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Business English: Management and Leadership

Approx. 30 hours to complete

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Course Summary

This course is designed to help you develop your management and leadership skills by exploring the best practices of great leaders and managers. You will learn how to be an effective leader and how to manage people, projects, and resources in a way that maximizes the value you deliver to your organization.

Key Learning Points

Learn how to be an effective leader and manager
Explore the best practices of great leaders and managers
Maximize the value you deliver to your organization

Learning Outcomes

Develop your management and leadership skills
Improve your ability to manage people, projects, and resources
Maximize the value you deliver to your organization

Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course

No prior knowledge of management or leadership is required
A willingness to learn and apply new concepts

Course Difficulty Level

Intermediate

Course Format

Online
Self-paced
Video lectures
Assignments
Quizzes

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Description

Are you a business executive or a manager who uses English in your career? Then you know that good business communication in English requires focus, vocabulary, and specific linguistic structures. In this course, you will follow along a recently promoted manager as she builds and leads her team to success. Together, you will practice the language and styles of communication needed in English for

• Recruiting and training a professional team to work together with integrity and respect • Managing and participating in well-organized meetings • Making telephone conferences more efficient • Writing professional emails that are easy to read The activities in this course will give you the opportunity to share your experience and receive immediate feedback from other business professionals around the world.

Outline

Staffing and Hiring Decisions
Introduction
1.1 I Need To Get My Team Together
1.3 Direct and Indirect Approaches
1.5 More on the Indirect Approach
1.8 Summarizing Basics
1.12 Making Direct and Indirect Requests
1.14 Week 1 Review
1.2 Vocabulary Preview: Staffing and Hiring
1.6 Example: An Indirect Message
1.10 "The Secret to Making Better Hires"
1.15 Quizlet Vocabulary Practice: Staffing and Hiring
1.4 Direct and Indirect Approaches
1.7 The Indirect Approach
1.9 Summarizing Basics
1.11 The Secret to Making Better Hires
1.13 Making Direct and Indirect Requests
1.16 Week 1 Test

Meeting Management
2.1 The toothpaste of the future
2.3 Effective Meeting Practices
2.6 Conference Calling
2.8 Future Tense Contractions
2.12 Writing Effective Summaries
2.14 Week 2 Review
2.2 Vocabulary Preview: Meeting Management
2.4 Example: Agenda
2.10 The Future of Meetings
2.15 Quizlet Vocabulary Practice: Meeting Management
"A Conference Call in Real Life" - satire
Global Meeting Planner
2.5 Effective Meeting Practices
2.7 Conference Calling Strategies
2.9 Future Tense Contractions
2.11 Future of Meetings
2.13 Writing Effective Summaries
2.16 Week 2 Test

Leading and Teaming
3.1 The agenda for the day
3.3 Handling Interruptions
3.5 Conference Calling Tips for the Non-Native Speaker
3.7 Strategies to interrupt/Hold the floor
3.11 Infinitives and Gerunds
3.13 Week 3 Review
3.2 Vocabulary Preview: Leading and Teaming
3.4 Amy Cuddy's TED Talk on "Power Posing"
3.9 Phrases for Interruption and Clarification
3.14 Quizlet Vocabulary Practice: Leading and Teaming
The Lewis Model of Cultural Norms
Hofstede's Cultural Comparison Tool
Directions for Submitting Video/Audio
3.6 Communication Lesson Review
3.8 Strategies to interrupt/Ask for clarification
3.10 Phrases for Interruption and Clarification
3.12 Infinitives and Gerunds
3.15 Week 3 Test

Planning, Organizing, and Delegating
4.1 The status report
4.3 Writing Effective Emails
4.5 Communicating Status Reports
4.8 Business Communication/Concise Language
4.12 Reading Numbers
4.14 Week 4 Review: Part 1
4.15 Week 4 Review: Part 2
4.2 Vocabulary Preview: Planning, Organizing & Delegating
4.6 Example: Status Report
4.10 Business Writing Tips-Changing Nouns to Verbs
4.16 Incomplete Status Report
4.17 Quizlet Vocabulary Practice: Planning, Organizing & Delegating
4.4 Writing Effective Emails
4.7 Communicating Status Reports
4.9 Business Communication/Concise Language
4.11 Changing Nouns to Verbs
4.13 Reading Numbers
4.18 Week 4 Test

Managing and Coaching
5.1 Like a coach
5.3 Coaching and Mentoring
5.5 Effective Teaming
5.8 First Conditionals
5.12 Strategies for Active Listening and Feedback
5.14 Week 5 Review
5.2 Vocabulary Preview: Managing & Coaching
5.6 Tuckman's Phases of Group Development
5.10 Active Listening Skills
5.15 Quizlet Vocabulary Practice: Managing and Coaching
5.4 Coaching and Mentoring
5.7 Phases of Group Development
5.9 First Conditionals
5.11 Active Listening Skills
5.13 Strategies for Active Listening and Feedback
5.16 Week 5 Test

Review
6.1 Review Video 1 Optional Email Peer Review
6.2 Review Video 2 Optional Email Peer Review
6.5 Credits
6.3 Final Examination

Summary of User Reviews

Read reviews and ratings for Management & Leadership: Growing as a Manager. Learn how to become an effective leader in today's business world. Many users found the course very informative and insightful, providing valuable knowledge on management and leadership practices.

Key Aspect Users Liked About This Course

The course provides valuable knowledge on management and leadership practices.

Pros from User Reviews

The course is well-structured and easy to follow
The instructors are knowledgeable and engaging
The course provides practical tips and real-world examples
The course is applicable to various industries and job positions

Cons from User Reviews

The course can be too basic for experienced managers
Some users found the course content repetitive
The course lacks interactive elements and hands-on exercises
The course may not be suitable for non-native English speakers

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