animer la convergence avec les cibles

English translation: mastermind efforts to achieve targets

15:08 Nov 26, 2007

French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Human Resources

French term or phrase: animer la convergence avec les cibles

Hi everyone

That awful "animer" word again!

One of the "HR Performance cell's" tasks is to "animer la convergence avec les cibles."

Basically getting results to match objectives, but I'm stumped as to how I might translate "animer" in this context.

Many thanks in advance.

Sandra Petch KudoZ activity Questions: 576 (none open) (86 closed without grading) Answers: 558
Local time: 06:48

English translation:mastermind efforts to achieve targets

Explanation:
animer = to moderate; to mastermind; to lead; to be in charge of; to run; to steer; to guide; to direct

In this case, probably just ENSURE

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CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 06:48

Grading comment

I ran this one by the client to be sure and it does just mean to ensure employees work towards targets. Thank you everyone, there were many good suggestions here.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +2

to encourage the achievement of targets

B D Finch

4 +1

mastermind efforts to achieve targets

CMJ_Trans (X)

displays leadership in achieving objectives

Laura Tridico

steering results in line with objectives

French Foodie

coordinate/lead (the) drive for targeted results

suezen

Discussion entries: 7

Answers

4 mins confidence:

steering results in line with objectives

Explanation:
Just quick brainstorming as I dash out the door, but maybe it will get the ball rolling for others :-)

French Foodie
Local time: 06:48
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

11 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

to encourage the achievement of targets

Explanation:
Or to stimulate the achievement of targets, but I prefer "encourage"m which I think is more in keeping with how an HR unit should operate.

B D Finch
France
Local time: 06:48
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 83

56 mins confidence:

displays leadership in achieving objectives

Explanation:
I've used variations of "to lead" for animer in past translations in the HR field. I turned it around a bit here for stylistic variety. I like using active verbs in these kinds of presentations because the company usually wants to sound "dynamic".

There are a lot of variations on this theme - I just wanted to throw out this possiblity.

Laura Tridico
United States
Local time: 00:48
Works in field
Native speaker of: English

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

mastermind efforts to achieve targets

Explanation:
animer = to moderate; to mastermind; to lead; to be in charge of; to run; to steer; to guide; to direct

In this case, probably just ENSURE

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 06:48
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 163

Grading comment

I ran this one by the client to be sure and it does just mean to ensure employees work towards targets. Thank you everyone, there were many good suggestions here.

5 hrs confidence:

coordinate/lead (the) drive for targeted results

Explanation:
something along these lines perhaps ... be proactive in meeting (the) targets

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Note added at 1 day1 hr (2007-11-27 16:54:10 GMT)
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ensure (financial) targets are met would seem to fit

suezen
Local time: 06:48
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 56

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