Reifegrad

English translation: degree of personal readiness

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German term or phrase:Reifegrad
English translation:degree of personal readiness
Entered by: Sebastian Witte

12:51 Jun 14, 2018
German to English translations [Non-PRO]
Bus/Financial - Human Resources / Translating a HR management PPT into American English
German term or phrase: Reifegrad
I am translating this PPT into English/USA that aims at teaching supervisors proper personnel management

DE:
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Führung im Systemkontext:
Wovon hängt Führung ab?
Gewinn (Profit)
Aufgabe/Situation
Vorgesetzter
Führung geben
Wollen
Können
Kommunikation
Sender/Empfänger
Mitarbeiter
Führung annehmen
***Reifegrad***
Unternehmens-/Organisationskultur
Vorstand
Bereichsleiter
… bzw. Budget und öffentlich-rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen (Non-Profit)
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EN:
Level of prudence?
Degree of prudence?
Level of maturity?
Degree of maturity?
Experience?
Other?

Thanks,

Best,

Sebastian Witte
Sebastian Witte
Germany
Local time: 11:48
degree of (personal) readiness
Explanation:
Use of 'Reife' suggests that this pertains to personal rather than organizational readiness, though it's unclear whether our term here applies to the 'leader' or the led. 'Maturity' could be construed as patronizing...
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Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 06:48
Grading comment
Thank you everybody. Excellent work and communication.
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4 +2maturity
philgoddard
3degree of (personal) readiness
Michael Martin, MA


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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
maturity


Explanation:
You don't need to say "degree of".

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Note added at 11 mins (2018-06-14 13:03:10 GMT)
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Definitely not prudence.
http://dictionary.reverso.net/german-english/Reifegrad

philgoddard
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
degree of (personal) readiness


Explanation:
Use of 'Reife' suggests that this pertains to personal rather than organizational readiness, though it's unclear whether our term here applies to the 'leader' or the led. 'Maturity' could be construed as patronizing...

Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 06:48
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 113
Grading comment
Thank you everybody. Excellent work and communication.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks.

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