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Stufe Universität
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As you s... to  the upper r.... of the corporate l..., you are unlikely to field such hackneyed queries.

scale to the upper rungs

corporate ladder

assertion

to say definitely (Beteuerung, Behauptung) --> She asserted that she had not borrowed his book.

At Amazon, workers are encouraged to report on each other’s performance via an o... feedback t....

online feedback tool

At more senior l... it is expected that managers and executives f.... an i... work environment and one which helps people b... a healty b... between work and personal life.

senior levels

foster (fördern)

inclusive work environment

build a healthy balance

be comfortable d.... with c....

dealing with conflict

be committed to r.... disputes close to the source

resolving disputes

Benko estimates that companies have “f... out" by about 25% over the past 25 years, losing several layers o... m.... in favour of a more grid.-l... s.... where ideas flow a.... horizontal, vertical and diagonal paths.

"flattened out”

layers of management

grid -like structure

flow along

Beyond these differences, there are also deeper cultural differences that influence the way conflict i...  a.... .

conflict is approached.

BP gives out Fitbit fitness trackers to its North American staff as part of an i... programme to reduce healthcare costs.

incentive programme

bringing a fresh stream of income and f... work into emerging economies such as India and the Philippines

flexible work

Browse the business section of any bookshop and you’ll find dozens of titles promising to share the secret to c...the c ... ladder.

climbing the corporate ladder

But at the same time they reject c.... and are allergic to being managed.

careerism

but he finds that equally valuable information comes from other sources who’ve v.... candidates through everyday interactions with them.

vetted (überprüfen)

But in focusing on culture they are cl..... o... something important.

culture they are clearly onto something

But in their enthusiasm to embrace that generation, they risk s... a lot of s... oil.

swallowing a lot of snake oil

But they also need to recognise that h...  commonalities s... both individual d... and g.... variations.

human commonalities swamp

individual differences

generational variations.

By absorbing the routine aspects of our jobs, optimists argue, machines are f... us u.. for more creative activities

freeing us up for

By contrast, an interest b... a... focuses on the needs and c... of the d... .

interest based approach

needs and concerns of the disputants

C.... cultures, on the other hand, value the group above the individual.

Collectivist

CEB, a consulting firm, p... 90,000 American employees each quarter.

polls (befragen)

Childhood dreams, she says, are a good c...- starter for such a long haul.

conversation-starter

Collectivists, who place a high value on harmony, getting along and 'f.....' see conflict as a s... of social f.... .

'face'

sign of social failure

Coping with cultural d.......... is becoming a v... skill .

cultural differences

valued skill

Creating that clarity requires significant h...-on e... from managers, including the ongoing work of t... progress so that companies can quickly i... when p... arise.

hands-on effort

tracking progress

intervene

problems arise

 

 

Data analysis work in areas such as advertising and finance is being o... to computers

being outsourced

De-generating into banality:

Companies are right to  b... exercised a.... the millennial generation.

to be exercised about

dependent in part on the recipients m.... defined p... criteria such as the successful transfer of systems from the acquired company.

meeting defined performance criteria

Does the old saying-When in R... d... as t...  Romans-still have currency?

When in Rome, do as the Romans

Each team member will a.... to t...  own w... .

adhere to their own ways

Earpieces relay orders to warehouse employees and can also track their p.... and d....

track their performance and downtime

Employees are increasingly more a... of biases/prejudices and how to d.. w... them in the business environment.

aware of

deal with

Employees are measured on how well they achieved Diversity and Inclusion objectives, affecting their m... increase and bonus p....

merit increase  = Leistungszahlung

bonus payout

Even for workers s.... w.. shy of retirement age, holding on to your job isn’t always easy.

some way shy of

Even if the employees’ performance and career p..... are unexceptional, their i.... knowledge direct relationships, or technical e.... can make their retention critical.

career potential, institutional knowledge, technical expertise,

Even if the stated goal is to improve their health, the awareness o... s... and the p... to meet t... at all times can cause anxiety, offsetting any increases in wellbeing.

awareness of scrutiny (genauer Blick)

pressure to meet targets

Every age group contains introverts and e..., high-f....  and l...-riders .

introverts

extroverts

high-flyers

low-riders

Everything from their education in kindergartens to their participation in social media has turned them into team p....

team players

Experience has been less kind. One reason that teams f.... to m... performance expectations is their paralysis through unresolved c... .

fail to meet performance

unresolved conflict

Failure to do so leads to inaccurate stereotypes and may f.. negative f... of hostility .

foster negative feelings of hostility.

Few look in less obvious places for more a....... performers whose skills or social networks may be critical—both in keeping the l... o... during the change effort itself as well as in delivering against its longer-term business o.....

average performers, keeping the lights on, business objectives