Archives for October 2009

Humankapital

Humankapital is a term that is often used in Business Administration.  It refers to the value of employees in a company.

There are different ways of using it and thus calculating that value.  One way means the amount that an employee costs, eg. their salary, telephone, computer, insurance.

Used positively, it can refer to the value that an employee has because of their knowledge and motivation.

To hear a simple explanation and a short discussion in German, listen to the podcast:

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Eine versteckte Welt in London

In ihrem Videoblog beschreibt Annette Dittert von ARD wie viele Engländer anders leben als die anderen. Sie wohnen auf kleinen Booten auf  Kanälen, die in der Regel an der Themse angeschlossen sind, und durch London führen. Eine Londoner Rockband oder auch eine Anwältin leben bescheiden  in ihren Booten und fühlen sich dort wohl. Es ist eine versteckte kleine eigene Welt, die man nur entdeckt wenn man genau hinschaut, wo es zu den Kanälen hinuntergeht. Die Boote sind bunt und mit Mustern versehen.

Im Video erzählt sie auch, dass sie sich ein Boot gekauft hat, es renovieren ließ und ihm einen neuen Namen gab: Emily. Außerdem erfährt man einiges über den historischen Hintergrund der jetzigen Hausboote. Hier geht es zum Video.

Mike Cliffe-Jones on Lanzarote

Many German tourists will have visited the island of Lanzarote this summer. During our own holiday we recorded a short series of podcasts with British ex-pats who live there.

We met up with Mike Cliffe-Jones, at the Puerto del Carmen offices of his company ¡Estupendo! We talked to him about his book „Living in Lanzarote“, about moving to the island and the services that his company offers. We also talked about his connections with Germany and touched on a few of his favourite things…

Mike Cliffe-Jones outside the ¡Estupendo! office in Puerto del Carmen (Lanzarote)

Mike Cliffe-Jones outside the ¡Estupendo! office in Puerto del Carmen (Lanzarote)

Links
¡Estupendo!
Lanzarote Information
@mikecj on Twitter
“Living in Lanzarote” at Amazon.com

To find out more, listen to the podcast:

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