Duo Russian Grammar

68) Business

организовать

One of the verbs introduced here deserves special attention. «Организовать» belongs to a small group of so-called biaspectual verbs. These verbs work both as a perfective and an imperfective verb—the interpretation depends on context and common sense:

  • Он атакует. = He is attacking.
  • Он атакует утром. = He will attack in the morning.
  • Мы организуем концерты. = We organize concerts.
  • Они обязательно организуют встречу. = They will, surely, organize a meeting.

работать над чем-то

"Working on something" is a set expression in Russian too. Use «над» with the Instrumental:

  • Инженеры и учёные работают над решением этой проблемы = Engineers and scientist are already working on a solution to that problem.

успешный

The adjective "successful" is mostly used with nouns meaning some endeavors or attempts to do something; also with nouns like "company", "businessman".

Their use with random words for people is also creeping in slowly (as a calque from English) but it is going to sound weird and awkward for quite a while. Unlike English, this usage in Russian is mainly associated with fame and financial success, so it limits the professions that feel "right" and unambiguous when described as «успешный».