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We suggest taking the test to find out whether you have good leadership skills and we encourage you to refresh some vocabulary to better understand the situations in the quiz.

1. To do things by the book – to do something exactly as the rules tell you Делать все строго по правилам

My lawyer always goes strictly by the book.

2. To blame outside circumstances– to say or think that things around are responsible for something bad happening

Винить во всем внешние обстоятельства

Are you blaming outside circumstances for your current results?

3. Cut-throat competition -competing in a strong and unfair way, without considering any harm caused to others

Ожесточенная конкуренция

They want what we call cut-throat competition within the transport industry.

4. To reprimand – to express to someone your strong official disapproval of them

Делать выговор, замечание

She was reprimanded for what she hadn’t done.

5. Red tape – official rules and processes that seem unnecessary and delay results

Волокита, бюрократиз

He promised to reform and cut red tape.

6. To threaten someone with dismissal – to threaten employees that they will be fired if a particular action or order is not followed

Угрожать увольнением

She was threatened with dismissal if she did not complete the work on time.

7. Peer – a colleague / a company in the same industry as other companies

Коллега, компании в одной сфере

Try to avoid having such conflicts with your peers.

8. Up to scratch – reaching an acceptable standard

На должной высоте, в хорошем состоянии /виде, так как надо

The last few episodes of the TV program haven’t been quite up to scratch.

9. To make somebody redundant – to dismiss an employer because the company no longer needs you.

Увольнять /из-за проблем компании/

She was made redundant when the company was touch and go.

10. A weak link in a team -a weak part, especially the weakest part of the company

Слабое звено в команде

He realized being a weak link in this team and decided to quit.

11. To meet deadlines – to do something on time

Выдержать сроки, успеть к установленному сроку

It is necessary to understand and respect each party’s priorities, resources and ability to meet deadlines.

12. To resign – to give up a job or position voluntarily by telling your employer that you are leaving

Уходить в отставку, оставлять работу

Timken resigned a hopeless position.

13. To fire – to dismiss from work due to an employee”s fault

Увольнять по вине сотрудника

Gordon wants me to fire seven people so we don’t go under.

14. To take the kudos — to receive praise, admiration, and fame for an achievement

Получать награды за заслуги

He was too embarrassed to take all the kudos.

15. To sack – to dismiss from work due to an employee”s fault

Увольнять по вине сотрудника

It was unfair to sack you but things happen.

16. To increase workload – to raise the amount of work to be done, especially by a particular person or machine in a period of time

Увеличивать рабочую нагрузку

It would be difficult to increase the workload further without increasing the capacity of the translation services.

17. Turn a blind eye – to ignore something that you know is wrong

Смотреть сквозь пальцы, не обращать внимание

Management often turn a blind eye to bullying in the workplace.

18. To appraise – to examine something in order to judge their qualities

Давать оценку

In cooperation with other professionals, social workers will appraise the individual’s needs.

19. Autocratic – demanding that people obey completely, without asking or caring about anyone else’s opinions

Властный, деспотичный

The president resigned after 30 years of autocratic ruling

20. To dismiss – to remove someone from their job, especially because they have done something wrong

Увольнять, освобождать, распускать т.к. сделано что-то не так

He has been dismissed from his job for incompetence.

21. To lay someone off – to stop employing someone, usually because there is no more work for them

Увольнять по причине отсутствия работы

Because of falling orders, the company has been forced to lay off several hundred workers.

22. To wander off the point – to get off the topic

Отклоняться от темы

We seem to have wandered off the point a bit.

23. To allocate – to give something to someone as their share of a total amount, to use in a particular way

Распределять, ассигновать средства

You should allocate tasks among members of the group.

24. To terminate – to (cause something to) end or stop

Завершать, увольнять

He was terminated within several weeks of starting.