BUSINESS 46 – 5 New Year’s Resolutions For Leaders In 2020

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Warm up

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  1. What industry do you work in and what is your role?
  2. What are your responses in your role / position?
  3. Can you describe to the function of your workplace / company?
  4. How many departments, how many offices. National or International?
  5. What are the minimum requirements for employment ie Education or Experience?
  6. How many opportunities are there to ‘move up the ladder’?
  7. What is the process for changing job roles ie Interview? Test?

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General discussion about your workweek:

  1. Current projects? Deadlines? Opportunities?
  2. Anything of interest happening?

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First class back after break – How was your holiday? What did you do? How was your NYE/ NYD? 

Many people travel back to their home towns during this time, where is your home town?

 

Script

1.  It’s that time of year when everyone seems to be making resolutions in the hope that we can do better – and be better – in future. So which resolutions should leaders thinking of making as they look ahead to 2020?

2.   Take control of the device that is stealing your time “Decisively take control of your smartphone – and the time it is stealing from you, “Why are we enslaved by a device that was supposed to liberate us?”

My advice is this: “First, audit your social media apps. Delete those that don’t make you genuinely happier. Second, redefine your relationship with ‘always-on’ work emails. Check your inbox three times a day at most.” 

3.   By taking these steps, leaders will be able to focus. “Use the time you save to explore, Read a book, take up meditation, write a story, draw something or learn a language. Curiosity and creativity are the workplace superpowers of the 21st century. To develop them, you need to learn how to protect your precious time. Just because you’re able to log in anywhere, anytime, doesn’t mean that you should.” 

4.  Make trust your priority

“In the era of fake news, deepfakes, data breaches and unfair use of personal data, trust and transparency are gaining importance and value. “The next year will bring yet another surge in concern over the way our data is being used, so brands must prove they can be trusted with our behavioral, contextual and emotional data if they are going to survive,”

Leaders should make it their resolution to set the right example and embed trust as a key value in their company culture. I believe we will see the continued rise of the ‘chief ethics officer’ within companies in 2020 as a result.” 

5.  Say “no” more often

“My goal is not to do more, but to do less and to do it better. Activity is not a substitute for achievement, so this will be the year of focus. It will not be easy, because focus will mean making some hard choices: letting people down and letting opportunities pass by. But ‘no’ will be my passport to making 2020 a personal and professional success.” 

6.  Use your power responsibly

“Lines of corporate responsibility and accountability are quickly coming of age, They are being extended to consider a broad range of stakeholders and society’s generational challenges: waste, climate change and inequality.”

in 2020 leaders should resolve to exercise their corporate power more responsibly and act with more humanity. “A narrow focus on shareholder value, profits and growth may get managers a promotion and short-term bonuses, but Leaders need to use the power and privilege afforded to them to solve the problems of people and planet profitably

7.  Commit to memory

“Even in ‘the Google age’ when we have a wealth of information at our fingertips, business leaders should not underestimate the power of a good, old-fashioned, brain-powered memory,” Being able to quickly recall important facts and figures in meetings, talk confidently through presentations without notes, remember foreign language vocabulary and network like a social butterfly, all show how a powerful memory could be the secret weapon that makes you a much more effective leader.

while many of us think a good memory is something you either do or don’t have, the reality is that it is a case of “use it or lose it”.

Discussion

1. What are your 5 New years Resolutions? 0 which do you think will be the easiest to achieve and which will be the most difficult?

2. What would you like to see change in your workplace in 2020?

3. What do you think WILL change (good or bad) in 2020, both at work and in japan in general?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/sallypercy/2020/12/30/10-new-years-resolutions-for-leaders-in-2020/#5e8e07991ef4

Keywords

  1.  Decisively = having  the ability to make decisions quickly / effectively. Producing a definite result
  2.  enslaved = take away someones freedom (literally make someone a slave)
  3.  liberate = give freedom to something or someone – Antonym of enslave
  4.  audit = inspect / review / assess – judge what should stay and what should go
  5.   redefine = to change the definition / nature of something.
  6.  deepfakes = using AI (deep-learning) it is possible to create a fake video of someone using a rendering of composite images and videos gathered online. = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T76bK2t2r8g
  7.  breaches = breaking or failing to observe a law, agreement, or code of conduct. (breach of contract/ breach of confidence = a situation where someone makes information known that they should keep secret (leak)
  8.    transparency = operating in such a way that it is easy for others to see what what you are doing/ what your intentions are. Transparency implies openness, communication, and accountability.
  9.  chief ethics officer = responsible for developing and distributing codes of ethics, developing training programs for employees, and monitoring and auditing compliance with government regulations. The chief ethics officer may also administer punishments for violation of ethical codes of conduct.  / https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_ethics_officer / Do you have a Chief ethics Officer in your company? if not what role resembles it the closest?
  10. coming of age/Maturing
  11.  afforded to them = be capable of providing. “Having a high paid job affords me an expensive car”
  12.  wealth of  = A great amount of something
  13.  at our fingertips = easily accessible / available
  14.    social butterfly = informal / slang word for someone who is very charismatic and good at networking.