学术英语 管理,Leadership,4,Leadership Leadership is the art and science of getting things done through people. A great leader helps others see pattern, meaning, and direction in data and events They see constellations where others see stars. In this unit, you will read about the key ingredients of great leadership, a case study of a company with great leadership, and the introduction to a psychologist whose theories shifted leadership thinking from workers as machines to workers as motivated human beings.,Unit 4Leadership,Unit Contents,Lead-in,Text A,Text B,Text C,Writing,Unit 4Leadership,Lead-in,Activity,Unit 4Leadership,Lead-in,Activity,Group discussion Make a list of great leaders. They may be business, political, military leaders or leaders from any other field you can think of. Divide into groups of 4-5 and discuss the following questions: What makes each leader great? Write down their major characteristics. Read through the major characteristics of each great leader. Do you see any common themes?,Text A, Critical reading and thinking Background information Supplementary information Overview, Language building-up Specialized vocabulary Signpost language Formal English,Peter Drucker and Leadership,Unit 4Leadership,Unit 4Leadership,Text A,Background information,Video: Lead like Great Conductors,Critical reading and thinking,Points:,Leadership is getting things done through people.,An orchestra conductor faces the ultimate leadership challenge: creating perfect harmony without saying a word.,Unit 4Leadership,Text A,Background information,Tasks:,Critical reading and thinking,Take notes as you listen Focus on the following issues: - What is each conductors attitude towards control (by conductor) and autonomy (of musicians)? - Which style do you prefer as a musician? Why?,Unit 4Leadership,Text A,Background information,Critical reading and thinking,Where would you put them?,high,low,low,high,autonomy,control,Unit 4Leadership,Text A,Background information,The five conductors are:,Critical reading and thinking,Carlos Kleiber (I) Ricardo Mutti Richard Strauss Herbert von Karajan Carlos Kleiber (II) Lenny Bernstein,Unit 4Leadership,Text A,Background information,Critical reading and thinking,Where would you put them?,high,low,low,high,autonomy,control,Ricardo Mutti,Herbert von Karajan,Carlos Keiber,Richard Strauss/ Lenny Bernstein,Unit 4Leadership,Text A,Background information,Followers decide leadership style,Critical reading and thinking,knowledge workers want more autonomy and less control (leadership) labors, esp. unskilled or semi-skilled workers need less autonomy and more control (management),Unit 4Leadership,Text A,Background information,How does leadership differ from management? (Warren Bennis, On Becoming a Leader),Critical reading and thinking,Unit 4Leadership,Text A,Background information,Critical reading and thinking,Unit 4Leadership,Text A,Supplementary information,Critical reading and thinking,Peter F. Drucker (1909 2005): an influential writer, management consultant, and self-described “social ecologist”. He was born in Austria, worked in Germany (thus his first-hand experience of Hitlers charismatic leadership) and England, and then became a naturalized US citizen in 1943. His writings explored how humans are organized across the business, government and the nonprofit sectors of society. He predicted many of the major developments of the late twentieth century, including privatization and decentralization; the decisive importance of marketing; and the emergence of the information society. He coined the term “knowledge worker”.,Unit 4Leadership,Text A,Supplementary information,Critical reading and thinking,His writings explored how humans are organized across the business, government and the nonprofit sectors of society. He predicted many of the major developments of the late twentieth century, including privatization and decentralization; the decisive importance of marketing; and the emergence of the information society. He coined the term “knowledge worker”.,Unit 4Leadership,Text A,Overview Text analysis,Critical reading and thinking,Subheadings: Scan the subheadings in Text A and try to get the main idea of each part.,Unit 4Leadership,Text A,Overview Text analysis,Critical reading and thinking,Part I: Peter Druckers evolving attitudes toward leadership Part II: Peter Druckers model of effective leadership Scan the subtitles in Text A and decide where Part II starts.,Unit 4Leadership,Text A,Overview Text analysis,Critical reading and thinking,Part I follows a chronological order. Find out all references to time in this part, and write down Druckers attitude toward leadership at each period.,Unit 4Leadership,Text A,Overview Text analysis,Critical reading and thinking,1947 Seven years later 1973 the 1970s the late 1980s,Management is leadership. Leadership is of utmost importance. Indeed there is no substitute for it. Leadership cannot be taught or learned.