Unit 8: Leadership

8.1 Learning to lead

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Vocabulary
Ve r b a n d n o u n
collocations
 Verb and noun collocations

Exercise 6
1. c
1. d (delegate tasks) 2. f
2. c (run a team) 3. a
3. a (make key decisions) 4. d
4. b (take on responsibility)
5. b
6. e
 Verb and noun collocations

Exercise 7
1. delegate 5. run
2. prioritise 6. trust
3. trust 7. cope with
4. set 8. win
Verb and noun collocations

Exercise 8
1. c
2. f
3. a
4. d
5. b
6. e
 8.2
NEUROLEADERSHIP
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 Lead in
Match the words with their
definitions 1f 4b
2a 5d
3e 6c
1. It is important to reward good behaviour. a. the process of gradually becoming bigger, better,
2. There are opportunities for professional development. stronger or more advanced
3. She had great empathy with people. b. someone's general attitude, and the way in which
they think about things and make decisions
4. The company seems to have a very old-fashioned mindset.
c. determination to do something that you have
5. A moment's reflection will show the stupidity of this argument. decided to do, even if this is difficult
6. Children sometimes have strong will. d. careful thought, or an idea or opinion based on this
e. the ability to understand other people's feelings and
problems
f. the things that a person or animal does
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
• interchangeable
• frugal
• mindset
• altruistic
• unscrupulous
• risk-averse
 interchangeable (adj)
that can be exchanged, especially without
affecting the way in which something
works
frugal (adj)
/ˈfruːɡl/

careful to by only what is

necessary
 mindset (n)

a set of attitudes or fixed

ideas that somebody has
and that are often difficult
to change
 altruistic (adj)
/ˌæltruˈɪstɪk/
caring about the needs and
happiness of other people
and being willing to do
things to help them, even if
it brings no advantage to
yourself
unscrupulous (adj)
/ʌnˈskruːpjələs/
without moral principles;
not honest or fair
risk-averse (adj)
/ˈrɪsk əvɜːrs/
not willing to do something if
it is possible that something
bad could happen as a result