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Listentoadiscussiononwhatisagoodleadertakingplaceduringsomestafftraining. Optionalactivity: Whileyoulisten,decidewhetherthefollowingsentencesaretrueorfalse. Sentence 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Trueorfalse? Theworkersareattendingamarketingtrainingsession. Ian,SueandWendyfulfilsomekindofmanagerialroleintheircompany. Alisonisfacilitatingthetrainingsession. Practicewhatyoupreachmeansyoushoulddowhatyoutellotherpeopleto do. Ifsomethinghasntworkedoutithasbeensuccessful. Wendylikesfindingoutaboutcompanymattersfromcoffeemachinegossip. Wendythinksmanagersshouldnttellcolleaguesbadnews. Ian,SueandWendyagreewitheachothersideas.
Alison:Goodafternooneveryone.Nowyoureallgroupleaderswithsomeresponsibilitiesforpeopleworkingin yourteams.IntodaystrainingsessionIwantustothinkaboutwhatmakesagoodleaderintheworkplace.Is thatOK? Ian:Alison,arewetalkingaboutmanagershere,orallcolleagues? Alison:Idliketotalkaboutcolleaguesingeneral,anyoneintheworkplace,Idontwanttolimitthediscussion solelytomanagers,isthatOK? All:Fine,yeah,sure Alison:Ian,wouldyouliketokickoff?Whatqualitiesshouldagoodleaderhave? Ian:Well,youknowIthinkthemostimportantthingistopractisewhatyoupreach,youknow,youcantgo roundtellingpeopletodosomethinginonewayandtheyyoudoitinacompletelydifferentway.Youvegotto beagoodrolemodelforpeople... Alison:OK,thanks,Sue,anyotherideas? Sue:Well,IagreewithIanthere.IjustwanttosaythatIdontlikemanagerswhoblameotherpeoplefortheir ownmistakes.Iknowwerenotjusttalkingaboutmanagers,Ithinkitsimportantforeverybodytotake responsibilityforwhattheydo.Noonesperfect,everyonemakesmistakes.Ithinkyoushouldtrustpeopleand justadmititifsomethinghasntworkedout,managerstoo,Imean,theyrehumanarentthey....someofthem areanyway...(laughter) Alison:OK,soweretalkingabouttrustingcolleaguesandbeingresponsibleforyourwork,OK,fine..Wendy, anythoughts? Wendy:Letssee,formeIthinkifyouwantpeopletobeonyourside,youknowifyouwanttoinfluencepeople youhavetocommunicateandcommunicatewell.Youvegottoletpeopleknowwhatshappeningandwhats goingtohappen,evenifsomeofthesethingsarentverynice.Theresnothingworsethanfindingoutabout somethingfromcoffeemachinegossip,managersshouldtellitstraight... Alison:OK,thanksWendy,thatsveryuseful.So,tobeagoodleaderyouvegottobeagoodrolemodel,you shouldacceptresponsibilityforyourownmistakesandyoushouldcommunicatewellandtellitstraight,evenif thenewsisbad.Nowcanyouthinkabout.....(fadeout)....
Answerkey:1.F2.T3.T4.T5.F6.F7.F8.T. www.britishcouncil.org/professionals.htm
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