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Questions : リカルド・セムラー: (ほぼ)ルールなしで会社を経営する方法

Part 1   (Comprehension Questions with Sample Answer):

 

  1. What does Ricardo Semler mean about “terminal days”?
  2. How did Mr. Semler run a company?
  3. The speaker spoke about the most important things in life, what are those?
  4. What was the name of the school they created?
  5. What are the different ages Mr. Semler mention in his talk?
  6. What is the beautiful cemetery in Cambridge?
  7. Mr. Semler threw everything he had into the fire and it did two things for himself and his kids. What were those?
  8. Asking three whys: What happens in the first why?
  9. Asking three whys: What happens in the second and third why?
  10. What is the effect of asking asking three “whys” in a row?

 

Part 2  (Express Yourself Questions):

 

  1. How is what would you do if you only have six months or a year to live?
  2. What is your own definition of “love”?
  3. Do you think that there is life after death?
  4. Where do you think people go after they die?
  5. Have you ever thought your purpose of existence? What do you think it is?
  6. Choose one: Having a lot of money but very little time or having time but not having money nor health?
  7. How would you run a company? with rules or almost no rules?
  8. What do you want to be remembered for?
  9. “Nobody wants it for free” Do you agree with this? Explain further.
  10. If you can have something for free, what would you like to have? Why?
  11. If you can have something for free, what would you like to have? Why?
  12. What did you write in your bucket list? How important is it to keep a bucket list?

 

Part 3   (Activity): Fill in the blank

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