Do You Know What “Soft Skills” Are? Soft skills, also known as “employability skills” are defined by Business Dictionary as “a group of essential (необходимый) abilities that involve the development of a knowledge base, expertise level, and mind-set (склад ума) that is increasingly necessary for success in the modern workplace.” For any new recruit to…
This Google Manager Shares His Secrets for Building an Effective Team Matt Sakaguchi is a site reliability manager at Google. Learn why he believes that a team of all stars doesn’t always lead to an all-star team. Psychological safety. This is the idea that you can take a personal risk, and it won’t be held…
What Is a Preposition? “Vampires! Zombies! Werewolves!” “Where?!” “Behind you!”Thank goodness for prepositions. Imagine not knowing where the danger lay…Prepositions tell us where or when something is in relation to something else.Prepositions often tell us where one noun is in relation to another (e.g., The coffee is on the table beside you- Кофе на столе…
A new, expanded Tolstoy Theater Festival will take place in Yasnaya Polyana on July 4-7. Yasnaya Polyana is the ancestral estate of Leo Tolstoy, which is now a museum that has kept everything exactly as it was in 1910, the year of the writer’s death. Tolstoy’s house, in a beautiful setting not far from Tula,…
Today’s Word of the Day is: “cordial” (adj.) Transcription: [ˈkɔː.di.əl] Russian Translation: радушный, теплый Definition: friendly, but formal and polite Example: The talks were conducted in a cordial atmosphere. Synonyms: welcoming, friendly
Today’s Word of the Day is: “courtesy” (n.) Transcription: [ˈkɜː.tə.si] Russian Translation: вежливость, учтивость, любезность Definition: polite behaviour, or a polite action or remark Example: He didn’t even have the courtesy to call and say he couldn’t come. Synonyms: politeness, good manners, civility
Author Serhii Plokhy wins his second award This year’s winner of the Pushkin House Book Prize is Serhii Plokhy, whose book, “Chernobyl: History of a Tragedy” was announced at a ceremony in London on Wednesday. This was the second time Plokhy has won the award. The Pushkin House Book Prize is unique (особенный) in the…
Ways to Save Yourself From Burning out Do some job crafting! Another effective remedy (способ) is to take more control of your workday and be more purposeful in designing it to the extent you can. Focus on the times when you have more energy and plan to do high-value work at those times, saving the…
Either/or and Neither/nor Either/or and neither/nor connect two balanced words, clauses or phrases. They are called correlative conjunctions. Singular or plural verb? When two singular subjects are connected by either/or or neither/nor, use a singular verb. Example: Either Sally or Peter is invited. Example: Neither Sally nor Peter is invited. If one of the subjects…
Ways to Save Yourself From Burning out Disconnect every day. The perils (риски) of our “always-on” culture are well-documented (хорошо известный). Finding windows of time to disconnect every day and recover reduces stress and enhances engagement. Finding recovery time may mean meditation or exercise. Or it can be as simple as turning off your phone…