CD1.21 Listen to the final part and complete this extract.

I've learned a lot of lessons from the companies I've worked for. I think the key thing is that you have to make sure your . . . . . . . . . . . . in the organization are engaged with the organization and have a clear . . . . . . . . . . . . of what that organization is trying to . . . . . . . . . . .?.

If you can get that clarity of . . . . . . . . . . . . and . . . . . . . . . . . . from the people within the organization, then that will help move the business forward in itself.

Speaking 1: Which of the five famous managers below do you find the ' most interesting and impressive?

Akio Morita co-founded a company in Tokyo in 1946, and later changed its name to Sony. He moved to the US, where he had the original ideas for the Walkman and the video cassette recorder. Sony acquired music and film companies, and developed video games. (co-found – совместноосновывать, acquire – приобретать)

While Jack Welch was Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of General Electric in the 1980s and 1990s, its market value increased from $14 billion to more than $410 billion. He fired 10% of the company's managers each year. (market value – рыночнаяцена, fire - увольнять)

Steve Jobs was first the co-founder and later the CEO of Apple. He was fired from his own company (!) in 1985,and co-founded Pixar Animation Studios, but rejoined Apple in 1997, and helped develop the iPod and the iPhone. (CEO – chief executive officer – главный управляющий, директор предприятия)

In 1998, Meg Whitman joined a start-up company called eBay in Silicon Valley as President and CEO. She resigned ten years later, when it was a hugely successful business, planning to run for Governor of California.(start-up company – начинающая компания, resign – уходить в отставку,run for – выставлять кандидатуру )

Carlos Ghosn, born in Brazil, but a French and Lebanese citizen, became the CEO of the Nissan car company in 2001. In 2005, he also became CEO of Renault. At Nissan, he converted huge debts into huge profits. (convert – превращать, debt –долг, profit – прибыль)