Reinvention Is a Strategy
Grammar: None
A Business English English lesson exploring leadership.
What's in this lesson
A Business English ESL lesson on leadership. The worksheet has a reading, target vocabulary and discussion questions.
From the reading: Reinvention Is a Strategy
In 1983, a 24-year-old from Bay City, Michigan arrived in New York with $35 in her pocket and an idea about who she wanted to become. Madonna Louise Ciccone had studied dance at the University of Michigan, dropped out, moved to the city, and decided that the only person qualified to define her image was herself. Forty years later, that instinct has produced one of the most durable personal brands in entertainment history — and one that business strategists still reference when they talk about identity management and audience development.
Vocabulary
- deliberate
- durable
- precise
- proactively
- build on
- face up to
- give way to
- move forward
- stand out
Discussion questions
- How much of your professional identity did you choose, and how much happened by accident?
- Is reinventing yourself honest — or is it a kind of performance?
- Do you think confidence is something you are born with or something you build?
Reinvention Is a Strategy
Grammar: None
What's in this lesson:
Full lesson plan with reading, grammar, vocabulary, and discussion.
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