LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH TEACHERSFORCED INTO MANAGEMENT
LinguaHouse
Oct. 3, 2022
Level: Upper-Intermediate (B2-C1)
Type of English: Business English
Tags: Business People; Challenges; Companies and Jobs; Human Resources (HR); Management; Problems at Work; 18+ Years Old; Article Based
Publication date: 10/03/2022
This lesson looks at the problem of progressing in your career if you do not want to manage people. Exercises focus on related vocabulary, listening and reading skills, and students will have the opportunity to discuss questions related to the topic (by Joe Wilson).
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AUDIO TRANSCRIPT
Patricia: I was very flattered when Cynthia offered me the promotion. I’d been in the job for about three years at that point and loved it. I was getting great feedback and felt as though I knew what I was doing. Still, there were a lot of others in the department who were pretty brilliant at their jobs, like Jason in Design who was so talented and such fun to work with. Looking back, I suppose I felt a bit steamrolled into the position, but it seemed like the next logical step for my career. I was worried that if I turned it down then I wouldn’t be offered any other chances for advancement. I was happy, but I didn’t want my career to stagnate, so I took it.
Cynthia: Patricia was a natural at her work from the minute she started. Very competent and driven, but without being arrogant that can sometimes be a negative aspect with those qualities. She was very good-natured and popular with her colleagues and organized a lot of successful social events which really added to the sense of the department being a team. So, I thought she’d be an obvious choice for management. I was very upset when it didn’t work out. It’s all become a bit awkward as she was really content before, but now she’s clearly not happy and I feel as though I’ve damaged my reputation with senior management.
Jason: I wasn’t surprised at all when Patricia got promoted. She was always really committed to her work and no one had a bad word to say about her. She was always complementing my design work. The trouble was, she didn't have any management experience and I don’t think she had any real support or training. As soon as she stepped into the management role, she changed. I think she found it hard to relate to everyone as their boss. She became quite irritable and there were a couple of times where she shouted at Peter in the office. She ended up stepping down after six months and is back doing what she was doing before, but it has permanently changed her relationship with the rest of the team and she’s a bit downbeat now. I strongly suspect she is looking for other work. The whole thing has been a disaster because we will lose her and we still don’t have a manager.
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