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The Wisest People Don’t Have All the Answers: Learn to Say, “I Don’t Know!” How Do You Feel Today?

The Wisest People Don’t Have All the Answers: Learn to Say, “I Don’t Know!” How Do You Feel Today?. Agenda. Keywords Pre-Quiz Quote Anecdote Video Vignette: “The Wisest People Don’t HaveAll the Answers: Learn to Say, ‘I Don’t Know!’ ” Group Activity. Credit Hog. Credit Hog.

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The Wisest People Don’t Have All the Answers: Learn to Say, “I Don’t Know!” How Do You Feel Today?

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  1. The Wisest PeopleDon’t Have All theAnswers: Learn toSay, “I Don’tKnow!”How Do You Feel Today?

  2. Agenda • Keywords • Pre-Quiz • Quote • Anecdote • Video Vignette: “The Wisest People Don’t HaveAll the Answers: Learn to Say, ‘I Don’t Know!’ ” • Group Activity

  3. Credit Hog

  4. Credit Hog • The credit hog tries to take all of the credit when some is due to others; • The credit thief takes any credit she/he can find, even when it belongs to someone else.

  5. Quarter • being one of four equal or approximately equal parts into which anything is or may be divided. • one fourth of an hour: He stayed there for an hour and a quarter.

  6. Arrogant • making claims or pretensions to superior importance or rights; overbearingly assuming; • characterized by or proceeding from arrogance: arrogant claims.

  7. Over-Confident • Too confident!

  8. Pre-Quiz 1. The best employees have the answers for every problem they face. True False

  9. 2. When you tell your boss, “I don’t know the answer,” it means: a. You are an idiot b. You are inexperienced c. You are honest d. All of the above e. Only A and B

  10. 3. An employer has the right to ask you about your religious beliefs when you are being interviewed for a job. True False

  11. 4. Which of the following should you say after you tell your boss, “I don’t know the answer…..”? (Circle all that apply) a. “…but if you give me a few hours, I can get the answer for you.” b. “…I’m sorry, I can’t do everything around here.” c. “…what do you expect from me? I’m new around here.” d. “….and I really feel stupid about it.” e. All of the above f. Only A, B, and C

  12. 5. If you are confronted with a situation when you could potentially look stupid for not knowing something, you should NEVER: a. Pretend like you do know the answer b. Get defensive c. Feel stupid d. Cry e. All of the above

  13. 6. If you are someone who likes to hog all the credit and get all the attention, you will most likely have trouble telling your boss that you don’t have a solution to a problem. True False

  14. Quote "The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool." - Shakespeare, As You Like It

  15. What does Shakespeare mean by this quote as it relates to admitting that you do not have all the answers?

  16. Video Vignette: “The Wisest People Don’t Have All the Answers: Learn to Say, ‘I Don’t Know!’ ”

  17. Learn to say, “I don’t know!” Activity • Get into groups of 4 • Role play the scene and answer the questions as a group! • Turn in your work before you leave.

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