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Casual Articles - Translation of Internal Reports & Communications
With all the furor over Simon Cowell’s apparent abuse of the disillusioned, most of the press seems to be missing the point of the audition phase of American Idol these days. Most, except for BuddyTV.com.I mean why does the show seem to gather its largest audience during the audition phase and the finale? The ratings for American Idol look like a banana. The answer is quit
1) Alienation of staff and divisions.
2) Staff turnover – In addition to (1) the career track of
The Team:Nobody is blessed with ALL the skills it takes to make a successful business. That’s why most businesses have a management team, a creative team, and a technical team. You have to figure out where you fit into that team.If you feel like you are very creative, but don’t have the skills to carry out the technical process, it is very importan
I have worked at some pretty large international companies and from my own experience most businesses have not adapted to the language needs of the company. In fact most have not localized and translated their mission statement.
What seems to happen is either: 1) the company informally states that there is a single core language of the company and therefore the translation of internal reports and communications is not required. 2) An internal effort is made to ‘translate’ information on an as requested basis.
Let us consider these in turn:
Single Language Company – Trying to pretend that you have a single language company when you don’t, is a ‘head in the sand’ approach. This can lead to some of the following issues:
1) Alienation of staff and divisions.
2) Staff turnover – In addition to (1) the career track of
The old types of post-paid telephone bills, printed in fixed formats and delivered through postal services, are fast yielding way to prepaid billing and online payment options. With advancements taking place in various modes of telecommunication and the voice, data or wireless technologies coming with new features, telecom service providers have to keep pace with the rapidly changing
I have worked at some pretty large international companies and from my own experience most businesses have not adapted to the language needs of the company. In fact most have not localized and translated their mission statement.
What seems to happen is either: 1) the company informally states that there is a single core language of the company and therefore the translation of internal reports and communications is not required. 2) An internal effort is made to ‘translate’ information on an as requested basis.
Let us consider these in turn:
Single Language Company – Trying to pretend that you have a single language company when you don’t, is a ‘head in the sand’ approach. This can lead to some of the following issues:
1) Alienation of staff and divisions.
2) Staff turnover – In addition to (1) the career track of
I was having breakfast at a local restaurant the other day when I noticed on the table there was a bottle of hot sauce with the restaurant’s name on it. I was impressed because I knew this was no chain – it is just a small independent restaurant who was taking advantage of private labeling. It is one of a growing number of small restaurants that enhance their brand by putting their
What seems to happen is either: 1) the company informally states that there is a single core language of the company and therefore the translation of internal reports and communications is not required. 2) An internal effort is made to ‘translate’ information on an as requested basis.
Let us consider these in turn:
Single Language Company – Trying to pretend that you have a single language company when you don’t, is a ‘head in the sand’ approach. This can lead to some of the following issues:
1) Alienation of staff and divisions.
2) Staff turnover – In addition to (1) the career track of
Running a business can be a lot more than simply crunching numbers or turning a profit. It is an art that can't be learned from books or articles, and rarely will it be learned from experience alone. At least, experience will not teach as quickly as a business coach would, and in the sink or swim world of today's business, that difference could mean the survival of your business.
Let us consider these in turn:
Single Language Company – Trying to pretend that you have a single language company when you don’t, is a ‘head in the sand’ approach. This can lead to some of the following issues:
1) Alienation of staff and divisions.
2) Staff turnover – In addition to (1) the career track of
Having just come back from what was otherwise a delightful trip abroad, I started stewing about the lousy return flight I took.Why was this experience the absolute worst part of the trip, surpassing the bad plumbing and other inconveniences that I suffered?That flight is emblematic of the five reasons flying sucks:(1) Flying wastes time. Having to check in hours
1) Alienation of staff and divisions.
2) Staff turnover – In addition to (1) the career track of an employee will be linked to their ability to speak the core language rather then whether they are the best person for the job.
3) Poorly communicated objectives. If the objective is not fully understandable by all involved, then how can you expect a 100% fulfillment of the objective?
4) Lack of a common business culture.
Internal Translation – Internal translation is certainly better then no translation at all. But this has its own potential issues:
1) Is the translator capable?
2) Are all the documents translated? And are they translated in time? If the translation of internal reports and communications is a secondary task, does the translation always get carried out on time? / at all?!
3) Confidentiality – Jungle drums (informal communications) always beat strongly inside a company. I have seen that some tasks are more confidential when carried out externally.
4) Is the internal translation carri
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