Lesson 3. Task 1.Think and answer

Task 1. Think and answer.

1. Can you explain the difference (if any) between a leader and a manager?

2. Do you see any practical distinction between managerial “responsibility” and “accountability”?

3. Are you a fully competent manager of your own time and career?Are you a responsible decision-maker and problem-solver?

4. Can you list the various functions a manager needs to carry out in order to manage an enterprise effectively?

5. Do you think you can build and run an effective team?

6. Can you identify some essential principles of delegating authority?

Task 2. a) Study the following words.

· Autocratic[ֽO:tə`krætık] (of a person or system) – expecting to be obeyed by other people without considering their wishes, feelings or opinions: Critics have accused him of being autocratic and intolerant of dissent. She introduced a less autocratic approach to management.   · Authoritative[O:`θOrıtətıv] / [ə`θO:rəteıtıv] – behaving or speaking in a confident, determined way that makes people respect and obey you: He has a commanding presence and an authoritative voice.   · Authoritarian [O:ֽθOrı`teəriən] / [O:ֽθO:rə`teriən] (of a person or system) – expecting that people should obey authority and rules, even when these are unfair and even if it means that they lose their personal freedom: Many have accused him of an authoritarian style of leadership. The school was very authoritarian and exam-oriented. · Bossy [`bOsi] / [`bO:si] (rather informal, disapproving) (of a person) – always telling people what to do: We were told to move by a bossy woman in a green uniform. · Autocratic and bossyalways show disapproval; authoritative often shows approval that somebody is strong and in control of a situation; authoritarian can show disapproval but is usually simply a descriptive term, neither approving nor disapproving.

Task 3. Practice reading the following words.

1. abusing [ə`bju:zıŋ] 2. abusive[ə`bju:sıv] 3. accomplish [ə`kAmplı∫] / [ə`kα:mplı∫] 4. adverse[`ædvə:s] / [æd`və:s] 5. appointment[ə`pOıntmənt] 6. approach[ə`prəut∫] / [ə`prout∫] 7. appropriate adj [ə`prəupriət] / [ə`proupriət] 8. authoritarian[O:ֽθOrı`teəriən] / [O:ֽθO:rə`teriən] 9. authority[O:`θOrəti] / [ə`θO:rəti] 10. autocratic[ֽO:tə`krætık] 11. circumstance[`sə:kəmstents] 12. commitment [kə`mıtmənt] 13. competence[`kOmpıt ə nts] / [`kα:mpətənts] 14. creativity[ֽkri:eı`tıvəti] 15. delegative[`delıgeıtıv] 16. demeaning[di`minıŋ] 17. decision-making[dı`sıჳənֽmeıkıŋ] 18. determine[di`tə:mın] 19. direction[daıə`rek∫ən] / [də`rek∫ən] 20. dominant[`dOmınənt] / [`dα:mınənt] 21. downsizing[`daunsaızıŋ] 22. exert v [ıg`zə:t] 23. follow [`fOləu] / [`fα:lou] 24. follower [`fOləuə] / [`fα:louər] 25. gain[geın] 26. imply[ım`plaı] 27. knowledgeable [`nOlıGəbəl] / [`nα:lıGəbəl]

28. laissez-faire[ֽleıseı`feə] / [ֽleıseı`feər] 29. maintain [(ֽ)meın`teın] 30. mission[`mı∫ən] 31. necessarily[ֽnesə`ser ə li] 68% / [`nesə`ser ə li] 32. non-interference[ֽnOnֽıntə`fıər ə nts] / [ֽnα:nֽın t ər`fır ə nts] 33. novelty [`nOvəlti] / [`nα:vəlti] 34. obsolete[`Obsəli:t] / [ֽα:bsə`li:t] 35. occasion[ə`keıჳən] 36. overwhelmed [ֽəuvə`welmd] / [ֽouvər` h welmd] 37. participative[pα:`tısıpeıtıv] / [pα:r`tısəpətıv] 38. priority[praı`Orəti] / [praı`O:rəti] 39. rare[reə] / [reər] 40. rather [`rα:ðə] / [`ræðər] 41. regard[ri`gα:d] / [ri`gα:rd] 42. reign[reın] 43. repertoire[`repətwα:] / [`repərtwα:r] 44. reverse[ri`və:s] 45. salient[`seıliənt] 46. strength[streŋkθ] 47. threat[θret] 48. through[θru:] 49. title[`taıtəl] 50. unable[An`eıbəl] 51. vehicle[`vi: ıkəl] / [`vi:əkəl] 52. willingly[`wılıŋli] 53. yelling[`jelıŋ]

Task 4. Read the text.