What makes a good leader?

Answer each question with 2–3 sentences.

1. Who is the best leader you have ever known?
2. Do you think leaders are born or made?
3. Would you like to be a leader? Why, or why not?
4. What qualities do you admire in a manager?
5. Have you ever worked for a bad boss?
6. Is it better to be respected or liked?

Read each word and the example. Then say a sentence about a leader you know.

Choose the word that fits.

1. Good managers tasks instead of doing everything themselves.
2. A good leader knows how to people to give their best.
3. A leader needs enough to make final decisions.
4. Honesty and strong moral principles are called .
5. A clear picture of what an organisation could become is a .
6. A leader should accept for the results of the team.
7. The ability to recover quickly from setbacks is called .
8. After a long discussion, the group finally reached a .

Choose the right answer, then press Check answers.

1. to delegate = to give tasks to
   othersyourself onlya machine only
2. integrity = honesty and strong
   moral principlesmusclesmemories
3. a vision is a clear idea of the
   pastfutureweather
4. resilience = the ability to
   avoid all riskwin every timerecover quickly
5. consensus = general
   surpriseagreementsilence
6. autocratic = having
   little experienceno powerabsolute power

Use these phrases to evaluate leaders and to speculate.

• A good leader is someone who...Добрий лідер — це той, хто...A good leader is someone who listens before deciding.
• Were I in charge,...Якби я керував,...Were I in charge, I would delegate more.
• Had I known..., I would have...Якби я знав..., я б...Had I known the risks, I would have acted differently.
• Should you need help,...Якщо вам знадобиться допомога,...Should you need help, just ask.
• What sets great leaders apart is...Що вирізняє великих лідерів — це...What sets great leaders apart is integrity.
• They lead by example.Вони керують власним прикладом.Good managers lead by example.
• It comes down to...Усе зводиться до...It comes down to trust.
• There is a fine line between... and...Є тонка межа між... і...There is a fine line between confidence and arrogance.

Read the text. Hover over the dotted words for help.

1. Kurt Lewin compared three leadership styles.
   TrueFalse
2. The democratic style always produced the fastest results.
   TrueFalse
3. All twenty-eight men of Shackleton's expedition survived.
   TrueFalse
4. The text says one leadership style works in every situation.
   TrueFalse
5. Greenleaf introduced the idea of the "servant leader".
   TrueFalse

1. Are leaders born or made?
2. Is charisma overrated?
3. Should a leader always be liked?
4. Which style would suit you best?

Common mistakes: in conditional inversion drop if and put the auxiliary first: Were + subject + to, Had + subject + past participle, Should + subject + infinitive. Do not keep if. ✗ If had I known → Had I known. ✗ Were I would be the leader → Were I the leader / Were I to lead. ✗ Should you will need help → Should you need help.

1. Were IIf were I
   in charge, I would delegate more.
2. Had heIf had he
   given up, his men would have died.
3. If should youShould you
   need help, please ask.
4. Were she
   to resignresign
   , the team would suffer.
5. Had I
   not knownknown not
   the risks, I would have refused.
6. Was it not forWere it not for
   her leadership, the project would have failed.
7. Had it not been
   offor
   his courage, they would not have survived.
8. Should anything toShould anything
   go wrong, call me.

Each sentence has one mistake. Type the correct words.

1. If had I known, I would have acted differently. →
2. Were I would be the leader, I would listen more. →
3. Should you will need help, ask me. →
4. Were she resign, the team would suffer. →
5. Had he not known it, he would refuse. →
6. Was it not for her, we would have failed. →

Answer in detail. Use conditional inversion and the grammar of Block 2.

1. Were you in charge of a team tomorrow, what would you change?
2. Had you had a better leader at some point, what might have been different?
3. Should a leader sometimes be unpopular?
4. What is the difference between a leader and a manager?
5. What is the best advice a leader ever gave you?
6. Do you think leadership can be taught?

Three people discuss leadership. Compare them. Who values results most? Who values people most? Whose view is closest to yours?

Your teacher will time you.

1. Plan for one minute, then speak for one or two minutes.
2. Part 1: describe a leader you admire (a person you know or a public figure).
3. Part 2: say which qualities make a good leader (use at least one conditional inversion).
4. Part 3: say what kind of leader you would be.

1. Who is the best leader you have ever worked for?
2. Which quality is most important in a leader?
3. Would you like to lead a team?
4. How do you handle disagreement in a group?
5. Do you prefer to give orders or to ask for ideas?
6. Are you good at delegating?
7. What would you do if a team member made a serious mistake?
8. Do you lead by example?

1. Who in your family is a natural leader?
2. Who in your life motivates you most?
3. Who is a role model for you?
4. Who made the biggest difference in your career or studies?
5. Who would you follow into a difficult situation?
6. Who was the worst leader you ever met?

1. Are leaders born or made?
2. Should leaders be honest even when it hurts?
3. Is it better to be feared or respected?
4. Do women lead differently from men?
5. Does a crisis need a different type of leader?