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word word PAGE / NUMPAGES word READING1hour 剑桥BEC真题集中级第四辑Test 1 PARTONE Questions1-7 ?Lookat thestatementsbelow and the article about thedevelopment of future business leaders on theopposite page. ?Which section ofthe article(A, B, C orD) doeseach statement (1-7)refer to? ? Foreach statement (1-7), mark oneletter (A, B,C orD) onyourAnswer Sheet. ?You willneed to usesome oftheseletters morethan once. Example: 0Aneworganisation hasbeen formed to assist firms indeveloping high-flyers. 0ABCD 1Managers needto take action to convincehigh-flyers oftheir value to the firm. 2Organisations need to look beyond the high-flyers theyare currentlydeveloping. 3Thereisaconcernthatfirmsinvestingintrainingforhigh-flyersmay notgainthe benefits themselves. 4Managers need expert assistance from within their own firms in developing high-flyers. 5Firms currentlyidentifyhigh-flyers without thesupport ofaguidancestrategy. 6Managers are frequentlytoo busyto deal with the development of high-flyers. 7Firms who work hardon their reputation as anemployer will interest high-flyers. TheStars of theFuture AExistingmanagementresearchdoesnottellusmuchabouthowtofindand develophigh—flyers, thosepeople who have thepotentialtoreachthe topof an orgaesult,organisationsarelefttoformulate theirown systems.A moreeffectiveoverallpolicyfordevelopingfutureleadersisneeded,whichis why the London Business School has launched the Tomorrow’s Leaders ResearchGroup(TLRG). Thegroupcontains representativesfrom20firms,and meets regularly to discuss the leadership development of the organizations high-flyers. TLRG recognises just how significant line managers are in the process of Bleadershipdevelopment. Unfortunately,withtodays flatorganisations,where managers have functional as well as managerial responsibilities, people developmentalltoooftenfallsvictimtoheavywornagerinthe researchgroupwasunconvincedbythelogicofsendinghisbestpeopleaway on developmentcourses,’onlytoseethempoachedbyanotherdepartmentor,worse st