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    This document provides lists of adjectives to describe good and bad managers, as well as potential conversation questions about managers. For good managers, it lists adjectives like approachable, encouraging, experienced, helpful, knowledgeable, and trustworthy. For bad managers, it lists adjectives like arrogant, careless, deceitful, dishonest, lazy, pessimistic, and unreliable. The conversation questions prompt discussions about the best and worst managers someone has had, whether young managers can be good, what good and bad managers do, and what kind of manager someone thinks they will be.

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    This document provides lists of adjectives to describe good and bad managers, as well as potential conversation questions about managers. For good managers, it lists adjectives like approachable, encouraging, experienced, helpful, knowledgeable, and trustworthy. For bad managers, it lists adjectives like arrogant, careless, deceitful, dishonest, lazy, pessimistic, and unreliable. The conversation questions prompt discussions about the best and worst managers someone has had, whether young managers can be good, what good and bad managers do, and what kind of manager someone thinks they will be.

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    Market Leader PI U10 Managing People v2

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    This document provides lists of adjectives to describe good and bad managers, as well as potential conversation questions about managers. For good managers, it lists adjectives like approachable, encouraging, experienced, helpful, knowledgeable, and trustworthy. For bad managers, it lists adjectives like arrogant, careless, deceitful, dishonest, lazy, pessimistic, and unreliable. The conversation questions prompt discussions about the best and worst managers someone has had, whether young managers can be good, what good and bad managers do, and what kind of manager someone thinks they will be.

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    Sources: Market Leader Pre-intermediate, Unit 10, Managing people / Intelligent Business Advanced level, Case study Unit 1
    Adjectives
    Do you know these adjectives?

    Adjectives for describing good managers:

     Approachable  Encouraging  Optimistic


     Charming  Enthusiastic  Patient
     Committed  Experienced  Persistent, tenacious
     Confident  Helpful  Professional
     Decisive  Independent  Reliable
     Disciplined  Knowledgeable  Responsible
     Efficient  Motivated  trustworthy

    Adjectives for describing bad managers:

     arrogant  indecisive  timid


     careless  inexperienced  unenthusiastic
     cruel  insensitive  unprofessional
     deceitful  irresponsible  unreliable
     dishonest  pessimistic  untrustworthy
     lazy  rude

    CONVERSATION QUESTIONS

    1. Who was the best manager you have ever had? What qualities did this person have? Tell your
    group about some of the good things this person did while he or she was your manager.

    2. Do you think very young managers make good managers? What positive qualities do very young
    managers have? What positive qualities do they lack? Have you ever worked for a very young
    manager? How was the experience?

    3. What are some specific things that good managers do? What are some specific things that good
    managers avoid doing?

    4. Has anyone you know ever worked for a really bad manager? What bad characteristics did this
    person have? Tell your group about something that this person did which shows why he or she was a
    bad manager.

    5. What manager do you think you will be?

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    Sources: Market Leader Pre-intermediate, Unit 10, Managing people / Intelligent Business Advanced level, Case study Unit 1

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