Business and work - Business magazine | British Council LearnEnglish

Do you want to practise your reading and find out about business topics and issues at the same time?

In this section, read magazine articles for intermediate (CEFR level B1) or upper intermediate (CEFR level B2) learners and improve your reading skills in English.

You will learn useful language for a wide range of business topics from different perspectives, as well as tips and techniques for dealing with business issues. Each article has interactive exercises to help you understand and use the language.

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Achievement

Achievement is an important competency given that the more you can achieve, the better your prospects will be when it comes to looking for a new job.

An introduction to coaching

What is coaching? Here are the basic principles of coaching and what happens when somebody engages in a coaching partnership. Find out what a good coach does.

An introduction to competencies

What are competencies, why are they so important nowadays? How are competencies used in Human Resources and how can individuals use them to their advantage?

Change management

To survive and prosper, businesses need to be able to change and adapt to internal and external environmental pressures, but there are issues around managing the process of change.