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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

down-the-line direction

"We develop a leadership style throughout the organization that delivers down-the-line direction and promotes upward influence".

Could you please tell me what does "down-the-line direction" mean in this sentence? Does "direction" mean guidance, supervision? And what exactly is implied by down-the-line here?

Thank you!
  

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Where did you find that text? It sounds very unnatural.

— Teechr

  • Where did you find that text?
  • It sounds very unnatural.
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Where did you find that text? It sounds very unnatural.
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My teacher of English gave it to me. She told me that this is one of the strategic goals of "one Western firm". She asked me to try and understand it. And that is what I am trying to do now. Yes, I know that it sounds unnatural, but I want to catch at least the overall meaning.
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Anonymousdelivers down-the-line direction
provides top-down guidance
Anonymouspromotes upward influence
encourages bottom-up feedback

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/top-down

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Thank you very much, teechr! That helps a lot!
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