Look through the list of words carefully. Translate all the terms and be ready to explain them in English. Learn the terms and be sure you know how to use them.
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Overall discussion.
- The topic of “bad leaders” is not often mentioned in university courses. Why? Is it
worth discussing?
- What could be the reasons for such behaviour?
- How would you deal with such bosses?
WORDLIST FOR UNIT 1 (Textbook and compendium)
| Page/ source | Terms and expressions | Translation or explanation |
| TEXTBOOK | ||
| p. 6 | Field (n) | Area of study or activity e.g. All of them are experts in their chosen field. |
| Head (v, n) | ||
| Goal, aim, objective, target (n) | ||
| Hand (n) | ||
| Start-up (n), start-up capital (n) | ||
| Loan (n), bank loan | ||
| Be in charge of, be responsible for | ||
| Tax (n), tax deduction | ||
| Net profit | ||
| Work one's way up the ladder | ||
| Stay ahead of competitors | ||
| Entrepreneur (n) | ||
| Cross-border (adj) | ||
| Empower (v), empowerment (n) | ||
| Micromanage (v) | ||
| Non-renewable (adj) | ||
| Undertrained (adj) | ||
| Commitment (n) | ||
| extra | Campaign (n) | |
| Found, establish, set up (v) | ||
| Go under, go bust, (v) | ||
| Labour (n) | ||
| Deregulate (v). deregulation (n) | ||
| p. 8 | Expertise (n) | |
| T 1 | Charisma (n), charismatic (adj) | |
| Controversy (n), controversial (adj) | ||
| Nature vs nurture | ||
| Keep one's eye on smth (ex. overall goals) | ||
| Get caught up in smth (ex. details) | ||
| Knowledgeable (adj) | ||
| Respond to change | ||
| Necessarily | ||
| T 2 | Intrinsic | |
| T 3 | Leadership styles: Autocratic Paternalistic Democratic (consultative, persuasive) Laissez-faire | |
| Welfare (n) | ||
| T 4 | Hierarchy (n) | |
| Layers of management | ||
| Implement (v) | ||
| Tackle (v) (ex. the challengers) | ||
| Merger (n) | ||
| Acquisition (n) | ||
| p. 9 | See smth through | |
| Come up with a proposal, an idea | ||
| Gap (n) (ex. fill a gap in the market) | ||
| Set (v) (ex. a goal, a deadline) | ||
| Make a profit | ||
| Draw on (v) (ex. knowledge, experience, resources) | ||
| Performance (n) (ex.evaluate individual performance) | ||
| Flow chart (n) | ||
| T 5 | Enterprise (n) | |
| Evolve (v) | ||
| Consequences (n) | ||
| What makes smb tick (idiom) | What makes smb behave in the way they do | |
| T 6 | Goods and services (n) | |
| Wages vs salary (n) | ||
| Charge(v) (ex. consumers) | ||
| Pass on (responsibilities) | ||
| T 7 | Manual workers | |
| Skilled workers | ||
| T 8 | Averse (adj) (ex. risk-averse) | |
| Pros and cons (n) | ||
| Stamina (n) | ||
| T 9 | Transactional leader | |
| Transformational leader | ||
| T 10 | Tight (adj) (ex. set tight schedules) | |
| The former...the latter | ||
| Means (n) (ex. a means to an end) | ||
| Task-orientated leader | ||
| Outline (n) | ||
| T 11 | Gamble (n), gambler (n) | |
| Entrepreneurial spirit | ||
| Customise (v) (ex. a service) | ||
| COMPENDIUM | ||
| Text 1. | Ensure (v) | |
| Maintain (effective relationship) | ||
| Morale | ||
| Sense of common purpose | ||
| Staff | ||
| Achievement orientated | ||
| Calculated risk taker | ||
| Impose decisions | ||
| Compliance | ||
| Trade smth for smth | ||
| Task orientated approach | ||
| Backing | ||
| Ambiguous | ||
| To run (organisation) | ||
| Come to the fore | ||
| Text 2 | Resentment | |
| Offender | ||
| Violation | ||
| To toe the line | ||
| Backfire | ||
| Hunker down | ||
| Stifle (creativity) | ||
| Layoff (n) | ||
| Top performers | ||
| Akin to | ||
| Plum assignment | ||
| Hassle | ||
| Deflect all the blame onto others | ||
| Integrity | ||
| Text 3 | Non-negotiable | |
| Blanket (v) | ||
| Yield staggering growth | ||
| At stake | ||
| Arguably | ||
| Feel empowered |
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