EDITORIAL
 Thinking about work
Reflecting on what my usual working day looks like, I realized that I spend most time on thinking. At times it is creative, at other times it is analytical or critical. During creative thinking we create ideas. On the course of analytical thinking we analyze a problem. If we take the role of a critical thinker, we analyze and evaluate information. Taken together, these are different aspects of a process that ends up with solving a problem. Problem-solving ability is needed in everyday life as well as in professional life. We give you a helping hand in this task by suggesting you a number of problem solving techniques that you can use at work (see page 50).
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WORKING WORLD |
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Names and News
The latest from the world of business
My Working Life
100-year-old Buster Martin, van cleaner in London
Office Blues
Kathrin Hauger on the silly side of work
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| TEST |
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Vocabulary
Test your knowledge of the words you need at work
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| GLOBAL BUSINESS |
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Organic Food
Britain's growing demand for healthy food raises difficult questions
Eurovision
Dale Fuchs on the boom in Spanish gourmet restaurants
Head-to-Head
Would you accept a pay cut?
Business Press
Comments from the world's media |
| INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION |
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Nordic countries
Tips on working with Denmark, Finland, Sweden and Norway
The View from Here
Gerald Butt on Libya
Also: Country File
Dialogue
Two women in legal PR in Paris and Hong Kong |
LANGUAGE AT WORK
Word Watch; Seen Recently
Grammar: relative clauses
Exercises: test your English
False Friends, Tricky Translations
Language Cards to pull out
English for stock markets
Authentic English: talking about the past
A Closer Look: background facts on language and culture
English on the Move: visiting a company
Office Talk: The Maine Event |
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| BUSINESS SKILLS |
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Finding solutions
How to improve your problem-solving skills
Also: A language survival guide to pull out and keep
The Write Way
Letters of condolence
Say It in Style
Describing people
On the Line
Controlling talkative callers
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| MANAGEMENT |
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Profile
Indra Nooyi, the new head of PepsiCo
Executive Eye
Adrian Furnham on perfectionists
Business Basics
What is... cash flow?
People and Trends
News from the world of management |
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| TECHNOLOGY |
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Medicin
A new method to repair skin damage
Innovations
New product developments
Language Focus
Agriculture
Technically Speaking
Eamonn Fitzgerald on the latest technology trends |
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| CAREERS |
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Work-Life balance
The bright side of being underemployed
My Way
Ben Evenstad, Hollywood paparazzo
News
Career tips and trends |
| The Last Laugh |
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