Leadership: Leading a group
Role play this situation. Take turns to be the team leader. Use expressions from the Useful language box.
You are senior manager at a computer graphics company. Your business has been rapidly expanding: your workforce has doubled from 60 to 120 in two years. You urgently need to move from your small city-centre location to a new suburban development area with bigger offices.Hold a meeting to discuss what needs to be done, and by whom. For example: drawing up a schedule; predicting problems; liaising with the union; informing customers and suppliers; keeping staff informed; dealing with negative feelings; hiring a removal company. Then draw up an action plan to ensure that the move goes smoothly.
Work in small groups. Choose a planning activity related to your work or place of study. Decide who will lead the team and what the other roles and tasks will be. Then role play the meeting and post your ideas to the Leading a Group pageUseful LanguageStating goals
Our main objective is to ...
Our aims will be to ...
If we're going to be successful, we need to act quickly.
To succeed, we'll have to take into account several factors.Indicating priorities
Our first priority will be to contact our customers
It's essential that we brief our suppliersDefining roles and delegating
I'd like you to prepare a report.
Could you please meet with Sales and Marketing?Motivating the team
It's a challenge, but it's also an opportunity to develop the business.
We'll all benefit because new orders will follow.Reporting back
I'd like you to keep me up-to-date by email.
I'd like to have your report by Tuesday.
I suggest we set up another meeting in two weeks' time.