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Date: 2015-10-07; view: 568.

Paragraphs 1-9 contain advice for business leaders. Choose the appropriate

The manager The Leader

Look through the differences between managers and leaders. Speak on them.

- administers - innovators

- is a copy - is an original

- maintains - develops

- focuses on systems and structures - focuses on people

- relies on control - inspires trust

- has a short-range view - has a long-range perspective

- asks how and when - asks what and why

- has his eye always on the bottom line - has his eye on the horizon

- imitates - originates

- accepts the status quo - challenges status quo

(existing state of affairs)

- is the classic good soldier - is his / her own person

- does things right - does the right thing

a. A leader should be a good teacher and communicator.

b. A leader must manage time and use it effectively.

c. A leader must have technical competence.

d. A leader must provide vision.

e. A leader must be visible and approachable.

f. A leader should be introspective.

g. A leader should be dependable.

h. A leader should be open-minded.

i. A leader should have a sense of humour.

1. In large organizations, leaders should spend no more than four hours a day in their offices. The rest of the time, they should be out with their people, talking to lower-level employees and getting their feedback on problem areas. They should be making short speeches and handing out awards. They should be traveling widely throughout their organizations.

2. The best leaders are those whose minds are never closed and who are eager to deal with new issues. Leaders should not change their minds too frequently after a major decision has been made, but if they never reconsider, they are beginning to show a degree of rigidity and inflexibility that creates problems for the organization.

3. Executives must take a disciplined approach to their schedules, their post, their telephone calls, their travel schedules and their meetings. Staying busy and working long hours are not necessarily a measurement of leadership effectiveness.

4. Leaders may run efficient organizations, but they do not really serve the long-term interests of the institution unless they plan, set goals and provide strategic perception.

5. The leader must be willing to pass on skills, to share insights and experiences, and to work very closely with people to help them mature and be creative.

6. Leaders should let people know that life is not so important that you can't sit back occasionally and be amused by what is happening. Laughter can be a great reliever of tension.

7. Reliability is something that leaders must have in order to provide stability and strength to organizations. Leaders must be willing to be flexible but consistency (последовательность) and coherence (связность) are important elements of large organizations.

8. Leaders must not only understand the major elements of their business but must also keep up with any changes.

9. Leaders should be able to look at themselves objectively and analyze where they have made mistakes and where they have disappointed people.