Leadership Unit 4
Leadership Unit 4
Lead-in Critical thinking Is a manager always a leader? Current management theories believe that although both leadership and management involve influence, working with people, as well as concern about effective goal accomplishment they cannot replace each other. Leadership is something practical in addition to management Have a group discussion drawing on your knowledge about leadership and management
Lead-in • Critical thinking: • Is a manager always a leader? • Current management theories believe that although both leadership and management involve influence, working with people, as well as concern about effective goal accomplishment, they cannot replace each other. Leadership is something practical in addition to management. • Have a group discussion, drawing on your knowledge about leadership and management
Learning target To understand leadership in business through reading English texts To be able to analyse in English the basic features of leaders in business
Learning Target • To understand leadership in business through reading English texts • To be able to analyse in English the basic features of leaders in business
Academic reading Text A Peter Drucker and Leadership Source: Drucker on Leadership: New Lessons from the Father of Modern Management (2010), written by william A. Cohen Peter Drucker: (1909-2005)an Austrian-born American management consultant, educator, and author, whose writings contributed to the philosophical and practical foundations of the modern business corporation
Academic reading: Text A Peter Drucker and Leadership • Source: Drucker on Leadership: New Lessons from the Father of Modern Management (2010), written by William A. Cohen. • Peter Drucker: (1909-2005) an Austrian-born American management consultant, educator, and author, whose writings contributed to the philosophical and practical foundations of the modern business corporation
Preparation Words and sentences 1. Para. 16. L4 He tested many approaches to ethics in his search for a universal ethical code for business, but found them all wanting wanting: adj. (formal) lacking in quality or quantit Paraphrase: he tried many methods for establishing a common model of ethics in business, but found that these methods were not satisfactory
Preparation Words and Sentences 1. Para. 16, L4 • He tested many approaches to ethics in his search for a universal ethical code for business, but found them all wanting. • wanting: adj. (formal) lacking in quality or quantity. • Paraphrase: He tried many methods for establishing a common model of ethics in business, but found that these methods were not satisfactory