The Perfect Boss

Managing vs Leading

1) What’s the difference between them?

2) Which one is better to do? Why?

Fill in the table below:

Direct & Control Concerned with projects

Ask Questions Explain “what we have to do”

Give Directions Develop Vision & Strategy

Motivate and Inspire Develop Policies & Procedures

Get people to want to do what needs to be Get people to do what needs to be done
done
Explain where we are going
Concerned with people

MANAGING LEADING

Vocabulary:

1) employers – employees
2) I dare
3) whether …. or
4) realize – notice
5) all of a sudden = suddenly
6) tough time
7) to be educated – to be polite
8) through thick and thin
9) Isn’t that a pity?
10) to fail at something (v) – failure (n)
11) to fire = to let go – to get rid of = to dismiss

Questions about the video:

1) How much percentage of Americans are not engaged to their job? Why is that?
2) What changes when you become a manager and you’re no longer an employee?
 3) According to him, what do we learn to focus on at school? How that differs from what
we learn about Leadership?
4) Why “fear” can be a disaster in a manager?
5) What is his advice for you who will become a manager?
6) What’s “culture in business”?
7) List and explain the 5 concepts of sports compared to business:

Pronunciation Practice:

1) (2:48) – “So first of all, being a manager is a totally different job.”

2) (3:12) – “Let me take you through some of the concepts.
3) (3:52) – “People will follow you through thick and thin”
4) (9:11) – “What on Earth is a culture in business?”

Discussion Questions:

1) Have you ever had what you would consider to be the perfect boss? What made them
to be like that?
2) Do you have anyone subordinated to you? How many? How challenging is that for
you?
3) Do you believe people can learn how to be a good manager or is something they are
born with it?
4) Have you ever made a big mistake at work? How did your boss deal with it?
5) How do you think a boss should reward and punish employees?
6) How would you get educated to become a good boss?

Improving your English at home

Watch the video below and write a short summary about the main idea of it.

“Stop managing, Start Leading”  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_HHnEROy_w