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IELTS Essay: Some believe that older people make better leaders than young people in compa...

Prompt

Some believe that older people make better leaders than young people in companies and organisations. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

#age and leadership#experience vs. innovation#management style#generational differences

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Band 7 → 9 — Band 7 acknowledges both age groups have strengths; Band 9 explains how leadership effectiveness depends on organizational context, identifies which skills age correlates with, and questions the premise itself.

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Key concepts in this essay

experience and judgment
adaptive leadership
generational management styles
organizational culture
innovation vs. stability

Pitfalls the model essay avoids

Assuming age automatically equals wisdom or that youth automatically means better judgment
Failing to distinguish between life experience, decision-making quality, and leadership effectiveness
Not addressing that the best leaders combine experience with openness to change

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