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Practice Listening: Summarize Spoken Text ID: #34922 Short Company Culture
Instructions
So imagine like a group of software engineers that all sit together in the same room and play ping pong in after-hours and know one another. Those type of groups can really tolerate the non-conformist weirdo. And that might actually be a very good thing for the organization because that weirdo so to speak right to this person who is not behaving in the appropriate way. It's probably also a reflection of the fact that that person is bringing new ideas and new sensitivities and has different ways of thinking of problems. And that might be really important for the organization's success especially if this organization needs some innovation and new thoughts in order to be successful with its product offerings. So we find that there's this trade-off between your ability and tendency to behave in a compliant way. But also this security or lack thereof that you gain from the extent to which you are part of a tight-knit group or not. Right spot leads to bring greatest success in organizations.
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Sample Answer:

The talk not only meticulously outlines the significance of software engineers, but also vividly points out the importance of appropriate ways and speaking right. Besides, it provides a brief overview of bringing new ideas, followed by product offerings and right spots. To put it simply, coping with vicissitudes and attaining acumen seem to hold one in good stead, as far as broadening their horizons is concerned.
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