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16 Cards in this Set
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Wake up on the wrong side of the bed |
Idiom Wake up feeling irritable, tired or unhappy |
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Dread “Dreading the inevitable reality of having to go to wrok |
V/N Anticipate with great apprehension or fear |
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Inevitable |
Certain to happen; unavoidable |
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Ponder “It makes employees stop and ponder what is it they really desire” |
V Think about (something) carefully, especially before making a decision or reaching a conclusion فكر ملياً |
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Hungry for something “Hungry for success” |
Idiom Strongly desire something |
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In the long run |
Idiom Over a long period of time in the future |
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Slacking off |
Being lazy; not working very hard |
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Weed out “This weeds out the folks who are not a good fit” |
Remove unwanted people or things |
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A good fit “This employee is a good fit for our company” |
Someone who is well suited to a job or task |
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Counterintuitive “He has a counterintuitive theory about money and motivation” |
Adj Contrary to intuition or to common-sense expectation (but often nevertheless true) على غير المتوقع |
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Incentivize “You would think those who were incentivized would work faster” |
V Provide (someone) with an incentive for doing something تحفيز |
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Intuitive “They can work more intuitively and creatively” |
Adv Without conscious reasoning; instinctively |
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Carrot or the stick “He says the carrot or the stick approach to external motivation doesn’t suffice” |
Reward or punishment |
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Carrot or the stick “He says the carrot or the stick approach to external motivation doesn’t suffice” |
Reward or punishment |
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Intrinsic “Better overall work performance requires intrinsic motivation” “Access to the arts is intrinsic to a high quality of life” |
Adj Belonging naturally; essential |
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On to something “Is Amazon on to something by paying employees who don’t want to be there to leave?” |
Correct or going in the right direction |
