My Blog until 2018
On setting an example
"Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing." Albert Schweitzer
Western manners are all the rage
Read BBC's article on how China's nouveaux riche are learning to behave in an international...
The new employee
A few weeks after a young woman had started a new job, the head of Human Resources called her into...
Workplace stress is dangerous to your health
According to a new study conducted by researchers at Stanford and Harvard, workplace stress is...
The differences continue …
Here are more words with different meanings in American and British English: British ...
New business ideas
If you're thinking of starting your own business, you might like to look at these 17 best new...
Avoid using ‘actually’, ‘sorry’ and ‘me’!
If you want your email to sound more respectful, try leaving out these three words: 'actually',...
On leading
"If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and...
Understanding German and American business cultures
Do this intercultural quiz (link to: dialogin.com) to find out how well you know your American...
Shame on you
'You should be ashamed,' the father said to his son, Mike, "When Abraham Lincoln was your age, he...
The memory speed test
Are you good at retrieving information from your short-term memory? Do this test (link to:...
Watch your language
The word 'training' in English does not have a plural (unlike in German). So we say, "We offer a...
Please hold the line
Does phoning in English make you nervous? Perhaps you're worried that you don't understand the...
More phrases for closing your email messages
Here we are back again with five more phrases you might like to use to close your email messages....
On leadership
"Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to...
A handy dictionary
Do you know the difference between Hispanic and Latino? And what about the difference between...
Short conversation
Mandy, a teenager, had been talking on the phone for almost half an hour and then she hung up....
The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Russia or France?
How good are you at recognising flags? Do the Telegraph's little quiz (with 10 flags) to find out....
The early party
It's considered back luck to celebrate a birthday before the actual day in Germany (and even to...
The 14 commandments
We know that good customer service is important, don't we? Of course, it can always be improved...
Signing off an email
Before you type your name at the end of an email, you want to sign off on a positive note. Look at...
On handling yourself and others
"To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart." Eleanor Roosevelt
Afternoon tea the correct way
You've been invited to afternoon tea in Britain, but have absolutely no idea how you should...
Golf on a windy day
Three elderly gentlemen in their eighties, who were all hard of hearing, were playing golf one...
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