IELTS Writing Task 2: Leaders and directors in an organization are normally older people. Some people think younger leaders would be better. Do you agree or disagree?

Outline

Opening:

- Paraphrase: leaders are normally older = management comprised of older people

- some think young guns are better -> disagree for reasons below

Body:

Older people are superior for some qualifications

- work in an industry for a long time -> more seasoned

  -> experiences -> decision making

  -> Microsoft's success <- Bill Gates' experiences

- older people have better judgment

  -> life experiences provide people with discernment

Same arguments -> young people should not be leaders

- young people too proud of academic success

  -> not able to realize their lack of experiences

- young people imprudent in making decisions

  -> few young people can make careful considerations

Conclusion:

- Confirm: older people lead better

It is not uncommon in today's world for the management of an organization to be comprised of mostly older people. While some people argue that young guns are better suited to assume these positions, I completely disagree with this thinking, for the reasons provided below.

Older people invariably make superior leaders due to several of their qualifications. First of all, a person who has worked in an industry for a long period of time is naturally more seasoned about that particular industry. Notwithstanding the importance of academic qualifications, when it comes to making managerial decisions, experience always serves as a better guideline. Bill Gates and his tech behemoth perfectly exemplify this principle. While it is irrefutable that Mr. Gates' credentials are impeccable, it is his tried and true experiences in the computer industry to which Microsoft's success should be attributed. Another reason why senior members should be leaders instead of young ones lies in the former's better judgment. Expertise is not the sole parameter that guides a leader's decisions, but it's largely life experiences that provide him with discernment when he is met with options.

It is for the very arguments provided above that the younger generation ought to be spared from top posts in an organization. A number of young people nowadays take too much pride in their academic success. This shortsighted thinking has made them fail to realize that their lack of experiences would do more harm to the organization than good. These young ones are also often quite imprudent in their decision making, which disqualifies them from the job of a leader. Good leadership is often rooted in the ability to make careful considerations, which is a rarity among younger people.

In conclusion, I firmly believe that older people provide infinitely superior leadership to that which younger ones can offer.

Written by IELTS Fighters (303 words)

Good vocabulary

- assume a position: to take on a position

- invariably: always

- seasoned: experienced

- behemoth: a very large company

- impeccable: perfect (degrees/skills)

- discernment: wisdom/ good understanding

- fail to do something: cannot do something

- imprudent: quick to do something without much thinking

- to be rooted in: to come from

- a rarity: a rare thing