Warm-up
Warm-Up
Look at the highlighted word, the definition and the example sentences given below.
An upheaval (n.) is a violent or sudden change or disruption that causes a lot of conflict, confusion, anger, etc.
Yesterday’s military coup brought further upheaval to a country already struggling with famine.
This apartment is quite small, but I’m not sure it’s worth the upheaval of moving just to gain just a little more space.
Think about and practice answering these questions about upheaval.
- What would be an example of an upheaval at work?
- Have you experienced any upheaval at work? What happened?
Now, look at the personality traits listed below. Choose six that you would want the CEO of your company to have and rank them from 1 (most important) to 6 (least important). For each one, explain how a CEO would demonstrate those traits.
- strength
- decisiveness
- organization
- compassion
- focus
- sense of humor
- communication
- dedication
- likableness
- vulnerability
- ambition
- charm