Effective People Think Simply
A B2 follow-up pack to the Eisenhardt video that practises the objective, bottleneck, simple rules and stopping rule framework through summarising, diagnosis, rule-writing, simplifying and a one-to-one role-play. Suits managers and professionals who make operational decisions and need to explain or defend them.
Print-ready A4 PDF · teacher's notes and answer key included
What's inside
- Timed summary rounds
- Symptom or bottleneck classification
- Rule type matching
- Writing personal rules
- Editing a procedure (keep, merge or cut)
- Role-play
- Homework rule card and test log
- Reflection and feedback discussion
By the end, learners can
- Summarise a business framework in 60, 30 and 15 seconds
- Distinguish symptoms, bottlenecks and underlying objectives in workplace problems
- Classify and write simple rules (how-to, boundary, priority, timing, stopping)
- Justify cutting or merging points in an over-long procedure
- Persuade a sponsor to stop a project using evidence and a stopping rule
Skills: Speaking · Vocabulary · Writing · Grammar
Suits: Managers · Operations · Project managers · Team leaders
Language practised: Summarising · Explaining cause and effect · Justifying decisions · Presenting and defending rules · Challenging diplomatically · Holding a position politely under pressure · Using evidence to support a recommendation · Proposing a way forward · Reporting back on results
Pairs with
Lesson 1: Effective People Think Simply →
Teach the lesson first. The pack builds on the video your learner has just watched.
1 · Teach the lesson
Run the video lesson as usual.
2 · Run the pack
Two 60-minute sessions over the following week.
3 · Report back
Open the next lesson with the homework.
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