How are you today?
Are you happy with the management style your boss uses?
Give students an explanation and let them guess the word from vocabulary.
What would you say is the purpose of management? Have you ever worked for a good manager? Why do you think people decide to become managers? Do you think you have the skills to be a good manager? What is the biggest mistake a manager can make? Is it possible to be a manager and be close friends with your staff? Can an autocratic leadership style ever achieve positive results? Does a democratic approach to leadership always work? Why do some managers adopt a laissez-faire approach? Does it work? What sort of tasks do you think should be centralised in a large company? What would happen to your company if all the managers suddenly left? In general, what would you say makes a successful manager? Give students feedback on their mistakes.