Kaarten: Reader 3B - How to lead in the new era of employee activism (sem2) | Quizlet

to speak up

to say something, especially to express your opinion

inclusion

The act to involve someone or something in a larger group or set.

retention

The act of keeping something.

race

One of the main groups that humans can be divided into according to the colour of their skin and other physical features.

activism

The policy or action of using vigorous campaigning to bring about political or social change.

to enable

To make it possible for someone to do something, or for something to happen.

proactively

Making things happen or change rather than reacting to events.

loaded

(a loaded word) something that has more meanings than you first realize and is intended to influence the way you think.

trailblazer

Someone who is the first to discover or develop new methods of doing something.

bubble

a temporary period when a lot of people invest in a stock, property, or a product that becomes much more expensive than its real value:

to convey

To communicate or express something, with or without using words.

authority

The power you have because of your official position.

to delegate

Someone who has been elected or chosen to speak, vote..

inevitable

Certain to happen and impossible to avoid.

disparaging

Criticizing someone or something, and showing that you do not think they are very good or important.

complicity

Involvement in a crime, together with other people.

infeasible

A plan or idea that is not possible and is likely to work.

to make a stand (against) sth

to oppose someone or something, especially in a brave or determined way

In conjunction with

Working, happening, or being used with someone or something else.

taxonomy

The process or a system of organizing thins into different groups that show their natural relationships, especially plants or animals.

stance

An opinion that is stated publicly.

utterly

Completely - used especially to emphasize that something is very bad, or that a feeling is very strong.

baffled

If something baffles you, you cannot understand or explain it all.

inconceivable

To strange or unusual to be thaght real or possible.

suppression

To stop people from opposing the government by using force.

to expel

To officially force someone to leave a school or organization.

proclamation

An official public statement about something that is important, or when someone makes such a statement.

vastly

Very much

vulnerability

Easy to harm or hurt (noun)

ambiguity

The state of being unclear, confusing, or not certain, or thins that produce this effect.

canary in the coalmine

Someone of something that is early warning of danger.

to reassess

To think about something again carefully in order to decide whether to change your opinion or judgement about it.

consequence

Something that happens as a result of a particular action or set of conditions.

ethical

Relating to principles of what is right and wrong.

conduct

to do something, or make something happen:

concern

A feeling of warry about something important.

equity

A situation in which all people treated equally, and no one has an unfair advantage.

to admit

To agree unwillingly that something is true or that someone else is right.

transparency

The quality of being easy to understand or know about.

compliance

When someone obeys a rule, agreement, or demand.

issue

A subject or problem that is often discussed or argued about, especially a social or political matter that affects the interests of a lot of people.

to bank on

To depend on something happening or someone doing something.

reputation

The opinion that people have about someone or something because of what has happened in the past.

to make a difference

To do something that helps people or makes the world a better place.

to draw out

to help someone to express their thoughts and feelings more easily by making that person feel less nervous or to get money from a bank or an account so that you can use it:

key findings

An important discovery, a great breakthrough...

to navigate

To find which way you need to go when you are travelling from one place to another.

to come to mind

To occur to someone.

assumption

Something that you think is true although you have no definite proof.

progress

Getting better at doing something or getting closer to finishing or achieving something.

courage

The quality of being brave when you are facing a difficult or dangerous situation, or when you are very ill.

protest

Something that you do to show publicly that you think that something is wrong and unfair.

rebellion

When someone opposes or fights against people in authority or ideas which they do not agree with.

association

An organization that consists of a group of people who have the same aims, do the same kind of work.

health care organisation

Any individual or entity which is obligated to provide, pay for, or administer health benefits under any health plan.

vocal

Expressing strong opinions publicly, especially about things that you disagree with.

troublemaker

Someone who deliberately causes problems or arguments.

(beauty) is in the eye of the beholder

The perception of beauty is subjective.

human rights

Rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of race, sex, nationality..

aware(ness)

Knowledge or understanding of a particular subject or situation.

Judgement (Brit.) / judgment (Am.)

Brit. An opinion that you form, especially after thinking carefully about something.

judgement

The ability to make sensible decisions about what to do and when to do it.

mindfulness

A way of improving your mental state that involves paying close attention to everything that you are experiencing, especially during quiet meditation.

delusion

A false belief about yourself or the situation you are in.

to overestimate

To think something is better, more important..

advantage

Something that helps you to be more successful than others, or the state of having this.

blindness

Unable to see/not willing to see something

status

The official legal position or condition of a person, group or country.

detached

Not reacting to or becoming involved in something in an emotional way.

to matter

A subject or situation that you have to think about or deal with.

responsibility

A duty to be in charge of someone or something, so that you make decisions and can be blamed if something bad happens.

to assume

To think that something is true, although you so not have definite proof.

understanding

An unofficial or informal agreement.

underlying

Onderliggend

inaction

The fact that someone is not doing anything.

apolitical

Not interested in politics, or not connected with any political party.

competitor

A person, team, company etc that is competing with another.

controversy

A serious argument about something that involves many people and continues for a long time.

to get involved

To take part in an activity or event, or to be connected with it in some way.

conflict

A state of disagreement or argument between people, groups, countries..

to avoid

To prevent something bad from happening.

to act on something

To do something because of another person's advice or order, or because you have received information or had an idea.

conscious

Awake and able to understand what is happening around you.

coherent

Something that's easy to understand because it is clear and reasonable.

authentic

Done or made in the traditional or original way.

stakeholder

Someone who has invested money into something, or who has some important connection with it and therefore is affected by its success or failure.

strategy

A planned series of actions for achieving something.

to be on the agenda

Scheduled

explicitly

Expressed in a way that is very velar and direct (adverb)

implicitly

Suggested or understood without being stated directly (adverb)

to silence

Complete quiet because nobody is talking.

statement

Something you say or write, especially publicly or officially, to let people know your intentions or opinions, or to record facts.

support

To help someone by being sympathetic and kind to them during a difficult time in their life.

defensive

Used or intended to protect someone or something against an attack.

engagement

An official arrangement to do something, especially one that is related to your work.

to engage on

To work on something.

diversity

The fact of including many different types of people or things.

to deal with sth

To take the necessary action, especially in order to solve a problem.

the bare minimum

The lowest you can or may go.

dialogic

Relating to or in the form of dialogue.