Boosting Staff Satisfaction COPY

Question 1

On board

Answer 1

adjective

On a team as a member

_{He will come on board from next Spring.}

_{Let’s wait until everyone is on board before we proceed.}

Question 2

Putting yourself in someone’s shoes

Answer 2

idiom

To imagine how it would feel to be in the same situation as someone else

_{You should try putting yourself in his shoes before criticizing him.}

_{If you put yourself in their shoes then you might think about this differently.}

Question 3

The going rate

Answer 3

noun

The usually price that something costs / someone earns

_{I think we need to pay her the going rate for an editor if we want to hire her.}

_{What is the going rate for a used Toyota?}

Question 4

Cut costs

Answer 4

phrasal verb

When a company spends less money

_{We need to seriously cut costs if we want to stay afloat.}

_{They needed to cut costs so they laid off some of their workers.}

Question 5

On either end

Answer 5

phrase

On both sides

_{We need to make sure that everyone is happy on either end.}

_{There are problems on either end.}

Question 6

Pleasant

Answer 6

adjective

Something that brings happiness / enjoyment

_{We had a really pleasant evening at their home.}

_{She always greets us with a pleasant smile.}

Question 7

A home away from home

Answer 7

idiom

A place that is as nice and comfortable as one’s own home

_{This office really feels like a home away from home.}

_{I want the studio to feel like a home away from home.}

Question 8

Periodically

Answer 8

adverb

From time to time / occasionally

_{He likes to periodically surprise his wife with flowers.}

_{He checks on his teams’s work periodically.}

Question 9

Micromanaging

Answer 9

noun

To try and control every part of someone’s work

_{He is always micromanaging me.}

_{You should try and avoid micromanaging your staff.}

Question 10

Oversee

Answer 10

verb

To supervise something

_{I need you to oversee this new project.}

_{We are overseeing several new businesses.}

Question 11

Feel valued

Answer 11

verbal phrase

To feel useful and important

_{It’s important to make your staff feel valued at all times.}

_{I gave her a raise to make her feel valued.}

Question 12

Positive team dynamic

Answer 12

adjective - noun

A team who trusts each other and work well together

_{We are trying to create a positive team dynamic in all our teams.}

_{There is a positive team dynamic at their company.}

Question 13

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