Leading Through Change & Workplace Resistance

Business - B2-C1 | Advance Level

8 $

Feb. 27 Fri , 18:00 USA

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Description

📘 Description

This is a conversation-based C1 business English class designed to improve:

Strategic speaking

Expressing professional opinions clearly

Diplomatic disagreement

Problem-solving in business contexts

Describing real workplace experiences

Using advanced workplace expressions naturally

Students will:

Learn key vocabulary in context.

Understand practical strategies for managing change.

Apply ideas immediately through discussion.

Share real examples from their professional or cultural background.

Make professional decisions and justify them clearly.

This class avoids theory-heavy explanations and focuses on realistic business scenarios.

Session Activities

1: Tell us about a major change you experienced at work. How did it affect you?

2: Do you usually adapt quickly to change, or do you need time?

3: In your country, how do employees typically react to workplace changes?

1: If you were a manager and your team strongly resisted a new system, what would you do first?

2: Is it better to implement change quickly or gradually? Why?

3: How do you personally handle uncertainty at work?

4: Your company is restructuring, and rumors are spreading. What communication strategy would you implement?

5: A high-performing employee refuses to cooperate with a new process. How would you handle the situation?

6: If productivity drops after a major change, what steps should leadership take?

7: In your country, do employees feel comfortable challenging management decisions? Why or why not?

8: How does hierarchy influence change management in your professional culture?

9: Do companies in your industry typically involve employees in decision-making, or is it top-down? What are the pros and cons?

Bring (someone) on board –

To get someone to support or join a plan

Roll out –

To introduce something officially

Push back against –

To resist or oppose

Buy into (an idea) –

To believe in and support something

Follow up on –

To check progress after an action

Align with –

To match company goals or strategy