Talk about Business
 

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- Lesson 1

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- Lesson 2

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- Lesson 3

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- Lesson 4

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- Lesson 5

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- Lesson 6

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- Lesson 7

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- Lesson 8

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- Lesson 9

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- Lesson 10
VOCABULARY
innovation - innowacje
boss - dyrektor, kierownik, zwierzchnik, szef
medium-sized - średnich rozmiarów
toy manufacturer - firma produkująca zabawki
management qualifications - kwalifikacje menedżerskie
to innovate - wprowadzać innowacje
to die - umrzeć
top people - tu: najlepsi, najzdolniejsi pracownicy; członkowie kadry kierowniczej
brainstorm - burza mózgów
to be satisfied - być zadowolonym, usatysfakcjonowanym
idea - pomysł, idea
in despair - w rozpaczy, desperacji
to assign - przydzielić, wyznaczyć, przypisać
executive - dyrektor, członek kadry kierowniczej
blue sky thinking - myślenie kreatywne, swobodne, niczym nieskrępowane
to come up with an idea - wyjść z pomysłem
winning idea - znakomity pomysł (który okazuje się wielkim sukcesem)
to judge - oceniać, osądzać
Lesson 5
Innovation


Milo was the boss of a medium-sized toy manufacturer.

He had a lot of management qualifications and he’d read all the latest business books. From these he knew that companies like his had to innovate or die.

So, every Tuesday afternoon, he called his top people together for a brainstorm session. He was rarely satisfied with the ideas they had.

In despair, he assigned two executives to a month’s blue sky thinking. Still he wasn’t happy with the results.

"What’s wrong with you all?" Milo asked. "Why is it so difficult to come up with winning ideas?"

"‘Sorry Milo" said one of the blue-sky thinkers. "But how do we know what’s a good idea and what isn’t? How do we know how you judge those ideas?"

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