Language of Meetings. Tip #2: Asking For Opinions Meetings often begin with the presentation of some information and then a request for opinions. To ask people for their opinions, you can say: What does everyone think about…? I’d like to get your feedback on… What are your thoughts about/on… ? After one person has expressed…
Language of Meetings. Tip #1: Beginning a Meeting To start the meeting, the meeting leader may use one of these phrases: Hello, everyone. Thank you for coming today. Since everyone is here, let’s get started. First, I’d like to welcome you all. If there are new people in the meeting, or people from different departments…
Three Questions to Ask Yourself to Spring Clean Your Career Whether you’ve been at the same job for years or you’re fairly new and are unsure of your direction, take some time for reflection (размышление), and identify tasks or role, and the changes you can make by asking yourself these three questions. What projects gave…
Companies Need to Embrace the Sick Day Reason #3: SETTING THE STANDARD Employers lead by example, and this applies (касаться) to time off as much as it does to job performance. As a leader and manager, you need to log off (выходить из сети) and disconnect when you’re sick because this sends a message to…
Companies Need to Embrace the Sick Day Reason #2: TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU’RE REWARDING POSITIVE BEHAVIOR To change your company’s wellness culture, it’s also important to measure your progress and reward (награждать) positive behaviors. A study from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention found that 66% of employers who offer and measure their…
Companies Need to Embrace the Sick Day The purpose of a sick day is simple. When an employee isn’t well, he or she should stay home. Not only does this eliminate (устранять) the risk of infecting other people in the office, but it’s also what they need to do to recover to be productive and…
Five Ways to Show Appreciation For Your Employees Here are five ways to make your employees feel valued at work: 1. SHOW GRATITUDE People want to feel appreciated for what they do, especially by their managers. Recognition (признание) and gratitude strengthen feelings of self-confidence and motivation, and reinforce (укреплять) sense of purpose. 2. PROVIDE LEARNING…
What You Should Do When You Feel Unappreciated at Work We spend too much valuable time at work, so it is important to feel engaged and valued. Here are some things you can do when you feel unappreciated (недооценённый) at work: 1. Check out your perceptions (суждения, представления)– find someone who knows your work…
Three Stories Every Startup Needs to Tell Many startups focus excessively (чресчур) on data, specs, and financials when presenting to investors, business partners. Of course, those numbers matter, but data is not enough. You need to add some emotion, some relatability. Stories will do that. To get you started, here are three essential (важный) stories…
Greeting and Introduction Tip #2: Talking About Your Job When you meet business partners, it is important that you are able to describe your role in your organization. Find out (узнавать) of the English names or the departments (отдел) and key positions in your organization. Know your department and job titles in English.Let’s look at…