Adaptability and other

must-have traits

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 Critical Reading Club
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Let’s get started
with a warm-up

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Think of three traits for people in each position or profession. Explain your ideas.

children’s books
president/mayor pharmacist
writer

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Let’s work with some vocabulary!

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Create six collocations by adding the words in the boxes to the words A–F.

capability employee issue mindset point time

A. indispensable

B. vantage

C. tumultuous

D. grapple with a(n)

E. exploratory

F. inherent

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capability employee issue mindset point time

A. indispensable employee
B. vantage point

C. tumultuous time

D. grapple with a(n) issue

E. exploratory mindset

F. inherent capability

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Let’s think!

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Complete the statements by choosing one of the options and adding your ideas.
Compare with your partner and agree or disagree with each other’s statements.

A. Approaching a problem from different vantage points enables/prevents

teammates…

B. During a tumultuous time, it’s easier/more difficult for a person to prove

themselves because…

C. A person with an exploratory mindset is likely/unlikely…

D. Very few people/Everyone can become an indispensable employee…

E. The more issues a person needs to grapple with, the more/less…

F. Having an inherent capability for adaptability guarantees/doesn’t

guarantee…

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Let’s discuss!

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Discuss the questions.

● Why is adaptability considered a must-have trait in today's world?

● Do you agree that asking ‘what if’ questions is the best way to assess someone’s
level of adaptability? Are there any other efficient ways to do so?
● What is the concept of ‘unlearning’? Can you think of examples from your own life or
work where unlearning was necessary for growth?
● What do you think about these ways to enhance adaptability? Have you ever tried
any of them?/Would you be willing to try any of them?
○ playing at the intersections
○ taking a devil’s advocate role
○ keeping a failure résumé
● How would you personally describe your own adaptability to change? How crucial is
it for you to be adaptable in your working environment?

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Look at the personal traits in the box and answer the questions.

● In your industry or line of work, which of these attention to detail

traits do you consider the most important for creativity
long-term success and why? What are some other
necessary traits in your industry? emotional intelligence

● Which of the traits could make these people financial acumen

indispensable for their companies? Why? integrity
○ human resources professional perseverance
○ sales manager resilience
○ tax consultant respect for diversity
○ chief engineer risk-taking
self-motivation
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Look at the personal traits in the box and answer the questions.

● Among these traits, which ones do you think are attention to detail
relatively easier to learn and develop through creativity
training and practice, and which ones depend
more on inherent capability or personality? emotional intelligence

● How would you assess if a person possesses any financial acumen

of these traits during an interview? integrity
perseverance
resilience
respect for diversity
risk-taking
self-motivation
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THANKS!

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