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saysCarolSavage,themanagingdirectorofFlexecutive,aflexibleworkingconsultancy.
(1)Openyourmind
Bossesshouldconsiderrequestsforflexibleworkingfromemployeeswithchildrenunder
six.Soembracethebenefits:
'
Twiceasmuchexperience,skills,brainpowerandenergy.'
Savagesays.
(2)Planfordisaster
Alwaysdiscusstheworst-casescenarios.WhenMargaretMills,ateacher,lostherjob-
sharepartnerbecauseofafamilyillness,areturntofull-timeworkseemedinevitable.
'
Wehadbeenover-optimistic.Ididmanagetofindsomeoneelsewhofittedinwithme,butI
wasverylucky.'
(3)Getorganized
Planthesystemforhandingworkovercarefullyandplaytoeachother'
sdifferent
strengths.Delegatetheworkloadaccordingtoeachother'
sparticularskillsandqualities.
(4)Setyourlimits
Managersshouldclarifywhattheyexpectintermsofhours,availabilityandresults,and
employeesshouldmanagetheiremployer'
sexpectations.SueOsborn,ajob-sharerfor21
years,says,'
We'
reoftenaskedtodofive-dayweeks.Eventuallyyoujusthavetosayno.'
(5)Putpentopaper
Agreeinwritingarrangementsforholidays,parentalleave,retirement,etc.Everyone
shouldknowwheretheystandfromthebeginning.
(6)Don'
tfeelguilty
Donotworkuntil1amathometomakeupfornotbeingintheofficeeveryday.
(7)Twobecomeone
Clientsmaynotlikehavingtodealwithtwopeopleworkingcloselytogether.AsSavage
says:
Ajob-shareshouldbelikeamarriage-onevoice,oneunit.'
Passage2
IsworkingforXeroxtoogoodtobetrue?
WhatalovelyplaceXeroxistowork!
KimMoloney,aclientservicesexecutive,can'
tsayenoughnicethingsaboutheremployer.`It'
saveryspecialenvironment,'
shesays.'
PeopledescribeXeroxasafamilyandIwasamazedatthenumberofpeoplewhohaveworkedhereforsolong.’
It'
stemptingtotakeMoloney'
scommentswithapinchofsalt,especiallyconsideringthatwhenyou'
vebeenworkingsomewhereforonlytwoyears,asshehasatXerox,everyoneseemsoldandestablished.Butthere'
struthbehindherenthusiasm.
TakeCarolePalmer,thegroupresourcesdirector.ShejoinedXeroxin1978asatempandhasbeeninherpresentroleforsevenyears.'
Xeroxhasbeengoodtomeovertheyears.'
Shesays.'
Ithassupportedmethroughqualifications…andlastyearItookpartinthevice-presidentincumbentprogramme.'
HumanresourcesistakenseriouslyatXerox,Palmersaysandthecompanyhasapolicyofpromotingfromwithin(whichwouldexplainMoloneysamazementathercolleagues'
longevity).ThecompanytakesononlyfifteentotwentygraduateseachyearandMoloneywaspartofanintakewhojoinedhavingalreadyacquiredacoupleofyears'
workexperience.
ShestartedasaprojectmanagerforXeroxGlobalServicesbeforemovingintosales.Nowherresponsibilityisto'
growandmaintaincustomerrelationships'
.
MoloneyisbasedattheheadofficeinUxbridge.'
It'
sgreatintermsofworkingenvironment,shesays.'
vejustgotanewproviderinthecanteenand...wehavebrainstormingroomsandbreakoutareas.'
MuchofMoloney'
sroleisvisitingclients,soshedoesn'
thaveapermanentdeskatheadoffice.'
I'
mahot-desker,whichisgoodbecauseyougettositwithdifferentpeopleinthehot-deskareas.Andyou'
regivenaplacetostoreyourthings.'
Headofficestaffnumbersbetween1,200and1,500people,Palmersays.ThecompanyhasfourothermainofficesintheUK.Thenatureoftheorganization,whichencompassessalesandmarketing,globalservices(thebiggestdivision),developingmarkets,researchanddevelopmentandmanufacturing,meansthattheopportunitiesatthecompanyvaryfromserviceengineerstosalesrolesandconsultants.
Perksincludeafinal-salarypensionschemeandvariousdiscountschemes.Therewardandrecognitionschemeisalittledifferent,andrathernice:
Eachmanagerhasabudgeteveryyearto
recogniseandrewardstaff.'
Palmersays.'
Itcanbeintheformofamealfortwo,orabottleofwine.Itcanbeupto£1,000.There'
stherecognition,andthenthere'
sputtingmoneybehindit.'
Moloncy,however,likesthenon-cashrewards.'
Xeroxtakescareofallitsstaffbutitalsorecognisesthepeoplewhoputintheaddedeffort,'
Itoffersonce-in-a-lifetimeincentivetrips,andrecentlyIorganizedasailingtripformyteam.'
Theideaofworkingabroadwiththecompanyappealstoher,andshesaysthathercareergoalistobepartoftheseniormanagementteam.Here'
sanotheremployee,itwouldseem,whoisinitforthelonghaul.
Choosethebestanswer,A,BorCforquestions1-5abouttheXeroxarticle.
1Thejournalistofthisarticlethinksthat
AstaffatXeroxarenottellingthetruthaboutthecompany.
BXeroxoffersgreatbenefitstostaff.
Cpeoplehaven'
tworkedatXeroxlongenoughtoknowifit'
sagoodcompany.
2Wheredoesthecompanytendtofinditsnewmanagers?
AFromexistingstaff.
BOntrainingcourses.
COnlyfromgraduates.
3Whydoesn'
tKimMoloneyhaveherowndesk?
ABecausesheisn'
timportantenough-
BBecausethereisn'
tspaceatheadoffice.
CBecausesheoftentravelsandisawayonbusiness.
4Aswellasrecognizingitsstaffthoughpromotion,Xerox
Agivescashbonuses.
Bprovidesanumberofperks.
Cgivesunpaidleavetotaketripsofalifetime.
5OnecommonfeatureofXeroxstaffisthattheytend
Atoworkhard.
Btogetpromoted.
Cnottochangeemployer.
Expressionswithtake
Therearesixexpressionsinthearticlewiththewordtake.Findthemandmatchthemtothesemeanings.
1notcompletelybelievesomethingistrueorlikelytakewithapinchofsalt
2looksaftertakecareof
3forexampleTake
4participatedintookpartin
5employstakeon
6regardedasimportanttakeseriously
Passage3
Wewannaholdyourhand
Takeabigpieceofbusinesssense,addsomeentrepreneurialspiritandvoilà
!
Youhaveafranchise.Startingupafranchisecouldbeaveryclevermoveforthosewhowanttoruntheirownshowbutdon'
thavetheexperienceorthedesiretosetupinthedangerousandoftenshort-livedworldofthesoletrader.
Butit'
svitaltoknowwhatyou'
regettinginto.Franchisingis'
thegrantingofalicencebyoneperson(thefranchisor)toanother(thefranchisee)whichentitlesthefranchiseetotradeunderthetrademarkortradenameofthefranchisorandtomakeuseofanentirepackage.
Soisthemainconceptbehindafranchisethatofacompromisebetweensettinguponyourownandworkingforacompany?
Absolutelynot,'
saysDanArcher,headofmarketingattheBritishFranchiseAssociation.`That'
saludicrousover-simplification.Itisrunningyourownbusiness,butit'
stakingawaysomeoftheriskandbringingmajorityofindividuallyownedbusinesses.
Butbeingafranchiseeisunlikelytosatisfythemostentrepreneurial.Itdoesn'
tsuitpeoplewhodon'
twanttofollowthesystem.WilliamEwbank,theheadoffranchisesalesatDomino'
sPizza,says,'
Ifyou'
remassivelyentrepreneurialthisisn'
tforyou.It'
sadiscipline,aclubwithrules.Thereissomeindependence--ourfranchiseescanchargetheirownpricesalthoughwe'
restrictonmenucontent.It'
srunningabusinesswithhelp.'
AstridPatil,anewDomino'
sfranchisee,abandonedacareerasasolicitortosetupafranchisewithherhusband.Thewayshereasonsitisthis:
Ratherthanputtingallyourtimeandeffortintoworkingforsomeoneelse,putitintoyourownbusiness.'
Leavingawell-paid,well--respectedprofessiontorunapizzashopattheageof31hasworkedforPatil.There'
sagoodprofitmarginandthebusinesshasseengrowth.
Ofcourseifyoudodecidetogoitaloneandstartabusinessfromnothing,youcouldalwaysbranchoutintofranchising.
Archersaysthereisnowagrowthinthenumberofyoungercompaniesthataretryingtolaunchnewfranchises'
Anincrediblenumberofindividualsarecominginatayoungeragewithlowercapital,gettingareturnandinvestinginbiggerventures.'
Iftheinitialfeecanberaisedit'
sanidealopportunitytostretchthoseentrepreneurialwings.
Nowreadaboutanothersmallbusiness.Completethetextwiththeunderlinedwordsinboldfromthearticleonfranchisingabove.
Tagsthatcanendmiseryoflostluggage
Globalbagtagwas(0)setupsixyearsagobyhusband-and-wifeteamChrisandAlisonTrueloveontheirreturnfromaholidayinAustralia.Thecoupledecidedto
(1)___launch__G,whichsellssecuretagswhichtravellersattachtotheirluggage.Theystartedto
(2)__charge__£9.95pertaginthefirstyear,followedbya£2.95subscription(3)__fee__forthefollowingyears.Customersactivatethetagonlinewiththeirhomeaddressonanonlinedatabase.Ifluggageislost,thepersonwhofindsitcanlogontotheGlobalbagtagwebsiteandreportthemissingitems.Mr.Truelovesaid:
Wehaveseenahuge(4)__growth__inordersastravelersrealizetheycannotrelyontheairlinestolookaftertheirbags.Itisactuallyaverysimple(5)__concept__Global-bagtagisnowplanningto(6)___branchout___intothestickersforitemsincludingmobilephones,MP3players,keysandlaptops.
Passage4
Readthefollowingarticleandwriteinthecorrectletter,A-F
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