Women Dominate Sales Industry: Survey Findings and Insights

Women on Top in New Sales Industry Survey

Read the article and match each of these headings (a-h) to one of the paragraphs (1-8).

1. Motivation
2. Professionalism
3. TV
4. Personal qualities
5. Main finding of the survey
6. Why women make the best salespeople
7. What the survey asked
8. The woman who would make the best salesperson

Over Half of Business Owners Feeling Increasingly Stressed

Read the article and answer the following questions.

What is the difference between these groups of countries in terms of reasons for high-level stress?

1. China, Vietnam, Mexico, India, and Turkey (high growth is expected from these countries)
2. Ireland, Spain, and Greece (economy is shrinking in these countries)

According to Alex MacBeath, how do business leaders experience stress differently in China and Ireland?

In China, the pressure is on to keep up with the speed of expansion, while in Ireland, the economy is shrinking, and business owners are worried about how they will keep their business alive

What are the four major causes of workplace stress?

The economic climate, pressure on cashflow, competitor activities, and heavy workload

According to Alex MacBeath, what three types of pressure are there?

Economic, business, and personal

Look at this list of countries.

• Vietnam
• Sweden
• Denmark
• Mexico
• China
• Finland

In which countries do business owners take:

1. Fewer holidays? China, Mexico, Vietnam
2. More holidays? Sweden, Denmark, Finland

Charles Darwin (1809-1882)

Answer these questions with one word.

1. Who wrote On the Origin of Species? DARWIN
2. Where were the newer fossils, at the top or the bottom of the rock? TOP
3. What is slow change called? EVOLUTION
4. Darwin believed that our species had evolved from what? MONKEYS
5. Which animal did Darwin use as an example of “survival of the fittest”? GIRAFFE
6. Which part of this animal is important for the idea of “survival of the fittest”? NECK