Task IV. What management style are you most familiar with?
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Task V. Four people speak about their bosses. Read their stories to compare different types of management.
| Janet | Simon |
| I really like my boss. She's a lovely person, very easy to work for, very fair. She always asks what I think before she changes anything. If there is a problem, we solve it together. She never gets angry. I trust her and she trusts me. It's a pleasure to work for her. | I get on all right with my boss. He doesn't worry about the details of my work and he gives me a lot of freedom. I like that. It makes me a bit angry when he gives me more work than I can do. I don't think he understands that parts of my job are very difficult. But on the whole, I don't think we get on too badly. |
| Charlotte | George |
| I like my job, but I can't stand my boss. He is very difficult to talk to; he doesn't really listen. He makes all the decisions without asking anybody. And he isn't really fair. He can make a mistake, and that's all right, but when I make a mistake, he gets angry. It really makes me angry when he changes his mind about things again and again. I can't leave my job right now, but I'm really fed up. | I work part-time in a pub, and my boss is obviously a landlord. He is smashing; he's got a great sense of humour. He is very easy to get on with and he is very fair. He's basically taught me the trade, because I was new when I first came and he taught me, you know, everything that I needed to know. And he isn't unfair when I made mistakes, but was very good to me. |
Task VI. Complete the following sentences:
1. Janet's boss is democratic because ______ .
2. Simon's boss has a laissez-faire style of management because ______ .
3. Charlotte's boss is autocratic because ______ .
4. George's boss is democratic because ______ .
Task VII. Compare the four bosses described above. Mark in the chart the qualities that these bosses have.
| Janet's boss | Simon's boss | Charlotte's boss | George's boss | Quality |
| Fair Competent Democratic Considerate Experienced Trustworthy Autocratic Aggressive Reliable Sociable Easy-going Bossy Laissez-faire |
Task VIII. Speak about the four bosses above in terms of management style.
Task IX. What professional qualities are needed by a manager?
A. Make a list of 10 qualities. Work in pairs.
B. Combine your list with the list from other students and then rank them in order of importance.
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| Task III. The following is a short description of three different management styles. Check the one you think is being used in the meeting. | | | Speaking |