By: Jessica Canastuj 10th P.C.
Pictionary Word
Definition
Example
Staff
A group of people employed by a company, individual, etc., for executive, clerical, sales work, etc.
The staff of Wal-Mart is big.
Employee
A person who is hired to work for another or for a business, firm, etc., in return for payment.
Maria is one of my father’s employees.
Employer
A person, business, firm, etc., that employs workers.
The employer would decide who to employ.
Recruitment
To raise or strengthen.
The company is recruiting for a new employee.
Trainee
A person undergoing training.
Marcos is the name of the new trainee.
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CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
Is the highestranking corporate officer (executive) or administrator in charge of total management of an organization.
Steve Jobs was the CEO of Apple.
Consultant
A specialist who gives expert advice or information.
The consultant of the company is very good at his work.
Crisis
A crucial stage or turning point in the course of something, in a sequence of events or a disease.
The company is passing by a big crisis.
Innovation
Something newly introduced, such as a new method or device.
The company is focusing on innovation products.
Objective (noun)
The object of one's endeavors; goal; aim.
The objective of the manager is to increase revenue.
Promotion
To raise to a higher rank, status, degree, etc.
The new employee is getting fast promotion.
Public Sector
The part of an economy that consists of state-owned institutions, including nationalized industries and services provided by local authorities.
My aunt is working at the public sector.
Strategy
A particular long-term plan for success, in business or politics.
The strategy of the manager is working well in the company.
Subordinate
A person or thing that is subordinate.
Managers should motivate their subordinates.
Labor Relations
Interactions between employers and employees, or managers and workers.
Is important to have good labor relations at the work.
Job Security
Knowing that there is little risk of losing one’s employment.
To have job security is very important.
Benefits
Advantages that come with a job, apart from pay.
One of the benefits of my job is the off meals.
Incentives
Things that encourage people to do something.
A high wage is an incentive for workers.
Promotion
To be raised to a higher rank or better job.
I would like to have the possibility of promotion at my job.
Unskilled
Without any particular abilities acquired by training.
Unfortunately most of the people that work here are unskilled.
Job Rotation
Regularly switching between different tasks.
The job rotation is a good option for workers.
Corporate Culture
A company’s shared attitudes, beliefs, practices and work relationships.
Having a good Corporate Culture is always important in a organization.
Capacity
The ability or power to contain, absorb, or hold.
We have to reach the full capacity of the team.
Credit
The practice of permitting a buyer to receive goods or services before payment.
I like to have credit facilities when I buy something.
Facilities
Inventory
Ease of action or performance; freedom from difficulty A detailed, itemized list, report, or record of things in one's possession, especially a periodic survey of all goods
It would be a good way of
David has to do the inventory of February from his company.
and materials in stock.
Features (noun)
Any one of the parts of something.
I would like to change some features from the company goals.
Market Share
Is the percentage of a market (defined in terms of either units or revenue) accounted for by a specific entity.
The market share for new products should be stronger.
Earnings (noun)
Money or other payment earned.
The earnings of the company have increased.
Sales Force
The division of a business that's responsible for selling products or services
The sales force of the company is admirable.
Hierarchy or chain of command
A system of authority with different levels, one above the other, a series of management positions, whose holders can make decisions, or give orders and instructions.
The manager is at the top of the hierarchy or chain of command.
Function
Autonomous
A specific activity in a company. Production, marketing, finance. Independent, able to take decisions without consulting someone at the same level or higher in the chain of command.
The function of the manager is to control every part of the company.
The owner of the company is autonomous.
Line Authority
The power to give instructions to people at the level below in the chain of command.
Antonio is the maximum line authority in the company.
Report to
To be responsible to someone and to take instructions from them.
Maria has to report to her superior.
Delegate
To give someone else responsibility for doing something instead of you.
Pedro, the manager, always delegate his functions to Laura.
Glocalization
An invented word combining worldwide and regional concerns.
Glocalization is an invented word.
Logic
Thought based on reason and judgment rather than feelings and emotions.
The teacher always said we have to use logic in math problems.
Confrontation
A face-to-face disagreement or argument.
Today I saw a confrontation between two girls at the mall.
Compromise
Reducing demands or changing opinions in order to agree.
She is going to compromise just to please the company.
Intuition
Understanding or knowing without consciously using reason.
She had a good sense of intuition.
Connections
People of influence or importance with whom you are associated.
Anna has lots of connections in the company.
Improvise
To do something when necessary without having already planned it.
Finally, they decided to improvise instead of memorizing everything.
Status
Respect, prestige or importance given to someone.
His status in the company is very high.
Collectivist
Believing that the group is more important than the individual.
Lose Face
To be humiliated or disrespected in public.
Adriana had a lose face today in the lunch.
Interrupt
To cut into someone else’s turn to speak.
The president was interrupt in the middle of the speak.
Guatemalans tend to be collectivist.
Eye contact
Looking directly at the people you are talking or listening to.
We have to remember to have eye contact while talking to others.
Critical Mass
The number of people needed to start and sustain a change.
We need a huge critical mass for the protest.
Leadership ranks
Top levels of management.
Pedro is at the leadership ranks of the organization.
Outperforming
Doing better than others, financially.
She have always outperform above her sister.
Profitability
The ability to make a good return on capital invested in the business.
The profitability of the product is very high.
Return on equity
The amount of money a company earns on the investment of its shareholders.
The return on equity is not going to better this month.
Come across
Meet or find unexpectedly or by accident.
Unfortunately she always comes across with Anna.
Compulsory
Required, obligatory, necessary according to the law.
The blue pen used in the signature was compulsory.
Quota
An officially imposed number or quantity.
The quota imposed by the law was of Q10.00
Voluntary
Done by choice, without legal obligation.
The offering was voluntary.
Compliance
Obeying laws or regulations.
She always compliance the rules.
Dissolution
The ending or termination of an organization.
The problem end in the dissolution of the company.
Apprentices
Trainees, people still learning their job.
The new employees are apprentices.
Convert
Someone who changes their beliefs.
He totally convert after the talk.
Accountability
Being officially responsible for something.
She has to take the accountability for her acts.