ENGLa Vocabulary

Companies & Industries / Marketing / International Marketing / Job satisfaction / Management styles / Managing across cultures / Communication

Companies & Industries / Marketing / International Marketing / Job satisfaction / Management styles / Managing across cultures / Communication


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remuneration

an amount of money that is paid to someone for the work they have done

sabbatical

a period of time when sb is allowed to stop their normal work in order to study or travel

variety

here: the quality of not being the same all the time (e.g. “This job offers a lot of variety.”); adjective: varied

autonomous

independent; noun: autonomy

committed to

willing to work hard and give your time and energy to sth; noun: commitment

(dis) content

(not) happy and satisfied with what you have

(dis)satisfied

(not) content, pleased; noun: satisfaction; verb: to satisfy; adjective 2: satisfactory

career path

a plan of action as to how you grow your career

job priorities

what you think is most important as far as your job is concerned

job rotation

a system in which individuals are moved through a number of assignments in order to make work less boring for them

maternity / paternity leave

a period of time a mother or a father can take off work after the birth of a child; also: parental leave

performance appraisal

a meeting between a worker and their manager to discuss how well they have done their work; appraisal interview

remuneration scheme

a plan that is developed by a company on how much people should be paid (depending on their responsibilities etc.)

severance package

money a manager is paid when (s)he leaves the company

staff turnover

the rate at which people leave a place and new people arrive

industrial action

to take industrial action = to go on strike

to fulfil your potential

sein Potenzial zur Entfaltung bringen

to keep your head down

sich unauffällig verhalten

to climb the corporate ladder

die Karriereleiter hochklettern

mediator

a person who tries to get agreement between people who disagree with each other; verb: to mediate (between)

morale

the amount of enthusiasm a person or group of people feel about their situation

precept

a principle, e.g. “moral precepts”

preconceptions

an opinion about something that you form before you know much about it; adjective: preconceived (e.g. idea, opinion)

predisposition

(to / towards sth, to do sth) a condition that makes sb/sth likely to behave in a particular way or to suffer from a particular disease, e.g. “a genetic predisposition to lung cancer”

(un)approachable

(not) friendly and easy to talk to

Assertive behaving

in a confident way; noun: assertiveness

Autocratic

telling people what to do without caring what they think

(anti)authoritarian

(not) believing that people should obey authority and rules, even when these are unfair

brusque

using very few words, sounding rude

(un)caring

(not) kind, helpful, sympathetic towards other people

(in)considerate

(not) thinking about the feelings and needs of other people

(in)decisive

(not) able to make choices or decide what to do quickly and confidently

(un)diplomatic

(not) able to deal with people in a sensitive way that does not upset or offend them

driven

determined to succeed and working very hard to do so

(un)energetic

(not) very active, having a lot of energy

hands-on

involved in something, not letting other people do all the work

(un)inspiring

(not) making you feel excited about something

Intimidating

making others feel timid or fearful; verb: to intimidate; noun: intimidation

(de, un)motivating

(not) causing enthusiasm

Participatory

allowing everyone to participate and help make decisions, e.g. a participatory management style