Listening: Navigating the Executive Merger
Audiție: navigarea prin fuziune. Ascultă o discuție între directori despre sisteme de design duale și răspunde la întrebări de înțelegere pe baza acestui dialog real.
Аудирование: слияние компаний. Прослушайте беседу руководителей о двойных дизайн-системах и ответьте на вопросы на понимание по мотивам этого реального диалога.
Navigating the Executive Merger
Robert and Melissa meet in a glass-walled conference room in Seattle to discuss team structures following a corporate acquisition.
Navigating the Executive Merger
Listen and choose the right answer
What is Robert's initial concern regarding the two companies?
- The lack of funding for new projects
- The friction caused by dual design systems
- The relocation of the Seattle office
Why does Robert initially believe his team should lead?
- By virtue of his team's larger size in Austin
- Because he has been with the company longer
- Because Melissa agreed to step down
What unexpected solution do Robert and Melissa agree upon?
- To resign and let a third person take over
- To keep both design systems running separately
- To propose a co-head leadership structure
How do they plan to divide their responsibilities?
- Melissa handles brand architecture and Robert takes product tooling
- Robert handles marketing and Melissa takes finance
- Melissa takes the Austin team and Robert takes Seattle
Listen again and complete the sentences
- Robert: Melissa, thanks for making time to discuss our ____ before the board meeting tomorrow.
- Robert: Frankly, I'm worried about our dual design systems causing friction across the ____ .
- Melissa: I agree completely. Maintaining two separate component libraries would wreck our ____ .
- Robert: I'm well aware of that, Melissa, but talent mapping indicates we might face several ____ .
- Robert: That's precisely what the ____ implied during our briefing yesterday.
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