9 min

S1E2 - Timezone Tango Talking on the Job

    • Language Learning

Rahim is challenged with international colleagues not showing up for meetings.
Rahim needs Conor’s help to present some suggestions on how to work asynchronously in a glocal company without sacrificing cross-team collaboration. And don’t just listen, read along! You can find the transcript for this episode here: https://bit.ly/talking-on-the-job-s1e2

Key vocabulary:

glocal - having both local and global considerations
asynchronous - not happening at the same time
remote work/working remotely - work outside of a traditional office environment
cross-team collaboration - employees from different teams work towards the same goal

Additional links:
TED talk on remote work: https://bit.ly/3l8MKbS
TED talk on being connected, but alone: https://bit.ly/3nsRtZ1

Rahim is challenged with international colleagues not showing up for meetings.
Rahim needs Conor’s help to present some suggestions on how to work asynchronously in a glocal company without sacrificing cross-team collaboration. And don’t just listen, read along! You can find the transcript for this episode here: https://bit.ly/talking-on-the-job-s1e2

Key vocabulary:

glocal - having both local and global considerations
asynchronous - not happening at the same time
remote work/working remotely - work outside of a traditional office environment
cross-team collaboration - employees from different teams work towards the same goal

Additional links:
TED talk on remote work: https://bit.ly/3l8MKbS
TED talk on being connected, but alone: https://bit.ly/3nsRtZ1

9 min