What makes a good leader? Are leadership qualities inherent or can they be learned?
These questions are difficult to answer and continue to cause lively debate across the business world.
Here are some characteristics of a good leader
- integrity
- honesty
- courage
- commitment
- sincerity
- passion
- confidence
- wisdom
As you can see, the words above are all nouns.
Use a dictionary to find the adjective forms
- Can you think of other leadership characteristics?
- Which characteristics do you think are the most important in a leader?
Lead like the great conductors
Watch this video with a friend or colleague and discuss the questions together in English.
- How would you compare the roles of a conductor of an orchestra and a CEO of a company?
- What different styles of leading are highlighted in the video?
- Do female conductors need to break the glass ceiling to become famous?
