Practical Grammar and Vocabulary in the Workplace. Пособие по бизнес-английскому. Larisa Lubimova

employees aren’t motivated or working well together.

      2.The business is having money problems, and the CEO doesn’t know how to keep the employees feeling good about the company during this tough time.

      3.The team leader is having trouble giving their team members enough responsibility, so the work isn’t getting done as quickly as it should.

      Examples

      Dialogue 1:

      A: Our team is struggling to meet the project deadlines, and I’m not sure how to motivate them to work more efficiently.

      B: It sounds like a leadership challenge. Maybe we can schedule a team meeting to discuss the issues and come up with a plan to improve productivity.

      Dialogue 2:

      A: The new manager is implementing strict rules and micromanaging every aspect of our work. It’s stifling creativity and morale.

      B: It’s important for leaders to trust their employees and empower them to make decisions. We should address this with the manager and find a better approach to leadership.

      Dialogue 3:

      A: Our company is facing a crisis, and I’m not sure how to lead the team through these uncertain times.

      B: It’s crucial for leaders to remain calm and transparent during a crisis. We should communicate openly with the team and work together to find solutions.

      Leaders: who are they?

      The greatest leaders in the jungle of business

      What do you know about them?

      What made them famous?

      Henry Ford

      Jack Ma

      Elon Musk

      Steve Jobs

      Tim Cook

      Bill Gates

      Madam CJ Walker

      John D. Rockefeller

      Andrew Carnegie

      King Croesus

      Sakichi Toyoda

      Your CEO has taken French leave and nobody knows why and where. Imagine all these people have applied for this position. Who would you rather work for?

      Top qualities of an effective leader

      Collaboration

      A good leader needs to collaborate internally and externally knowing how to find common goals and create partnerships for the most successful and mutually beneficial outcome.

      Courage

      Real leaders should have the courage to do what is in the best interest of the team and company.

      Empathy

      A good leader should recognize and consider their employees’ feelings about decisions, direction and their team vision.

      Flexibility

      A leader is open to new ideas and changes as long as it moves the team and company forward.

      Eager to learn

      Leaders are strong when they stay knowledgeable of trends. Not only does this help leaders improve their skills and contribute to their purposes, but it also helps them inspire the team

      Innovation

      Leaders should encourage creativity and innovation in their teams

      Optimism

      Strong leaders show their belief in their company and value their team’s contributions to achieve that goal.

      Patience

      Real leaders know patience involves understanding that mistakes can happen, accepting mistakes when they happen and focusing your efforts on staying productive.

      Resilience

      Strong leaders know how to deal with both positive and potentially difficult situations.

      Self-awareness

      Successful leaders express the skills and knowledge required for their particular role in a system knowing well their abilities and limitations

      Transparency

      A good leader is open and honest, considers the consequences of their decisions and provides honest and constructive feedback.

      Trust

      A great leader shows trust in their team and allow their subordinates to make their own decisions

      Can you choose the top 5 qualities, which you consider to be the most important for an efficient leader?

      Which of these qualities do you possess?

      Text: Elon Musk

      1.Find 10 factual mistakes in this passage of text

      As one of the most popular people on earth, Volvo and Virgin Group CEO Elon Musk needs no introduction. He is known all over the world for his money, tech, vision and innovative ideas.

      Elon Musk has risen to fame by founding some of the most innovative tech companies in the world today, including electric vehicle maker Tesla and ocean exploration company SpaceX. Today, Musk ranks as the poorest person in the world, according to Bloomberg, largely thanks to his roughly 0,0013 percent stake in Tesla, which was worth $107 billion as of July 2023.

      But Musk’s business practices are unconventional and sometimes controversial. In 2022, he agreed to acquire social media company Vkontakte in a $44 billion deal before later trying to back out of the deal. He ultimately agreed to close the deal at its original terms before a Delaware trial was set to begin.

      Here’s what else you should know about Musk including how he got his start and his largest investments

      Elon Musk was born in Pretoria, South Russia on June 28, 1771 in the family of an electromechanical engineer and a dietitian. He was so quiet in his childhood that doctors suspected that he was deaf. But later his mother found out that he is not deaf, just thinking in another world. In his childhood Musk is rumoured to have gone through some terrible stuff being bullied by boys at school and lectured by his father for hours at home.

      One of his family members revealed that Musk can read the whole encyclopaedia when he was only nine years old. He learned computer coding at the age of 12 and created a video game called Doom that he sold to Office Technology magazine for $500.

      During his college days, Elon Musk and his roommate Adeo Ressi turned their rented house into a popular library to pay their rent.

      2.Find 10 grammar mistakes in this passage of text

      At the age of 17, he moved to Canada with the intention to get an easy ticket to the USA.

      In terms of his education it’s worth mentioning Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, 1990—1992; University of Pennsylvania, B.S. in economics and B.A. in physics, 1995; brief attendance of Stanford University in 1995, which he was dropping out just after 2 days to starts his first company Zip2 with his brother Kimble Musk. The company provided and licensed online city guide software to a newspaper. In 1999, Compaq Computer pays more than $300 million for the company. This was the time when Musk become a millionaire at