Get your students talking about one of the trickiest workplace challenges: how to lead without controlling. This ready-to-use B2 worksheet dives into real-world leadership language through interactive speaking, grammar, and listening tasks. Learners build key business vocabulary around trust, control, delegation, and teamwork, then use it naturally in discussions and role plays.
The lesson combines practical grammar (first and second conditionals) with communication skills for polite negotiation and feedback. Students take on realistic roles as managers and employees to explore how micromanagement affects motivation, before watching and analysing the TED Talk Confessions of a Recovering Micromanager by Chieh Huang.
It is engaging, thought-provoking, and perfect for Business English or general workplace communication classes. Teachers appreciate it for its mix of guided language work, authentic context, and real-life relevance, all in a single, easy-to-run lesson. 🚀
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