a can-do guy

Greek translation: Πολυπράγμων

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English term or phrase:	a can-do guy
Greek translation:	Πολυπράγμων
Entered by:	Assimina Vavoula

06:26 Nov 27, 2011

English to Greek translations [Non-PRO]
Management / business

English term or phrase: a can-do guy

Don’t try to have all the answers

Problem solving is central to the manager’s sense of self, and feelings of inadequacy can surface when a solution is elusive. In such situations, some managers try to come up with answers on the spot.
In my family business, I once had to determine whether the warehouse had space for our new products. Spyros, our warehouse manager, was a can-do guy, but he was also compulsive. Without bothering to do any calculations, he proposed creating space by moving stacks of existing products closer to one another, and he quickly began telling people what to move where.
I felt a mounting, unexpressed tension develop among the workers. They were worried that if the stacks were moved any closer, the lifting trucks would be unable to maneuver among them. That tension and my presence caused Spyros to proffer increasingly unrealistic solutions, which only heightened tensions further. I proposed creating a space-management task force comprising Spyros, the warehouse personnel, and an outside specialist.
Spyros had lost some face, so I took him out to lunch and emphasized how we managers can make things much easier just by admitting our ignorance. Sadly, Spyros never quite learned to do that, and eventually we had to replace him.
To be successful, managers must see themselves more as catalysts for problem solving than as problem solvers per se. I have learned to be suspicious of managers who seem to have all the answers. A far better indication of managerial skill is a willingness to admit, “I’m not sure what the answer is. Let’s have the team toss some ideas about.”

Καλημέρα. Ξέρω περί τίνος πρόκειται αλλά θέλω να είμαι σίγουρη καθώς είναι κείμενο εισήγησης που θα παρουσιαστεί σε κοινό.
Ευχαριστώ προκαταβολικά.

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Πολυπράγμων

Explanation:
Ο άνθρωπος για όλες τις δουλειές.

Selected response from:

Maya M Fourioti
Greece
Local time: 14:21

Grading comment

Ευχαριστώ, Μάγια.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +1

ο τύπος του ανθρώπου που φέρνει σε πέρας αυτό που αναλαμβάνει

Nikolaos Vlamakis

4 +1

Πολυπράγμων

Maya M Fourioti

πραγματοποιός

Nikos Hassiotis

πρόθυμος κι εργατικός

Kettie Nossis

δουλευταράς

Nick Lingris

πολυμήχανος

Kyriacos Georghiou

καταφερτζής

D. Harvatis

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

1 hr confidence:

πολυμήχανος

Explanation:
Από πολλά άλλα επίθετα …

Kyriacos Georghiou
Cyprus
Local time: 14:21
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Greek
PRO pts in category: 8

2 hrs confidence:

πραγματοποιός

Explanation:
αυτός που κάνει πραγματικότητα ιδέες ή σχέδια - η λέξη "πραγματοποιός" χρησιμοποιήθηκε κυρίως από το Ι. Μ. Παναγιωτόπουλο...

Nikos Hassiotis
Local time: 14:21
Native speaker of:

Greek

2 hrs confidence:

πρόθυμος κι εργατικός

Explanation:
Από το Longman: can do= willing to try anything and expect that it will work:

Kettie Nossis
Greece
Local time: 14:21
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Greek
PRO pts in category: 4

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

ο τύπος του ανθρώπου που φέρνει σε πέρας αυτό που αναλαμβάνει

Explanation:
Αν δεν έχεις πρόβλημα με την περιφραστική απόδοση, νομίζω ότι και αυτό θα ταίριαζε. Επίσης, νομίζω ότι δένει καλύτερα και με τη συνέχεια της πρότασης, και συγκεκριμένα με το compulsive, μιας και η συγκεκριμένη πρόταση αναφέρεται στον χαρακτήρα του συγκεκριμένου εργαζομένου.

Nikolaos Vlamakis
Greece
Local time: 14:21
Works in field
Native speaker of: Greek
PRO pts in category: 20

4 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Πολυπράγμων

Explanation:
Ο άνθρωπος για όλες τις δουλειές.

Reference: http://www.greek-language.gr/greekLang/modern_greek/tools/le...
Reference: http://mindfulnessclasses.com/cando.htm

Maya M Fourioti
Greece
Local time: 14:21
Native speaker of:

Greek
PRO pts in category: 36

Grading comment

Ευχαριστώ, Μάγια.

7 hrs confidence:

δουλευταράς

Explanation:
πρόθυμος και αποφασιστικός
δυναμικός
ενθουσιώδης τύπος

Nick Lingris
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:21
Native speaker of:

Greek
PRO pts in category: 179

7 hrs confidence:

καταφερτζής

Explanation:
"can do" = καταφέρνω

D. Harvatis
Local time: 14:21
Native speaker of:

Greek

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