Pratique du Shadowing: Why Being “Indispensable” Can Get You Fired - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec la vidéo
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If you ever find yourself thinking, How could the company do without me?
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Well, trust me, they'll work it out.
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I let a number of senior people go during my executive career precisely because they were fixated on making themselves indispensable.
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Welcome to Moments with Marty.
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Your short, sharp shot of leadership insight to help you to stay on track between our weekly episodes of the No Bullshit Leadership podcast.
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A lot of people seem to think that the most certain way to build their job security is to make themselves indispensable.
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But indispensability isn't always a good thing.
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It comes in two distinct flavours.
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each of which are completely different.
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The first form of indispensability which is generally desirable,
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is when you're seen as someone who consistently creates extraordinary value for your company.
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Now in this case, your boss might describe you in talent management meetings as indispensable.
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But the more common and much less desirable form of perceived indispensability
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is when you have critical knowledge that poses a risk to the company if you were to leave.
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Some people use knowledge hoarding as a tactic to increase their job security.
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They figure the company couldn't afford to lose their unique intellectual property.
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But the reality is, If you don't share your knowledge, you're putting a flashing neon sign over the top of your head that says,
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I am a risk to the ongoing performance of my team.
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If, God forbid, you were ever hit by a bus, The team is screwed.
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at least in the short term, because no one else can do your job.
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Even though it may not be the preferred outcome, every company knows that in the end, No one is indispensable.
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I never was no one who ever worked for me was.
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And sure, it might really hurt when a key individual leaves, but you get over it and you move on.
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Thank you.
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Large corporations are unbelievably resilient to stuff -ups.
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So even when people who may have been considered indispensable leave, The company just goes on.
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Maybe not as fast.
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Maybe not as well.
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Maybe leaving a bunch of upside on the table, but more often than not the company survives Just fine.
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If you ever find yourself thinking, How could the company do without me?
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Well, trust me, they'll work it out.
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I let a number of senior people go during my executive career precisely because they were fixated on making themselves indispensable.
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I knew that if they were choosing not to share their knowledge, they would build completely the wrong culture into their team.
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High performance cultures don't subscribe to the knowledge is power theory.
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If you want to improve your job security, Don't try to make yourself indispensable.
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Instead, Make yourself...
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redundant, Now, I know this sounds counterintuitive, but this is what the best leaders do, the ones whose teams achieve genuine high performance.
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They are absolutely relentless in their quest to build capability.
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They want to grow as many ready -now successes below them as they possibly can.
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Now, if you focus on this, it'll open the door for you to become a trusted advisor.
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Someone who your bosses look at and say, I just wish we had more people like Greg.
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Your goal should be to build your team's capability so that it functions brilliantly whether you're there or not.
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If you do that, your bosses will be crawling all over themselves to promote you
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so that you can have an even greater impact on the business.
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For more depth on this insight, have a listen to episode 297 of the No Bullshit Leadership podcast.
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making yourself indispensable.
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We'll leave a link in the show notes.
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I really hope you enjoyed this moment.
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and it gives you that extra little spark, to be a no bullshit leader.
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Vocabulaire et conseils d’expression pour cette leçon
Cette leçon d’expression orale de niveau B2 s’appuie sur la vidéo « Why Being “Indispensable” Can Get You Fired ». Les mots qui reviennent le plus souvent : indispensable, knowledge, build, themselves, indispensability. Cette vidéo contient 49 phrases et 639 mots à répéter en shadowing. La partie parlée dure 4:16. Le locuteur parle à un rythme naturel d’environ 150 mots par minute, proche d’une conversation courante. 85 % des mots font partie des 3 000 mots les plus courants en anglais ; le reste mérite d’être vu avant de commencer.
Vocabulaire clé de cette vidéo
Les 15 mots les plus avancés de la vidéo, avec leur prononciation et leur sens :
| Mot | Prononciation | Sens |
|---|---|---|
| indispensable adjectif | /ˌɪndɪˈspɛnsəbəl/ | indispensable |
| indispensability nom | indispensabilité | |
| desirable adjectif | /dɪˈzaɪəɹəbəl/ | souhaitable, désirable |
| capability nom | /ˌkeɪ.pəˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ | capacité |
| podcast nom | /ˈpɑdˌkæst/ | podcast, balado |
| insight nom | /ˈɪnsaɪ̯t/ | introspection |
| precisely adverbe | /pɹɪˈsaɪs.li/ | précisément |
| brilliantly adverbe | brillamment | |
| counterintuitive adjectif | /ˌkaʊntəɹɪnˈtuɪtɪv/ | contre-intuitif |
| resilient adjectif | /ɹɪˈzɪl.jənt/ | résilient |
| unbelievably adverbe | incroyablement | |
| relentless adjectif | /ɹɪˈlɛntləs/ | implacable, impitoyable |
| redundant adjectif | /ɹɪˈdʌn.dənt/ | redondant |
| neon nom | /ˈniˌɑn/ | néon |
| forbid verbe | /fɚˈbɪd/ | interdire, nier |
Les verbes à particule que vous entendrez
| Mot | Sens |
|---|---|
| get over verbe | surmonter |
La grammaire de cette vidéo
Les structures que le locuteur utilise le plus, avec les mots exacts de la vidéo :
| Structure | Dans la vidéo |
|---|---|
| Phrases conditionnelles if + proposition, will/would + verbe — une condition et son résultat | if you focus on this, it'll open · If you do that, your bosses will be |
| Propositions relatives who / which + proposition — une précision sur une personne ou une chose | indispensability which is · someone who consistently · one who ever |
| Voix passive be + participe passé — l’accent est mis sur ce qui arrive, pas sur qui le fait | were fixated · were ever hit · have been considered |
Prononciation à surveiller
Le locuteur utilise 12 contractions et formes réduites, comme don't, you're, they'll. Prononcez-les sous leur forme courte, telles que vous les entendez.
- Mots longs — placez bien l’accent: indispensable /ˌɪndɪˈspɛnsəbəl/, desirable /dɪˈzaɪəɹəbəl/, capability /ˌkeɪ.pəˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/, counterintuitive /ˌkaʊntəɹɪnˈtuɪtɪv/
Les sons difficiles pour les francophones :
- /r/ anglais — langue recourbée, sans frotter la gorge: desirable /dɪˈzaɪəɹəbəl/, precisely /pɹɪˈsaɪs.li/, counterintuitive /ˌkaʊntəɹɪnˈtuɪtɪv/, resilient /ɹɪˈzɪl.jənt/, relentless /ɹɪˈlɛntləs/
Comment s’entraîner avec cette vidéo
- Écoutez la vidéo en entier une fois sans parler et notez les mots que vous ne connaissez pas.
- Commencez à la vitesse 0,75×, répétez phrase par phrase, puis revenez à la vitesse normale quand cela devient facile.
- Enregistrez-vous et comparez avec l’original, en faisant attention à des mots comme indispensable, indispensability, desirable.
Qu'est-ce que la technique du Shadowing ?
Le Shadowing est une technique d'apprentissage des langues fondée sur la science, développée à l'origine pour la formation des interprètes professionnels. Le principe est simple mais puissant : vous écoutez de l'anglais natif et le répétez immédiatement à voix haute — comme une ombre suivant le locuteur avec un décalage de 1 à 2 secondes. Les recherches montrent une amélioration significative de la précision de la prononciation, de l'intonation, du rythme, des liaisons, de la compréhension orale et de la fluidité.