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Do you think you have what it takes to be a manager? In our short exercise, we look at management skills — and the vocabulary you will need to talk about them.

Decide which concept or term for talking about management styles is needed to complete the sentences. Use the explanation in the first sentence to help you fill the gap.

In this test you can practise vocabulary connected with management positions and styles. Decide which position is described in the questions.

"We must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America," President Barack Obama told the millions watching. Listen to a short extract from his speech about this goal — and learn new expressions for talking about your own goals.

Compared to the merger mania trend of the 1990s, the last couple of years have been pretty uneventful when it comes to M&A. In our exercise, we look at why some mergers and acquisitions fail.