Read this short article about the responsibilities of a general manager. Choose the best phrase from A- H to fill in gaps 1-8, to complete the text.

What are the responsibilities of a 1______ manager? Usual­ly they include the following:

1. Long-term planning 2______, production/oper­ation processes, new markets, financial flexibility, and organi­zational changes.

2. Finding and training competent subordinates. The gen­eral manager's goal would be to 3________ and authority as possible to subordinates in finance, mar­keting, production, and human resources in order to be free for the major decisions 4_______company.

3. Coordination. The general manager's goal would be to
ensure that 5_________ of the company reinforce one
another, rather than work at cross-purposes.

4. Decision making. The general manager will 6_______ that subordinates cannot make, either because of disa­greements or because they lack a sufficiently 7_______ on the issues that need to be considered.

In short, the general manager must understand all func­tional areas of business and be especially competent in 8________ management.

A for new products

B concerning the overall

C make deci­sions

D delegate as much responsibil­ity

E broad perspec­tive

F the various activities

G general

H human resources

5. Fill in the gaps with the words responsibility orauthority?

To be a successful manager you must know your... and …. … is the obligation to carry out a task. It is the actual work that is delegated to a person.... is the right to act in the name of a superior in an organ­ization. Sometimes we read that a person must have... equal to the.... This confuses different concepts:... is an obligation,... is a right or power. They are two different things. If you hold a person responsible for carrying out certain tasks you must ensure that he or she has the means to do those tasks. The... you grant must be adequate to accom­plish the task you have delegated, but must not exceed your own....

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