Fill in the gaps using the word-combinations from the text.
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Match the words from the left column with their definitions from the right.
| 1. tradeoff | A. scheduled event that indicates the completion of a major deliverable event of a project |
| 2. dwell on smth | B. a small change |
| 3. mediocrity | C. temporary and intended to be used or accepted until something permanent exists |
| 4. milestone | D. to keep thinking or talking about something, especially something bad or unpleasant |
| 5. goal-setting | E. continuing to exist or develop, or happening at the present moment |
| 6. adjustment | F. an attempt of doing smth(inf.) |
| 7. momentum | G. being average and ordinary |
| 8. interim | H. the force that keeps an object moving or keeps an event developing after it has started |
| 9. ongoing | I. a technique of reducing or forgoing one or more desirable outcomes in exchange for increasing or obtaining other desirable outcomes in order to maximize the total return or effectiveness under given circumstances |
| 10. stab | J. the process of deciding what you want to achieve or what you want someone else to achieve over a particular period |
(goal-setting ;contributes ; cautious; effective; milestones; targets;bumps; tradeoffs, mediocrity, hands-off approach)
a) Employees should see how their work creates an (….)achievement of company objectives.
b) (…) is particularly important as a mechanism for providing any kind of a feedback.
c) For goals to be meaningful in motivating employees, they must (….) to larger organizational ambitions.
d) You shouldn`t be too (…) at work, or you will miss opportunities and settle for mediocrity.
e) An employee should not forget to cunsult with the manager about an approptiate ongoing (….).
f) Very few of us reach our goals without some (…) along the way.
g) The real leader shouldn`t apply (….) because it proved to be higly ineffective.
h) In the world of marketing and advertising (….) always lags behind.
i) One should always make (….) with others in the world of business.
j) I was working hard and this project could be a real (…) in my career.
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