by Christine Burgmer | Apr 24, 2014 | Allgemein |
I often hear people say that they ‘lived’ in a lovely hotel while away on business. For short periods we use ‘stay’. Such as: I’m staying at the Regent’s Hotel in London. I will stay at the Charlton when I go to Paris next month. I...
by Christine Burgmer | Apr 23, 2014 | Allgemein |
‘Kwik Learning’ provides us with a clear explanation of the Pareto principle. Although the proportion is not always 80/20, the message is generally the same: “the smaller part of the investment generates most of the results”. And here are four...
by Christine Burgmer | Apr 22, 2014 | Allgemein |
You now know that British and American English often spell the same word differently. In British English verbs that can be spelt with either -ize or -ise at the end are always spelt with -ize at the end in American English. Examples are: British ...
by Christine Burgmer | Apr 21, 2014 | Allgemein |
We know that motivated employees perform better, don’t we? But how can this be done? Perhaps these tips on how to motivate employees can work in your organisation. My favourites are: praising employees in front of others giving small rewards never criticising or...
by Christine Burgmer | Apr 20, 2014 | Allgemein |
According to the Chinese zodiac calendar, 2014 is the ‘Year of the Horse’. China Daily’s photo gallery entitled ‘Paper cutting – The Year of the Horse’ shows some amazing horse-themed paper cuts created to welcome the new year. And...
by Christine Burgmer | Apr 19, 2014 | Allgemein |
“Do you believe in life after death?” the boss asked one of his employees. “Yes, sir,” the clerk replied. “That’s good,” the boss said. “After you left early yesterday to go to your grandmother’s funeral, she...
