by Christine Burgmer | Apr 26, 2014 | Allgemein |
A young man, hired by a supermarket, reported for his first day of work. The manager greeted him with a warm handshake and a smile, gave him a broom and said, “Your first job will be to sweep out the store.”
“But I’m a college graduate,” the young man replied indignantly.
“Oh, I’m sorry. I didn’t know that,” said the manager. “Here, give me the broom, I’ll show you how.”
It’s nothing new that college graduates often have to accept jobs that don’t make full use of their education – especially in the beginning of their careers …
by Christine Burgmer | Apr 25, 2014 | Allgemein |
I think we would all like to be “sharper, smarter, and far more focused”, wouldn’t we? If these brain exercises from ‘Kwik Learning’ can help, then let’s give them a try.
They remind me of the exercises I’m learning at the moment with my Lifekinetik trainer here in Germany. They’re helping my brain to function better and, in the future, will be helping my workshop participants, too! 😉
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 live in a small German village. At the moment I’m staying with friends in Cologne.
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 steps we can use to introduce the principle into our lives.
And now I’m just wondering if it’s true that 80% of the work in a company is completed by 20% of the team …
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 American
apologise/apologize apologize
memorise/memorize memorize
organise/organize organize
realise/realize realize
recognise/recognize recognize
Of course, you can choose whether you’d rather use the American or British way of writing. Just be consistent.
