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Social Sciences - Human Resources / personality assessment | | Dutch term or phrase: resultaatgedrevenheid | This is a category heading in a qualification assessment report for a job candidate. The possible direct translations I can think of don't ring many bells in English, but I must admit that I have a poor relationship with psychosociological terminology. (I'm thinking along the lines of 'motivation to achieve results', but maybe it's just a sexed-up version of 'result orientation').
FWIW, this is the censored version of the text below the heading:
Ervaringsanalyse toont dat [dhr. XX] oog heeft voor opportuniteiten en niet graag blijft stilstaan, hij is een gemotiveerd persoon die steeds op zoek gaat naar positieve veranderingen. [firma YYY] situeert zich in een zeer concurrentiele markt waarbij het belangrijk is om op zoek te gaan naar differentiatie. [dhr. XX] was de mening toegedaan dat er nood is aan goede promoties om de verkoop bij de distributie verder uit te bouwen. In dit kader heeft hij een voorste1 geformuleerd en het initiatief genomen om thema-acties op te starten (bv. zwembadactie en strandactie). Dit heeft tot goede verkoopsresultaten ge1eid, zeer goede installaties in de winke1punten en een goede doorverkoop naar de consument toe. |
| Ken CoxKudoZ activityQuestions: 232 (none open) ( 1 closed without grading) Answers: 4219
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| | results driven? | Explanation:
The term exists, Kenneth, in leadership assessment contexts, but I'm not sure if this truly fits the bill here. HTH. Cheers, R.
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May be hyphenated, as pointed out by Dave C.
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Non-profit organisations also use the '(-)driven' descriptive. See http://www.purposedriven.com/en-US/AboutUs/About_PD_Homepage... |
| Selected response from:
 Robert Kleemaier
Local time: 01:45
| Grading comment This comes closest to what I used: 'drive for results' -- which is what the client used in some similar documents I translated a year or so ago (and had forgotten). 'Passion for results' would fit nicely in a self-help/success context, but IMO not so well here. 'Result orientation' ('result focus' to use the client's term) is also possible in the context, but IMO an orientation is not a strong as a drive (and I'm inclined to assume intentional use of specific terms).
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15 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +2 result orientation
Explanation:
Appears to be one of the seven habits needed to be successful. See ref. below.
The second habit you need to develop for success is result orientation. Result orientation is made up of two practices. The first is the practice of continuously learning, so that you become better at what you do. The second practice is that of time management, which means setting very clear priorities on what you do and then concentrating single-mindedly on the most valuable use of your time.
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Every one of these habits — goal orientation, result orientation, action orientation, people orientation, health orientation, honesty orientation, and self-discipline — can be developed and must be developed for great success.
http://www.beststeps.com/Beststep.cfm?bs=62
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You'll also find that many employers are looking for "result-oriented" professionals to fill a vacancy.
| vixen
Local time: 11:45
Native speaker of:  Dutch
PRO pts in category: 20
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +2 results oriented
Explanation:
http://govinfo.library.unt.edu/npr/library/nprrpt/annrpt/sys...
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| xxxjarry
South Africa
Local time: 10:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 74
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4 hrs confidence:
4 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
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