The famous management expert Henry Mintzberg once said:

An enterprise is a community of human beings, not a collection of human resources.

If businesses want to create a more positive, productive, and supportive work environment, then they need to stop treating their employees like resources to be managed and start treating them like valuable human beings.

We are in a war for talent.

In our exciting, post-pandemic era, the success or failure of a company will depend on how it treats its employees.

I wonder how many realise this.

You might have trouble with some sounds in English.

Listen to Pronunciation Studios‘ 10 sentences and repeat them until you can say  them fluently.

Good luck!

I could have asked Google.

But I chose to ask ChatGPT instead.

I read the following sentence on Twitter: “you’ve been subbed for X days now, congrats”.

“Congrats” is short for “Congratulations”.

But I had never heard the term “subbed” before.

So I asked ChatGPT.

Within seconds, the response appeared: “You’ve been subscribed for x days.“

Ah, now all was clear.

Insiders* often use special words and abbreviations because they are familiar with the subject.

These terms are part of their everyday language.

Why am I telling you this?

By using simple and straightforward language, we can make it easier for everyone to understand.

It’s the best way to avoid confusion or misunderstandings.

 

I used to think Sehnsucht was just a feeling of longing.

But it’s so much more than that.

It’s a feeling that aches deep within you. A longing or yearning for something you can’t quite put your finger on.

How would you best describe this German word that doesn’t have a direct translation in English?

It’s difficult, isn’t it?

Let me try

Sehnsucht refers to a deep and complex feeling of homesickness, nostalgia and desire for something that is missing in one’s life.

It can also refer to a desire for something that may not even exist, such as an ideal or utopian state.

It’s often associated with feelings of longing, wistfulness, and sadness.

It’s such a beautiful word, don’t you think?

Take responsibility for your thoughts, feelings, words, and actions.

To take responsibility for your life is to take responsibility for your powers of thinking, feeling, speaking and acting, because this is the structure of all human experience. You create your life with your thoughts, feelings, words, and actions.

You take responsibility when you accept that the thoughts you have, are your thoughts coming from your mind. How you feel happens in your body and is a result of your thoughts. The words you speak come from your mouth and voice. The actions you take, are taken by you.

What this means is that nobody can make you think, feel, say or do anything. Nobody can push your buttons, because you are the button maker! In the same way, you don’t have control over how other people respond as they respond from their mindset.

Dina Marais

We sometimes need to be reminded.