Unit 10

Word

Definition

Example

alone

having no one else present

Do you work with colleagues in a team, or alone?

amazing

causing great surprise or wonder; astonishing

Wow. That's amazing news. Well done!

attend meetings

to go to an event such as a meeting or a class

You attend lots of meetings

boss

a person who is in charge of a worker or organization

W.L. Gore & Associates has no bosses or job titles

call centre

an office where people answer customers' questions, make sales etc by using the telephone rather than by meeting people

We could give more training to staff in the call centre

colleague

a person with whom one works in a profession or business.

I have a very good relationship with my colleagues

develop ideas

to design or make a new idea, product, system etc over a periodof time

You develop ideas to share with your team

disappointing

failing to fulfil someone's hopes or expectations

I'm sorry you didn't get the job. How disappointing

face-to-face

(of two people) close together and facing each other

Face-to-face communication is better than email

fantastic

extraordinarily good or attractive

Great! That's fantastic!

find solutions

to make a way of solving a problem or dealing with a difficult situation

It often takes years to solve problems and find solutions for new products

improve

make or become better

We need to improve teamwork

join a company

to become a member of an organization, society, or group

Marcio joined the company as a line worker in 2008

leader

the person who leads or commands a group, organization, or country

Marcio became a team leader for Production line 1 in 2011

make decisions

the act of deciding something

There are no managers, so everyone in the group makes decisions

memo

a memorandum

Face-to-face communication is better than memos

off sick

if you are off sick or take time off sick, you do not go to work because you are ill

My colleague is off sick this week

opinion

a view or judgement formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge

What's your opinion?

organize

arrange systematically; order

After the training, the team organized their tasks differently

personal

belonging to or affecting a particular person rather than anyone else

Staff mustn't use their personal email addresses at work

personality type

a collection of personality traits which are thought to occur together consistently, especially as determined by a certain pattern of responses to a personality inventory

Most people have one of 16 different personality types

personnel

people employed in an organization or engaged in an organized undertaking such as military service

Our personnel mustn't take personal calls at work

plan projects

to think carefully about something you want to do, and decide how and when you will do it

You all plan new projects together

popular

liked or admired by many people or by a particular person or group

The manager is popular with his team

project team

a temporary team created to deliver a project

I have a big problem with the new project team

promotion

a move to a more important job or position in a company or organization

I got a promotion to section manager

salary

a fixed regular payment, typically paid on a monthly basis but often expressed as an annual sum, made by an employer to an employee, especially a professional or white-collar worker

Staff probably leave because of the low salaries

share

to let someone have or use something that belongsto you

You develop ideas to share with your team

share information

to tell information you know to other people

They don't share information with each other

shared office

is a concept that allows companies who own or manage an office, that have redundant office space to share or rent the workstations or self-contained units to smaller companies looking for flexible wo

I prefer to work in a shared office

solve problems

to find or provide a way of dealing with a problem

It often takes years to solve problems and find solutions for new products

surprising

causing surprise; unexpected

Really? That is surprising

team meeting

an event at which people meet to discuss and decide things

Why don't you have a team meeting every morning?

team player

a person who plays or works well as a member of a team.

I'm a good team player

team-building

the process of getting employees to work together well and communicate effectively

There's a team-building event at the weekend

teamwork

the combined action of a group, especially when effective and efficient

Some companies provide training to improve teamwork

understand

perceive the intended meaning of (words, a language, or a speaker)

The course helps the team to understand each other better

waste time

to use more time than is useful or sensible

People waste a lot of time trying to find information, instead of asking someone

work with colleagues

to do a job with other people that you are paid for

I work with colleagues in my department