LEXICAL MINIMUM

Key terms

Leader

leadership

leadership style

authoritarian/democratic/laissez-faire style of leadership

task-centered/people-centered leader

manager soft \ hard skills

top manager managerial tool

Words and word combinations

1. vision, n

2. clarity, n

3. competence, n

4. commitment, n

5. creativity, n

6. consistency, n

7. complacency, n

8. discard, v

9. contemporary, adj

10. charismatic, adj

11. thoughtful, adj

12. adhere to, v

13. trivia, n

14. display, v

15. emulate, v

16. elimination, n

17. integrity, n

18. trust, n, v

19. emergency, n

20. stand for, v

21. visionary, n

22. moderate, adj

23. hands- off/on, adj

24. trustworthy, adj

25. autocratic, adj

26. participative style of management

27. to be straight with smb

28. in response to

29. to be associated with

30. to be committed to

31. to show empathy

32. charisma, n

33. workload, v, n

34. autocratic

35. hands on \ off

36. excel, v

37. to remove obstacles

38. to be blown in the wind

39. to upgrade one’s skills

40. to get caught up

41. to breed winners

42. to perform functions

43. first-best/second-best companies

44. to be in charge of

45. to be in headlines

46. front-line supervisor

47. top-quality result

48. to be in great demand

49. wrong move on one’s part of

50. role model

51. to orchestrate the activities

52. collaborative decision-maker

53. when emergency arises

54. to integrate the old and the new

55. a far cry from

56. to breath down one’s neck

57. to assign tasks to smb

58. to show concern for smb

59. to be related to smth

60. to meet deadlines

61. to correlate with

62. quick-fix solutions

63. to set the standards for smb

64. volatile organization

65. to be an expert at smth

66. production-centered style

67. sensitivity to subordinates

68. to pick holes

69. to receive criticism

70. to be consistent with

71. bottom-up deadlines

72. competition for top talent

73. the big wheel \cheese

74. to share in the credit

Examination topic

MANAGER vs LEADER

1. Introduction

2. Management as a profession

3. What makes a good manager?

4. International Manager

5. Styles of leadership

6. Principles of Leadership

7. Manager vs Leader

8. Conclusion

Unit 7

EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION

Warming- up

1. Why do people change jobs and careers?

2. What would encourage you to stay in a particular job or career?

3. What benefits can employees bring to their companies?

4. What do organizations do to reward employees?

5. What is motivation, do you think?

6. To what extent do you judge someone by their job title? Why might job titles cause problems among staff?

7. For what reasons might you change jobs? How often would you expect to do so in your lifetime?

TEXT 1

Read the text about activities and goals of Human Resource (HR) managers. Answer the questions after the text.

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