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Common Collocations

a media tycoon a property tycoon

a business tycoon software tycoon a publishing tycoon

movie mogul media mogul shipping mogul

media magnate press magnate shipping magnate oil magnate

  • skill (skills)

1 n-count

A skill is a type of work or activity which requires special training and knowledge.

...methods of developing the management skills needed to create the environment for innovation within a business.

Commercial, entrepreneurial and financial skills will need to be in place to implement any long term business strategies.

... when a person who has prided himself on a technical skill discovers that his job can be done better by a machine.

2 n-uncount

Skill is the knowledge and ability that enables you to do something well.

Last year's IT installation problems raise questions about the quality and depth of management skill.

  • guru (gurus) n-count

A guru is a person who some people regard as an expert or leader.

He treasures the advice he was given by business guru Sir John Harvey-Jones.

Management gurus are among the most powerful opinion formers of the modern age.

Common Collocations

a design guru an advertising guru

an investment guru a marketing guru

Vocabulary Practice

  1. Put these four terms into the correct place in the table.

a laissez-faire b democratic с autocratic

management style

method

I

Leader makes decisions. Others are informed and carry them out.

II

Leader discusses with others before the decision is made. The group can influence the decision that is made.

III

There is no formal structure to make decisions. The leader does not force his or her views on others.

  1. Choose the correct answer to each question.

    1. If management delegate responsibility, to whom is it given?

a) superiors b) subordinates c) no one

    1. Which of the following is least likely to delegate responsibility?

a) an autocratic leader b) a democratic leader c) a laissez-faire leader

    1. Which of these leaders is most likely to develop a strong hierarchy?

a) an autocratic leader b) a democratic leader c) a laissez-faire leader

    1. Which of these leaders is most likely to involve staff in collective decision-making?

a) an autocratic leader b) a democratic leader c) a laissez-faire leader

    1. Which of these leaders is most likely to leave decision-making to individual members of staff?

a) an autocratic leader b) a democratic leader c) a laissez-faire leader

  1. Tick the three words or phrases that match each style of leadership depicted below.

a) Autocratic leadership

open modern directive √ hierarchical √ creative traditional √

b) Democratic leadership

group-oriented Communist team-based communicative simple charismatic

c) Laissez-faire leadership

open non-existent co-operative creative strong modern

d) Charismatic leadership

political personality-driven goal-oriented inspirational bureaucratic reward-based

Notice the terms group-oriented, team-based, personality-driven, goal-oriented, reward-basedthese mean “oriented towards the group”, “based on teams”, “driven by personality”, “oriented towards goals” and “based on rewards”.

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