doorgroeier

English translation: a high-potential (employee, person,...)

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Flemish term or phrase:doorgroeier
English translation:a high-potential (employee, person,...)
Entered by: Pierre Grabowski (X)

09:51 Sep 28, 2005
Flemish to English translations [PRO]
Human Resources
Flemish term or phrase: doorgroeier
= person (capable of)progressing to other -higher - levels/positions within the same company
Pierre Grabowski (X)
Local time: 10:37
a high-potential (employee, person,...)
Explanation:
Is a term I heard quite often when talking about 'doorgroeiers' in the context you mentioned.

E.g.:

Rothwell calls it the Crown Prince(ess) Syndrome: When a high-potential employee hears she's under consideration for a higher position, she kicks back and ...
www.linkageinc.com/company/news_events/ in_the_news/high_performers.aspx
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Evert DELOOF-SYS
Belgium
Local time: 08:37
Grading comment
Thanks, Evert! I particularly liked MoiraB's 'gold collar worker', but your suggestion fits better with the style of the text
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1a high-potential (employee, person,...)
Evert DELOOF-SYS
4 +1upwardly mobile employee
MoiraB


Discussion entries: 3





  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
a high-potential (employee, person,...)


Explanation:
Is a term I heard quite often when talking about 'doorgroeiers' in the context you mentioned.

E.g.:

Rothwell calls it the Crown Prince(ess) Syndrome: When a high-potential employee hears she's under consideration for a higher position, she kicks back and ...
www.linkageinc.com/company/news_events/ in_the_news/high_performers.aspx

Evert DELOOF-SYS
Belgium
Local time: 08:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in FlemishFlemish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks, Evert! I particularly liked MoiraB's 'gold collar worker', but your suggestion fits better with the style of the text

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Els Thant, M.A., B.Tr. (X): that's how I've heard it in an American multinational environment
1 hr
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
upwardly mobile employee


Explanation:
or:
employee with promotion potential / career potential

http://www.cnrnw.navy.mil/N01CP/start/HRM-05-MeritPromotion....
Under Navy’s Upward Mobility Training Agreement, potential is defined as the ability (including the desire) to acquire and use knowledge and skills needed to successfully perform higher-level work, specifically in those kinds of occupations and at grade levels which could or would be targets for upwardly mobile employees.

Or this site talks about a new phrase: "gold collar worker", which gets about 770 googles.

http://students.ed.qut.edu.au/n4295897/clb341/fuss.htm
"Gold collar worker" is the new catch phrase describing a techno literate, university educated, young upwardly mobile employee.


    Reference: http://www.cnrnw.navy.mil/N01CP/start/HRM-05-MeritPromotion....
    Reference: http://students.ed.qut.edu.au/n4295897/clb341/fuss.htm
MoiraB
France
Local time: 08:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Robert Kleemaier: if the text would benefit from a buzzword, 'gold collar worker' would be brilliant
3 hrs
  -> thanks - new one on me but it might fit the bill in the right context!
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