Comprehension of Richard Branson's video
Richard Branson's video "Advice for entrepreneurs"
1. What is the most important thing about running a company?
a) to choose the right people for the job
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b) to remember that making money is the most important goal
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c) to remember all the time what a company is
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2. A company is simply a group of people. As a leader of people you have to be ...
a) a great manager
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b) a great listener
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c) a great motivator
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d) very good at praising people to bring the best out of them
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e) very good at getting a loan from the bank
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3. People are no different from flowers. If you water the flowers, they
flourish. If you praise people, they flourish too. Which of the
meanings of "flourish" below is the most accurate?
a) grow well
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b) do well
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c) grow well, do well, and prosper
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4. There's a very thin dividing line between success and a failure. Most
people who set up the business without financial backing sometimes
fail. Richard Branson said that he just stayed on the right side of
that dividing line. How did he manage to survive when the bank managers
wanted him to pay back the loan in 2 days?
a) He spent the weekend ringing his music distributors and asking for a temporary loan.
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b) He managed to find a bank who was willing to lend him money.
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c) He changed one bank for another.
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5. Richard Branson is sure that Virgin is in a state where it can live on
healthily without him. He says : "Virgin will continue to flourish."
Why is he so sure about that?
a) He has learned the art of delegation.
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b) He has a fantastic team of people who run the company as their own.
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c) He gives his people the freedom to make mistakes.
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