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Unit 14 Unit 14 Unit 14 Leadership Leadership Leadership Leadership Leadership Leadership Discuss these questions. Which adjectives below describe positive / negative aspects of someone’s character? Can you think of adjectives with opposite meanings to the adjectives? Can you think of adjectives with opposite meanings to the adjectives? Which adjectives describe Jack Welch’s idea of a good leader? Listen to the interview and answer these questions. Listen to the interview and answer these questions. Listen to the interview and answer these questions. Listen to the interview and answer these questions. Listen to the interview and answer these questions. Read the article and complete the fact sheet. Read the article and complete the fact sheet. * * We all work together as a team. And that means you do everything I say. Michael Caine (teamwork and consensus vs. hierarchy and obedience) Staring up Vocabulary Reading Language review Listening Skills Case study Background Some organizations are their leaders. Bill Gates is Microsoft. Anita Roddick embodies Body Shop. Richard Branson pilots Virgin. Entrepreneurs and founders of their organizations, they are perceived to have visionary leadership qualities. They are often asked to pronounce on the issues of the day. They are leaders not only of their companies but of public opinion. Background The mercurial (likely to change your mood or opinion unexpectedly) leadership that is characteristic of many entrepreneurs means that they might found and then sell a series of start-ups, not guiding them to the next more “mature” stage themselves. In the trio above we have examples of leaders who have made that transition and gone beyond. Background Companies become large by being successful, but they also become bureaucratic and conservative. It’s a cliché that in successful companies, change is a precondition of continued