Just before I leave my hotel room to go to a conference hall to meet leaders from a large multinational company, I have the feeling that I would rather pack my suitcase, jump in a…
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A Diaper CEO on Conflict & Delegation (EN/CZ)
In September 2013, our first child Samuel was born, and I founded LOS Language Online Services. I sometimes called myself a Diaper CEO; changing diapers and making my first-ever business plan went somehow hand-in-hand. In…
A Diaper CEO on Language Talent (EN/CZ)
Managing to speak 2-3 languages is normal these days, at least among people who are not indifferent to the current and future state of the world. The ability to communicate clearly in words and letters,…
Comenius Legacy at L.O.S.
I decided I wanted to be a teacher as soon as I started teaching. Before that, like many people in this world, I didn’t really know what to do with my life. When I was a kid…
A Diaper CEO on Job Interviews
Corporate language training is becoming extremely important for today’s knowledge workers. Not only does it provide desired language skills, but it is integral to helping people accelerate their professional careers. In an LOS business language…
LOS Reflections – Same Language, Different Cultures
Being fluent in a foreign language takes me nowhere. I must alsolearn to understand the culture of those who speak that language. I have been teaching students from different cultures for almost 10 years….
LOS Reflections – We Are All Human
It strikes me as a gaping deficit of the modern education system that we often spend more time learning to communicate in a foreign language than we do learning to communicate truly and deeply in…
Just About Managing
Before I became a Teacher of English as a Foreign Language, I spentover 30 years as a Lawyer. And, for the greater part of that time, I wasalso the guy in charge of the whole…
Get Your Dream Job
EY, PwC, Deloitte or KPMG – winning an interview at a top consulting firm is exciting! But how will you survive the interview, especially if English isn’t your native language? It’s a short step from panicking…
Wedding Coordination – A Lesson in Diplomacy
The wedding business is complicated, but I actually entered it quite easily. My best friend Hana was marrying an American in Prague, and their luxurious wedding was organized by a professional named Andrea. I was to arrange a…
LOS Reflections – Connecting & Learning Across Cultures
I recently moved back to my home country, the United States, after three years of living in Spain. I lived first in northern Spain, then southern, and finally in Catalonia, to the east. Especially in the latter…
LOS Reflections – My Culture Is Not Me
“That’s not me! And that’s definitely not me!” Erin Meyer’s version of Americans often distressed me as I read The Culture Map. I didn’t want anyone putting me in an “American” box. Parts were me, but…