unit one top tips for getting on in the workplace (p. 6, 7) the peter principle (p. 9) johari window...

UNIT ONE

TOP TIPS FOR GETTING ON IN THE WORKPLACE (P. 6, 7)

THE PETER PRINCIPLE (P. 9)JOHARI WINDOW (P. 12, 13)

• What advice would you give to a new employee on how to make a good impression and “get on” in the career?

• Dress Dealing with emails• Meetings Dealing with phone calls• Colleagues• Your boss• Business lunches• conferences

Making a good impression

Dress-down Fridays

Top tips for getting on in the workplace

Business Advanced (BA), pp 6, 7

Before reading:Match expressions to meaning

top tip an attitude towards a particular matterstance best piece of advice out to get youto make progress to get on wanting to see you failto steer clear of sth. to avoid


Business Advanced (BA), pp 6, 7

Before reading:Match expressions to meaning

top tip best piece of advicestance an attitude towards a particular matterout to get you wanting to see you failto get on to make progress to steer clear of sth. to avoid


Business Advanced (BA), p 6, 7

2 Intro to reading:Life at work is a potential minefield: if your boss isn’t

out to get you at any opportunity, it will be your colleagues. But don’t worry, as there are many things you can do to make your life at work a little easier (and even to get yourself ahead). Aside from such illegal strategies as blackmail and kidnap, a number of less drastic and more legal ones exist. So, next time you are having a hard time at work, try using a few of the tips opposite.


BA, p 6, 7

2 : (life at work = battle) humorous stance, comic exaggeration

Life at work is a potential minefield: if your boss isn’t out to get you at any opportunity, it will be your colleagues. But don’t worry, as there are many things you can do to make your life at work a little easier (and even to get yourself ahead). Aside from such illegal strategies as blackmail and kidnap, a number of less drastic and more legal ones exist. So, next time you are having a hard time at work, try using a few of the tips opposite.


BA, pp 6 & 73 Scan reading (read quickly and match headings with pgs.)

a 4 e 3b 1 f 7c 8 g 2d 9 h 6

i 5


BA, pp 6 & 74 Reading and discussionPAIRWORK- Read the paragraph assigned to you- Summarize the point made by the author- Present the point to the class, encourage colleagues to

comment

HW: Read the whole text carefully and look up words/phrases you do not know →

HW: REPHRASE THE PHRASES IN BOLD. If necessary, rewrite the sentences:

1. Here are some tips for getting on in the workplace.

2. Employees want to get credit for doing things.3. Get as far away from the project before the work

kicks in.4. Some people spend half their working lives

slaving away in their offices.5. If you don't do anything, you can't make any

spectacular foul-ups.6. Dress-down Fridays have impaired the smooth

running of capitalism. →

7. I’m having an appraisal tomorrow. 8. When you have had a bad year, the best

approach is a balance between cringing apology and groveling sycophancy.

9. Who is to blame for these cock-ups?10.The author’s stance in this text is semi-ironic.11.CEOs get jammy share options even though

they don’t do much.12.People who sit all day like a lemon can’t make

any major cock-ups.13.A tightly–run meeting is a frightening thing in the

office. Luckily, these meeting are rare as a sense of gay abandon in the finance department.

ListeningMake notes of the advice they give under the headings below

•Promotion•Relationships with your boss•Work-life balance

The Peter PrincipleIn a h___________ every employee tends to r_____ to his or her level of i_____________ .

In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his or her level of incompetence .

The Peter Principle (1968) by Dr. J. Peter & R. Hull

Comment, please.BA, p 9

5 Fill in the spaces in the text.

The Peter Principle 1 worked 2 was published

3 are 4 be considered

5 are clearly being made 6 are based

7 is 8 is not actually doing9 is based 10 not only gain

11 remains 12 may be summarized

13 are required to carry them out14 may then be placed 15 are best suited

The Peter Principle

• Find the words that mean the same as:

reality - _________ (pg 1, ln 6)imperfect - _______ (pg 2, ln 5)natural ability - _______ (pg 3, ln 6)

pg = paragraphln = line

The Peter Principle

• Find the words that mean the same as:

reality - actuality (pg 1, ln 6)imperfect - flawed (pg 2, ln 5)natural ability - aptitude (pg 3, ln 6)

The Dilbert Principle

Voc: to prevail in decisions to be impervious to logicto persuade others to be resistent to l. / not affected by l.


Companies tend to systematically ___________ their least-_________ employees to management (generally middle management), in order to ________ the amount of damage they are capable of doing.


Companies tend to systematically promote their least-competent / most incompetent employees to management (generally middle management), in order to limit the amount of damage they are capable of doing.

The Dilbert Principle (1990) by Scott Adams (cartoonist)

A New York Times bestsellerFun thing to do: Read about it on the internet!

1.4 Management skills

BA, p 12• Discussion Activities 1 & 2• Vocabulary: False friends / easily confused

sensible ≠ sensitive sensible = ?sympathetic ≠ easy to get on with, nice

sympathetic = ?self-conscious ≠ (self-)confident; self-assured

self-conscious = ? dependable ≠ dependant dependable?smb who depends on others for a home, food, money

dependable ≠ dependant dependable?Dependable= reliable Dependant = smb who depends on others for a home, food,

moneysensible ≠ sensitive sensible = reasonablesympathetic ≠ easy to get on with, nice

sympathetic =compassionateself-conscious ≠ (self-)confident; self-assured

self-conscious =insecure with oneself



BA, p 12DiscussionTask 1Task 2

Management skills: Johari WindowTask 2: • 5 adjectives which describe you• 5 adjectives which describe your partner• draw a Johariwindow

• Complete the window panes according

to instructions

Task 3

• Complete the window panes according

to these instructions

Adjectives you & your partner chose to describe you

Adjectives your partner chose to describe you, but you didn’t

Adjectives you chose to describe yourself, but partner didn’t

Task 3

Task 4: Listening• Copy and complete the labels 1)-8)

5) ______ 7) _______

6) _______ 8) _______

Known to 1)____ Not known to 2) ___

Known to 3) _____

Not known to 4) _____

Listening: Johari window, cont.

5) Arena 7) Blind spot

6) Façade 8) Unknown

Known to 1) you Not known to 2) you

Known to 3) others

Not known to 4) others

Task 5: Discuss your Johari window using phrases in grey box(p. 12)

Task 6: Which type of manager would you prefer to work with?

BA, p 13Listening for gist: The Truth gameAim: to help enlarge the Arena & reduce other areasTask 7: listen and recognize questions discussedTask 8: put the words in the correct orderTask 9: find two expressions used for a-eTask 10: Truth gameRepeat the process in 2 & 3 (p 18) and draw a second

Johari window. Comment on the result!

The Nohari windowMatch these adjectives from the Nohari list with their opposites on Student’s Book page 12.

incompetent

childish

panicky

timid

unimaginative

loud

chaotic

cold

unreliable

ignorant

lethargic

needy

hostile

withdrawn

timid

cruel

weak

aloof

brash

inflexible

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