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How winning offers and proposals are written

In this post we will explain exactly what ‘reader-oriented’ means and how to achieve it.
13. August 2020/by Scott Levey

The Secret L&D Manager: Encouraging a learning culture when budgets are tight

A Secret L&D Manager talks about the journey and the challenges of building and encouraging a learning culture in a large organization.
5. August 2020/by Guest Author

How to Meet Customer Expectations with the RATER Model

In this post we will provide tips on how to put RATER into practice, based on real experience we’ve had working with clients.
29. June 2020/by Stephen Jenner

The Secret L&D Manager: Building a learning culture in a global organization

This week’s Secret L&D manager talks about the journey and the challenges of building a learning culture in a large organization.
13. May 2020/by Guest Author

Seven Exercises for Overcoming Loneliness and Isolation when Working from Home

In the 2020 State of Remote Work survey, respondents identified loneliness as their top struggle with working from home. Even among experienced home-workers, loneliness and isolation are challenges.
20. April 2020/by Scott Levey

Leading a team that is working from home

When workers are suddenly sent home to work they will face plenty of challenges, especially if they’ve never done it before. Team leaders will face an additional challenge: how to lead a team when team members are working from home.
13. April 2020/by Scott Levey

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Recently one of our clients asked me to co-facilitate a workshop…
29. November 2019/by Scott Levey

Which topics are most suited for the live virtual training format

This week’s Secret L&D manager is German and has been working…
16. October 2019/by Guest Author

Lessons learned: making live virtual training work for our business

This week’s Secret L&D manager is German and has been working for one of the management consulting firms for 13 years. She is part of a virtual L&D team responsible for internal training solutions across multiple time zones.
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14. January 2015/by Scott Levey

Tools for teams

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10. February 2016/by Brenda Vanseters

8 great books for busy managers you may have missed in 2015

It seems as though 2016 has only just started, but it’s February…
3. February 2016/by Scott Levey

5 simple assertiveness strategies (for teddy bears and tortoises)

We all know the feeling. You come out of a meeting, negotiation…
27. April 2016/by Tony Norman

Powerful Communication – The Power of the Purpose Pyramid

The purpose pyramid is one of the simplest and yet effective…
9. March 2016/by James Culver

Business English

10 common American sport idioms

Sports are an important part of many cultures, and that is especially true in the United States. Every year, billions of dollars are spent on tickets and merchandise and millions of fans attend events all over country.
29. March 2017/by Guest Author

10 more sporting idioms you will hear in business meetings

Last year, we put together a list of 10 common American sport idioms that were well-received by our clients and readers. Since the blog post was so popular, we wanted to share even more more commonly used sport …
23. April 2018/by Guest Author

50 ways to start a conversation in English at work

Socializing and networking doesn’t come naturally to everyone. Whether it be a language issue or a question of skills and behaviors, many professionals struggle when networking and socializing with new people.
1. February 2018/by ian taylor

Key tips and English phrases for your next “lessons learned” meeting

Life is about continuously learning. We sometimes learn from our mistakes, and we can also learn from our successes. This was first brought to my attention early on in my career. After the successful completion of a tough project ...
18. May 2017/by George Barse

Surviving and understanding English corporate buzzwords and business lingo

Recently I was working with a software development manager from a major German multinational. He’d just got off a 2 hour webex meeting and was frustrated. “I thought my English was pretty good – but what exactly does We’ve worked through it soup to nuts mean?!”.
11. May 2017/by ian taylor

Softening your phrases in business communication

English is much less direct than German. If you say "Ich…
30. January 2015/by Guest Author

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