English translation of "à forts enjeux de position" - "in an environment where rank is paramount"

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106 months ago

Barbara R Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	French > English
Subject:	General
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	à forts enjeux de position
Context:	Le second, et ça va sembler évident, c’est que vous êtes dans un groupe. Et pourtant, l’évidence n’a rien d’évident. L’entrepreneur est souvent seul au sommet de la pyramide de son organisation et même s’il possède un comité de direction, les enjeux dans le comité de direction créent des biais qui peuvent être vécus comme des paradoxes, sources de tension. Par exemple : Difficultés pour l’entrepreneur d’assumer en même temps un rôle hiérarchique et d’être pleinement lui-même. Difficultés d’avoir en même temps une hauteur de vue avec un groupe qui est dans le même écosystème que lui. Difficultés à prendre en même temps des décisions objectives dans in environnement à forts enjeux de position. Par exemple : Difficultés pour l’entrepreneur d’assumer en même temps un rôle hiérarchique et d’être pleinement lui-même. Difficultés d’avoir en même temps une hauteur de vue avec un groupe qui est dans le même écosystème que lui. Difficultés à prendre en même temps des décisions objectives dans un environnement à forts enjeux de position.

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106 months ago

trilinguallady wrote:

It is hard to make objective decisions rife with hierarchical takeovers

My comment:

I am of the view that when there is a chance of being replaced being objective can be blurred into being subjective.

My references:

Experience

106 months ago

martynback wrote:

in an environment where rank is paramount

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106 months ago

martynback wrote:

or "where rank is an important consideration" That's the idea anyway.

106 months ago

martynback wrote:

Oops yes, Mrs. Malaprop strikes again!!

106 months ago

martynback wrote:

Like an allegory on the Nile!

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106 months ago

martynback wrote:

in an environment where your hierarchical position is at stake

My comment:

I think that "enjeu de position" does not just mean the regard or fear due to your rank, but also the possibility of going up or down the hierarchical ladder. If you are career-minded, you will say or suggest something that will please your boss or belittle your rival in your boss's mind.

106 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL wrote:

where there's so much importance attached to your position [in the hierarchy]

My comment:

The register of "high positional stakes" is clearly too high in this instance. Maybe "where the stakes are high in terms of [your/ones] position". A tricky one.

106 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL wrote:

in an environment where position is tantamount

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106 months ago

martynback wrote:

I think you mean paramount not tantamount!

106 months ago

Juryman Translations wrote:

Where (position counts a lot)

My comment:

I just feel that a direct translation like ''with real position stakes'' does not really make sens. But from the context of the text, I think it is all about the difficulty of making good decisions in perhaps an environment where all eyes are on you and ready to criticize you for the least mistake?

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