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I traveled from Madrid to Zaragoza to spend the week before Christmas with my family at my grandmother’s house.  Something happened when I crossed the thick wooden door in her apartment in the city center, and I thought I would share it on LinkedIn. The post received hundreds of reactions almost immediately from people worldwide.…

In this special VistaTalks Rewind episode, Simon Hodgkins, María Roa, Gregory Twohig, and Jordan Knights look back over the entire year of episodes and highlight important topics and discussions that stood out to them. We are delighted to host the second year of the ‘rewind’ episode that takes time to look back at some of…

What began as a niche industry driven by arcade consoles has become one of the largest entertainment sectors in the world. As the gaming industry expands to a global market, video game translation has become increasingly important.

VistaTalks Ep - Anna Heussaff Anna Heussaff is a novelist writing mainly in her first language, Irish. Anna has published seven novels to date. Her three crime novels for fluent adult readers include Scáil an Phríosúin (CIC 2015), set in the present day in Kilmainham, Dublin, Ireland. Her three mystery novels for young teens include…

Commanding Leadership - Six Styles of Emotional Leadership Daniel Goleman's book, Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence discusses the six leadership styles leaders can take to ensure a healthy working environment. An effective leader has the versatility to implement all six leadership styles in different situations. The leadership styles Goleman outlined in his…

Workplace Culture - What Has Evolved? Table of Contents Structure Right after World War II, offices mimicked factories. The idea was to make individuals visible so that they could stay productive. It was all about who was in charge.  The affluent individuals were on edge desks regarded as symbols of power, whereas the low-level workers…

VistaTalks Ep - Nataly Kelly Nataly Kelly is the VP of Localization at Hubspot, a published author with Penguin Random House and a board member at Multilingual magazine. Nataly is the author of Born to be Global, a well-known blog in the language industry, and a contributor to Harvard Business Review.Host Simon Hodgkins catches up…

Inside Vistatec with Cormac Eklof This industry profile features Cormac Eklof and is part of a series of Vistatec Employee Interviews. Cormac is a Program Manager at Vistatec and has been with the company for over four years. We caught up to discuss localization and translation, working at Vistatec, and living in the Pacific Northwest.…

Multi-Agency Initiative to Protect and Preserve Native Languages Departments of the Interior, Education, and Health & Human Services Launch Multi-Agency Initiative to Protect and Preserve Native Languages Interagency efforts will align federal language preservation programs to ensure the viability of Native languages WASHINGTON — The U.S. Departments of the Interior, Education and Health and Human Services…

The Upsides of Upcycling Upcycling, or the act of turning an old product into a "new," useful product with a fresh use, has a number of advantages in the corporate world as well as in your personal life. All too often, in the business world, things go straight to the landfill instead of being used…