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Harter Pol dabei ist

English translation: What it comes down to is that/Pivotal is...

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German term or phrase:Harter Pol dabei ist
English translation:What it comes down to is that/Pivotal is...
Entered by: Ramey Rieger (X)

13:05 Jul 22, 2017
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Management
German term or phrase: Harter Pol dabei ist
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.
Joanne Parker
Local time: 17:58
What it comes down to is that/Pivotal is...
Explanation:
...leaders determine the core/key functions/tasks in their own area...

Other suggestions:
The meat/heart of the matter is..
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Ramey Rieger (X)
Germany
Local time: 18:58
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3What it comes down to is that/Pivotal is...
Ramey Rieger (X)
3 +2imperative/essential
Steffen Walter
4expectation is set in stone that..
Michael Martin, MA
3 +1The bottom line is...
Lancashireman
3the starting point/point of departure is
AllegroTrans


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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
expectation is set in stone that..


Explanation:
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...

Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 12:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 63
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
What it comes down to is that/Pivotal is...


Explanation:
...leaders determine the core/key functions/tasks in their own area...

Other suggestions:
The meat/heart of the matter is..


Ramey Rieger (X)
Germany
Local time: 18:58
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  franglish: Pivotal to it is...
2 hrs
  -> Yes!
agree  BrigitteHilgner: I'll go along with "pivotal".
16 hrs
  -> How nice! Shall we go along together?
agree  Lancashireman: Pivot = Pol
6 days
  -> Got it!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
the starting point/point of departure is


Explanation:
...

AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
imperative/essential


Explanation:
In this respect [In this process], it is imperative/essential that ...

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 18:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 189

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  BrigitteHilgner
8 hrs
  -> Danke und einen schönen Sonntag :-) Die deutsche Wendung war mir übrigens bisher überhaupt nicht geläufig.
neutral  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'?
16 hrs
  -> 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 ...
agree  seehand
5 days
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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Harter Pol dabei ist...
The bottom line is...


Explanation:
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...

Lancashireman
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:58
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 68

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Björn Vrooman: As the "fundamental, most important factor," as Oxford calls it. See disc. I think introductory "it" + vital/essential would suffice.
4 hrs
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