Man wächst mit seinen Aufgaben. - Growing with the job ( translation glossary) Annual report,Insurance,Bus/Financial

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German term or phrase:	Man wächst mit seinen Aufgaben.
English translation:	Growing with the job
Entered by:	Howard Corlett

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4:28pm Apr 11, 2005

German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Insurance / Annual report

German term or phrase: Man wächst mit seinen Aufgaben.

This expression is shown alongside charts in an annual report to demonstrate how different divisions have grown over the years.

Howard Corlett

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Questions: 124 (3 open)
Answers: 23

United Kingdom

Clarification request(s) and response

xxxFrancis Lee: 12:05am Apr 12, 2005: Is this addressed to shareholders or customers? -
Howard Corlett (asker): 7:29am Apr 12, 2005: Primarily to shareholders

to grow on the job

Explanation:
maybe?

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Note added at 10 mins (2005-04-11 16:39:26 GMT)
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i.e. as a slogan: **Growing on the job**

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Note added at 27 mins (2005-04-11 16:56:03 GMT)
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http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&q=%22grow+on...

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&q=%22growing...

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Ian, on re-reading the Asker\'s explanation, I now find myself agreeing with you on the second point!

So, I retract my words! :-)

Selected response from:

ENGSOL
Germany

Note from asker to answerer

In the end, I put "Growing with the job" but I have also given the client the choice of changing it to "Rising to the challenge". However, I feel that the former fits in better with the context. Thanks to everyone for their contributions.
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +6

Rising to the challenge/occasion

Michael Schubert

3 +4

when the going gets tough, the tough get going

Cilian O'Tuama

Getting more within one's reach/grasp

Anna Rozanovskaya

to grow on the job

ENGSOL

Thriving on responsibility

Andrew Swift

Answers

1 min confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

when the going gets tough, the tough get going

Explanation:
too colloquial?

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Note added at 2 mins (2005-04-11 16:31:18 GMT)
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\"grow with the task\" is given by Langenscheidt

Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

neutral

Dr.G.MD: Too negative. Doesn't capture the underlying upbeat mood

3 mins

-> I don't find that negative at all

agree

Kathi Stock: with: "to grow with the task"

6 mins

neutral

BrigitteHilgner: With Gerhard - we don't know whether the going was/is tough.

12 mins

-> wenn die Aufgabe wächst...?

neutral

ENGSOL: *get going* possibly sounds like they're leaving ;-)

12 mins

-> I don't think there's much danger of a native speaker misunderstanding that

agree

Ian M-H: grow with the task (better than "rising to meet challenges", which sprang to mind but sounds clumsy)

13 mins

-> rise to the occasion perhaps?

agree

Nick Somers: growing with the task - but definitely not the tough business. Gah, what a cliche!

20 mins

-> Getting sensitive? I've heard plenty worse...

agree

Linnea16

28 mins

30 mins confidence:

Thriving on responsibility

Explanation:
People who thrive on responsibility (and do not shirk from accountability) are most likely your future business leaders.
http://www.dhoppe.com/published_articles/itdoesnotwork.html
General Managerial competence
Unlike technical/functional people, these folks want to be managers (and not just to get more money, although this may be used as a metric of success). They like problem-solving and dealing with other people. They thrive on responsibility. To be successful, they also need emotional competence.
http://changingminds.org/explanations/values/career_anchors....
Amherst employs people who thrive on responsibility, challenge and visibility.
http://www.amherst1.com/careers/

Andrew Swift
United Kingdom
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 72

6 mins confidence:

to grow on the job

ENGSOL
Germany
Native speaker of:

English,

German
PRO pts in category: 3

Note from asker to answerer

31 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

Rising to the challenge/occasion

Explanation:
Or: XXX [company name] has risen to its challenges/to the occasion

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...just noticed that this answer more or less came up in the exchange between Ian & Cilian, above. Sorry, I had only glanced at the taglines before posting my suggestion.

Michael Schubert
United States
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 12

1 hr confidence:

Getting more within one's reach/grasp

Explanation:
cmp. er ist jeder Aufgabe gewachsen

Anna Rozanovskaya
Finland
Native speaker of:

Russian

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German: Man wächst mit seinen Aufgaben.

English translation: Growing with the job