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From the Ted Talk by Fang Ruan: Management lessons from Chinese business and philosophy

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The regional heads had to lrean new skills while still doing their job. Things like what kinds of dumplings can be sold online, how to digitalize their supply chain. After the transition period, something magical happened. The sales came back. One year later, the company beagn to launch its fresh and spicy dumplings olnine. Two years later, more tlanets with start-up dreams were attracted. More inttoplarmy, the company began to translate these individual new cipeiatalbis into company policies, and roll them out. A true differentiator compared with his peers.

Open Cloze

The regional heads had to _____ new skills while still doing their job. Things like what kinds of dumplings can be sold online, how to digitalize their supply chain. After the transition period, something magical happened. The sales came back. One year later, the company _____ to launch its fresh and spicy dumplings ______. Two years later, more _______ with start-up dreams were attracted. More ___________, the company began to translate these individual new ____________ into company policies, and roll them out. A true differentiator compared with his peers.

Solution

  1. online
  2. capabilities
  3. began
  4. talents
  5. importantly
  6. learn

Original Text

The regional heads had to learn new skills while still doing their job. Things like what kinds of dumplings can be sold online, how to digitalize their supply chain. After the transition period, something magical happened. The sales came back. One year later, the company began to launch its fresh and spicy dumplings online. Two years later, more talents with start-up dreams were attracted. More importantly, the company began to translate these individual new capabilities into company policies, and roll them out. A true differentiator compared with his peers.

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Important Words

  1. attracted
  2. began
  3. capabilities
  4. chain
  5. company
  6. compared
  7. differentiator
  8. digitalize
  9. dreams
  10. dumplings
  11. fresh
  12. happened
  13. heads
  14. importantly
  15. individual
  16. job
  17. kinds
  18. launch
  19. learn
  20. magical
  21. online
  22. peers
  23. period
  24. policies
  25. regional
  26. roll
  27. sales
  28. skills
  29. sold
  30. spicy
  31. supply
  32. talents
  33. transition
  34. translate
  35. true
  36. year
  37. years