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accountability

the ability to be held responsible for the effects of your actions and to explain or be criticised for them

achieve

to successfully do what you wanted or tried to do

achievement

something that you succeed in doing by your own efforts, or the fact of doing something you wanted or tried to do

acknowledge 1.

to notice and publicly say how good or important someone or something is

acknowledge

to show someone that you have noticed them or heard what they have said

active listening

the process of paying attention to what someone is saying, showing that you are listening, and asking questions or repeating what they have said in different words in order to make sure you understand

adapt

to gradually change your behaviour and attitudes in order to be successful in a new situation

address

to deal with or solve something

advance

to move up to a more responsible position in a company

advancement

progress or development in your job, such as moving up to a more responsible position

agile

able to change quickly and do things differently when necessary because of customer demands, changes in the market, etc.

allegation

a statement that someone has done something wrong or illegal, but that has not been proved

allocate

to use something for a particular purpose, give something to a particular person, etc., especially after an official decision has been made

analyse

to examine or think about something carefully, in order to understand it

analysis

a careful examination of something, in order to understand it

analyst

someone who is a specialist in a particular subject, market, industry, etc. and examines information relating to it in order to give their views about what will happen or should be done

analytical

thinking about things in a detailed and intelligent way, so that you can examine and understand things

analytics 1.

the practise of using computer software to carefully examine data

analytics 2.

the information produced by carefully examining data, especially using computer software

announce

to officialy tell people about something, especially about a plan or a decision

announcement

an important or official statement

anticipate

to expect that something will happen and be ready for it

appraisal

a meeting between a manager and an employee to discuss the quality of the employee’s work and how well they do their job

appraise

to decide how well an employee is doing their work, usually after discussing with the employee how well they have performed during the past year

appreciate

to understand that something is serious or important, or to understand what someone’s feelings are