Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Harter Pol dabei ist
English translation:
What it comes down to is that/Pivotal is...
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Ramey Rieger (X)
Jul 22, 2017 13:05
6 yrs ago
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German term
Creative translations & subtitles
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, French to English
Harter Pol dabei ist
German to English
Bus/Financial
Management
I'm translating a company magazine containing various articles. This one is about quality awareness and making sure that processes are carried out with quality in mind.
This is a Q&A style interview and refers to deficits in what they are calling the QE mindset:
Q Wie stellen wir diese Defizite ab?
A In Workshops arbeiten die Führungsteams die Schwerpunkte im QE Mindset ihres Bereiches heraus.
Harter Pol dabei ist, dass die Schwerpunkte für den eigenen Bereich aus dem eigenen Führungsteam kommen und nicht vorgegeben sind und, dass wir dabei keine neuen Prozesse oder Methoden brauchen, sondern schon bestehendes Wissen und Einstellungen sensibilisieren und festigen.
I want this to mean something along the lines of it being hard wired that the focal points come from your own management team, but I'm not sure if that's the right meaning.
Can anyone confirm or clarify, please? Thanks in advance.
This is a Q&A style interview and refers to deficits in what they are calling the QE mindset:
Q Wie stellen wir diese Defizite ab?
A In Workshops arbeiten die Führungsteams die Schwerpunkte im QE Mindset ihres Bereiches heraus.
Harter Pol dabei ist, dass die Schwerpunkte für den eigenen Bereich aus dem eigenen Führungsteam kommen und nicht vorgegeben sind und, dass wir dabei keine neuen Prozesse oder Methoden brauchen, sondern schon bestehendes Wissen und Einstellungen sensibilisieren und festigen.
I want this to mean something along the lines of it being hard wired that the focal points come from your own management team, but I'm not sure if that's the right meaning.
Can anyone confirm or clarify, please? Thanks in advance.
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Aug 5, 2017 13:22: Ramey Rieger (X) Created KOG entry
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What it comes down to is that/Pivotal is...
...leaders determine the core/key functions/tasks in their own area...
Other suggestions:
The meat/heart of the matter is..
Other suggestions:
The meat/heart of the matter is..
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franglish
: Pivotal to it is...
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BrigitteHilgner
: I'll go along with "pivotal".
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How nice! Shall we go along together?
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Lancashireman
: Pivot = Pol
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Got it!
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Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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Michael Martin, MA
United States
United States
Native in German
&
English
Works in field
United States
Creativity wins in the long run
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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63
expectation is set in stone that..
Compare with this:
"Das ist ein harter Pol, den jede Führungskraft einhalten muss." https://books.google.de/books?id=OCYWDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA200&lpg=P...
If the CEO says a project must be completed within a year, then that expectation is set in stone. https://books.google.com/books?id=_yzwmzDWQREC&pg=PA43&lpg=P...
"Das ist ein harter Pol, den jede Führungskraft einhalten muss." https://books.google.de/books?id=OCYWDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA200&lpg=P...
If the CEO says a project must be completed within a year, then that expectation is set in stone. https://books.google.com/books?id=_yzwmzDWQREC&pg=PA43&lpg=P...
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AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
Sensible solutions
Native in: English (Variant: Wessexois)
Works in: French to English, English, English to French
the starting point/point of departure is
...
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Steffen Walter
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Works in field
Germany
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Native in: German (Variant: Germany)
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to German, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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imperative/essential
In this respect [In this process], it is imperative/essential that ...
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BrigitteHilgner
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Danke und einen schönen Sonntag :-) Die deutsche Wendung war mir übrigens bisher überhaupt nicht geläufig.
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Lancashireman
: Hi Steffen. It seems a shame to settle for a mere adjective here. Can you suggest a noun that comes close to the concept of a 'Pol'?
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But why? Replicating a noun-heavy structure doesn't seem to be the best solution here, although I could certainly come up with 'essential prerequisite/requirement' or somesuch ...
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seehand
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German term (edited):
Harter Pol dabei ist...
The bottom line is...
Embarrassed to suggest this, because it's such a cliché, but maybe that's what the context calls for.
Some amazing Google-Treffer for "harter Pol"...
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Note added at 1 day1 hr (2017-07-23 14:15:35 GMT)
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Even closer to the image of 'Pol'
nub
The nub of the matter is...
http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/the-nub-of-the-problem...
Some amazing Google-Treffer for "harter Pol"...
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Note added at 1 day1 hr (2017-07-23 14:15:35 GMT)
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Even closer to the image of 'Pol'
nub
The nub of the matter is...
http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/the-nub-of-the-problem...
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Björn Vrooman
: As the "fundamental, most important factor," as Oxford calls it. See disc. I think introductory "it" + vital/essential would suffice.
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Discussion
Here's a definition in German:
"Harte Pole
Trotz aller Flexibilität gibt es unumstößliche Punkte, die erfüllt sein müssen. Diese können etwa Liefertreue oder Reaktionsschnelligkeit auf Anfragen sein."
http://www.musterbrecher.de/kiosk/glossar/221-musterbrecher-...
Why not just say: "It's essential/vital that"?