Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

to lead across

French translation:

leadership transversal

Added to glossary by Solen Fillatre
Aug 12, 2014 08:17
9 yrs ago
English term

to lead across

English to French Other Business/Commerce (general) figurative
Leadership training referencing a book:
Maxwell, John C. The 360 Degree Leader:
Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization.
2011.
Book
ISBN-10:
1400203597
ISBN-13:
978-1400203598
Debunking myths and shedding light on the challenges, John Maxwell offers specific principles for ***Leading Down, Leading Up, and Leading Across***.

Proposed translations

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36 mins
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leadership transversal

Ma proposition pour rendre l'ensemble de l'expression serait "leadership hiérarchique et transversal"
"Hiérarchique" permet de restituer le sens de "lead up/down", "transversal" pour "across".
Il s'agit forcément d'un raccourci dans le sens où l'on parle plus fréquemment de leadership de management transversal/ vertical/hiérachique

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Note added at 42 mins (2014-08-12 09:00:13 GMT)
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Ce qui donne donc "...J.M. propose des principes spécifiques de leadership hiérarchique et transversal"
Peer comment(s):

agree surbeg : C'est le sens (hiérarchique et transversal). On mène ses subordonnés (down), ses chefs (up) et ses pairs (across).
1 day 42 mins
Bonjour et merci ; je pense aussi que c'est le sens correct; ceci-dit, la proposition de Maliki n'est pas si mal non plus.
agree AnneMarieG
1 day 1 hr
Merci Anne Marie, et bonne fin de journée !
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "that works, thank you"
17 mins

Prendre les devants / Mener

Out of context this is my understanding
Peer comment(s):

neutral Tony M : It has to be taken in the context of what it goes with, where the author is clearly making the distinction between up, down, and across.
2 mins
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+1
43 mins

Diriger un ensemble/une organisation

ou exercer un leadership sur un ensemble...

"I asked Mr. Gandz how important it was for leaders to be able to communicate to the organization as a whole, as opposed to just the direct reports. That, he said, was the distinction between a leader and a manager. You manage within a system; you lead across systems. So, to be a leader in the public service, you must know how to influence, persuade, engage and empower all of your employees, in English and in French."

http://www.ocol.gc.ca/html/speech_discours_29112007_e.php

"J’ai demandé à M. Gandz à quel point il était important pour les leaders d’être en mesure de communiquer avec l’ensemble de l’organisation et non seulement avec leurs subordonnés directs. Selon lui, il s’agit là de la distinction fondamentale entre un leader et un gestionnaire. On gère un secteur, mais on exerce un leadership dans l’ensemble d’une organisation. Or, être un leader dans la fonction publique signifie savoir influencer, persuader, motiver et valoriser tous les employés, en français et en anglais."

http://www.ocol.gc.ca/html/speech_discours_29112007_f.php
Peer comment(s):

agree GILLES MEUNIER
6 hrs
Merci !
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