Tag: Jobsite Communication
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The Great Mystery of El and La
Know someone who’d enjoy The Good to Excelente Newsletter? Forward this to them so they can subscribe here—and never miss a Wednesday edition packed with cultural intelligence insights and practical advice. Saturday Night Live recently tackled one of the great mysteries of the Spanish language: Why does every noun need to be a boy or a girl? In…
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It’s Not a Language Problem
The CEO’s question was a non sequitur. We’d been talking about the absurdity of competitive girls softball in Texas. Then he took a sip of his gin and tonic, scanned the steakhouse, and said: “If qualified Hispanic labor is our biggest constraint to growth right now, what do I need to know about becoming the…
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What Kate from Oklahoma Can Learn from Johan Cruyff and “Skin Chickens”
Question: Kate from Oklahoma writes: “I took Spanish in high school and my mother is fluent. On the job site, I can get by, but as a woman I’m already feeling cautious. Other than completing your Construction Spanish course, are there things I can do to improve my Spanish? And second, how do I get over…
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