromotion XeroxA givescashbonuses B providesanumberofperks C givesunpaidleavetotaketripsofalifetime C5 OnecommonfeatureofXeroxstaffisthattheytendA toworkhard B togetpromoted C nottochangeemployer Back 1 Readtheapplicationforajob Writetheverbinbracketsinthepastsimple presentperfectorpresentperfectcontinuous DearSirorMadam I saw see youradvertforthepostofClientServicesExecutiveinyesterday snewspaperandIwouldliketoapplyfortheposition AsyoucanseefrommyattachedCV I havebeenworking work formycurrentcompanyforovertwoyears I joined join MackintyreandCoin2007andsincethen I havehad have manyopportunitiestodevelopmyskills However Ihavebeenconsidering consider acareerchangewithanewchallengeforanumberofmonthsandthisseemsliketheperfectmomenttomakethatmove Iseefromrecentpressreportsthatyourcompany hasexpanded expand itsoperationsinChinaandthereforeIwouldliketodrawyourattentiontomydegreeinOrientalStudiesandMandarinwhichI completed complete in2006 CombinedwithmycurrentMBA whichI havebeenstudying study forpart timeatthelocaluniversity IfeelthatIwouldbeanassettoyourcompany Pleasealsonotethatmycurrentmanager hasagreed agree towriteareferenceandcanbecontactedon02078576785 Ilookforwardtohearingfromyou YoursfaithfullyDanielLewis WewannaholdyourhandTakeabigpieceofbusinesssense addsomeentrepreneurialspiritandvoila Youhaveafranchise Startingupafanchisecouldbeaveryclevermoveforthosewhowanttoruntheirownshowbutdon thavetheexperienceorthedesiretosetupinthedangerousandoftenshort livedworldofthesoletrader Butit svitaltoknowwhatyou regettinginto Franchisingis thegrantingofalicencebyoneperson thefranchior toanother thefranchisee whichentitlesthefranchiseetotradeunderthetrademarkortradenameofthefranchisorandtomakeuseofanentirepackage Soisthemainconceptbehindafranchisethatofacompromisebetweensettinguponyourownandworkingforacompany Absolutelynot saysDanArcher headofmarketingattheBritishFranchiseAssociation That saludicrousover simplification Itisrunningyourownbusiness butit stakingawaysomeoftheriskandbringinginthesupportofotherpeople Hepointsoutthatonly0 9 offranchisesfail comparedwiththemajorityofindividuallyownedbusinesses Butbeingafranchiseeisunlikelytosatisfythemostentrepreneurial Itdoesn tsuitpeoplewhodon 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