How Employers Can Make Flexible Hours Work For Everyone 3. REDEFINE PRODUCTIVITY Flexible work demands a shift away from seeing productivity in terms of being present for fixed working hours. Indeed, the problem of presenteeism—where people feel compelled (вынуждены, обязаны) to show their face at work even if they are ill—only feeds into the productivity puzzle.…
Today’s Word of the Day Is: “amateur” (adj.) Transcription: [ˈæm.ə.tər] Russian Translation: любительский, непрофессиональный Definition: taking part in an activity for pleasure, not as a job, or not professionally Example: He was an amateur singer until the age of 40, when he turned professional. — Он был певцом-любителем до 40 лет, когда начал заниматься пением…
Eric Estorick’s Adventure in Soviet Art At the height of tensions during the cold war (Холодная война), Russian artists never imagined their work being appreciated outside the eastern bloc. But in 1960 the American art collector Eric Estorick travelled to the Soviet Union and was so taken with (увлекся) the work of artists from Leningrad…
How Employers Can Make Flexible Hours Work For Everyone 2. BE FLEXIBLE ABOUT FLEXIBILITY Managers and employees need to come together in a safe space to assemble flexible working arrangements (установить правила гибкой работы) that work for everyone, with a real understanding of what is at stake (положено на чашу весов) and what is possible.…
Commas to Separate Items in a List Используйте запятые, чтобы отделить друг от друга два или более прилагательных перед одним существительным. Example 1: He was a tall, dark, handsome, devilishly amusing man. Example 2: He was a tall, dark, handsome and devilishly amusing man. В данном примере каждую запятую вполне можно заменить союзом ‘and’. В…
Today’s Word of the Day Is: “outcome” (n.) Transcription: [ˈaʊt.kʌm] Russian Translation: результат, эффект Definition: a result or effect of an action, situation, etc. Example: I’m really hopeful about the outcome of the meeting. — Я действительно надеюсь, что встреча принесет хороший результат. Synonyms: result, effect, pay-off
Don’t Fight the Darkness Winter nights are so long, that they can even lead to depression. But what about Scandinavian people, who live beyond the polar circle? Here are some of their secrerts about how to survive long winter nights. First of all, rather than bemoaning (жаловаться на) the lack of sunlight, give yourself permission…
Today’s Word of the Day Is: “to tweak” (v., informal) Transcription: [twiːk] Russian Translation: слегка изменить, подправить Definition: to change something slightly, especially to make it more effective or correct Example: Producers kept tweaking the script even as the movie was being shot. — Продюсеры продолжали поправлять сценарий уже во время съемок фильма. Synonyms: to…
English Punctuation: The Comma Запятая (the Comma) в письменной английской речи служит для обозначения кратких логических пауз между частями предложения или отдельными предложениями. Запятые делают смысл предложения более четким, логичным и понятным. Example 1: We visited Rome, Florence, Venice and Milan last summer. — В данном примере запятая отделяет друг от друга слова в списке.…
How Employers Can Make Flexible Hours Work For Everyone 1. GET LINE MANAGERS ON BOARD First and foremost, managers need training in how to manage flexible work. Even where flexible work is supported, too often it is assumed that managers can run with new working practices as a matter of course (как нечто само собой…