Are you a team leader, manager or a director working in a German-speaking company? Or do you aspire to become one? If you feel the next promotion is waiting for you just around the corner, you can boost your chances of landing the job by improving your German!
Leading a team is challenging in itself, even more so if you have to do it in your second language. As a good manager, you have to ensure that language is not a barrier in your communication. In order to build trust and engagement within the team, you need to make your employees feel understood, and encourage them to freely express their concerns or ideas. Speaking Business German fluently will certainly help you achieve it.
Considering the importance of the above, we have decided to prepare a set of useful German vocabulary and phrases specifically for managers and team leaders. Given how few materials on this topic are available on the market, we are sure it will prove useful to you!
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German for Managers – Essential vocabulary
Below you will find German words useful for managers compiled into one handy list. To have them readily available in the future, bookmark this page in your browser. Let us know in the comments if you found it useful!
| 🇬🇧 to delegate | 🇩🇪 delegieren |
| 🇬🇧 motivating | 🇩🇪 motivierend |
| 🇬🇧 effort | 🇩🇪 Aufwand |
| 🇬🇧 intern | 🇩🇪 Praktikant |
| 🇬🇧 to fire | 🇩🇪 feuern |
| 🇬🇧 raise | 🇩🇪 Gehaltserhöhung |
| 🇬🇧 to approve | 🇩🇪 genehmigen |
| 🇬🇧 to escalate | 🇩🇪 eskalieren |
| 🇬🇧 to motivate | 🇩🇪 motivieren |
| 🇬🇧 to nominate | 🇩🇪 ernennen |
| 🇬🇧 leadership style | 🇩🇪 Führungsstil |
| 🇬🇧 mentor | 🇩🇪 Mentor |
| 🇬🇧 to set a goal | 🇩🇪 ein Ziel setzen |
| 🇬🇧 performance | 🇩🇪 Leistung |
| 🇬🇧 subordinate | 🇩🇪 Untergebene |
| 🇬🇧 responsibility | 🇩🇪 Verantwortung |
| 🇬🇧 hierarchy | 🇩🇪 Hierarchie |
| 🇬🇧 feedback session | 🇩🇪 Feedback-Gespräch |
| 🇬🇧 support | 🇩🇪 Unterstützung |
| 🇬🇧 ambitious | 🇩🇪 ehrgeizig |
| 🇬🇧 to foster | 🇩🇪 fördern |
| 🇬🇧 to inspire | 🇩🇪 inspirieren |
| 🇬🇧 advice | 🇩🇪 Ratschlag |
| 🇬🇧 to encourage | 🇩🇪 ermutigen |
| 🇬🇧 to manage | 🇩🇪 leiten |
| 🇬🇧 to succeed | 🇩🇪 erfolgreich sein |
| 🇬🇧 increase | 🇩🇪 Erhöhung |
| 🇬🇧 course | 🇩🇪 Kurs |
| 🇬🇧 diversity | 🇩🇪 Vielfalt |
| 🇬🇧 to participate | 🇩🇪 teilnehmen |
| 🇬🇧 to get promoted | 🇩🇪 befördert werden |
| 🇬🇧 salary | 🇩🇪 Gehalt |
| 🇬🇧 to assess | 🇩🇪 zu bewerten |
| 🇬🇧 impressive | 🇩🇪 beeindruckend |
| 🇬🇧 goal | 🇩🇪 Ziel |
| 🇬🇧 to appreciate | 🇩🇪 schätzen |
| 🇬🇧 development | 🇩🇪 Entwicklung |
| 🇬🇧 available | 🇩🇪 verfügbar |
| 🇬🇧 disappointing | 🇩🇪 enttäuschend |
| 🇬🇧 to expect | 🇩🇪 erwarten |
| 🇬🇧 deadline | 🇩🇪 Termin |
| 🇬🇧 engagement | 🇩🇪 Engagement |
| 🇬🇧 innovative | 🇩🇪 innovativ |
| 🇬🇧 formal | 🇩🇪 formell |
| 🇬🇧 colleague | 🇩🇪 Kollege |
| 🇬🇧 reliable | 🇩🇪 zuverlässig |
| 🇬🇧 to drop | 🇩🇪 abbrechen |
| 🇬🇧 timeframe | 🇩🇪 Zeitrahmen |
| 🇬🇧 to promote | 🇩🇪 fördern |
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Wirtschaftsdeutsch – German for management – Useful phrases
A list of German phrases for business purposes, in particular people management, can be found below. Learning through sentences can help you master both vocabulary and grammar at the same time.
| 🇬🇧 He is a perfectionist and often struggles to delegate. | 🇩🇪 Er ist Perfektionist und es fällt ihm oft schwer Aufgaben abzugeben. |
| 🇬🇧 She’s leading the team with a great vision in mind, which is extremely motivating. | 🇩🇪 Sie führt das Team mit einer großen Vision vor Augen, was extrem motivierend ist. |
| 🇬🇧 Let’s make a real effort to achieve this goal. | 🇩🇪 Lasst uns alles geben, um dieses Ziel zu erreichen. |
| 🇬🇧 A new intern will join our team next month. | 🇩🇪 Nächsten Monat wird ein neuer Praktikant zu unserem Team stoßen. |
| 🇬🇧 I have never fired anyone, and I hope I never will. | 🇩🇪 Ich habe noch nie jemanden gefeuert und ich hoffe, dass ich das auch nie tun muss. |
| 🇬🇧 Giving a raise to someone is a highlight of being a manager. | 🇩🇪 Als Manager ist es ein toller Moment, jemandem eine Gehaltserhöhung geben zu dürfen. |
| 🇬🇧 Could you please approve my request by EOB? | 🇩🇪 Könntest du bitte meinen Antrag bis Geschäftsschluss genehmigen? |
| 🇬🇧 I’m afraid I must escalate this issue to your manager. | 🇩🇪 Ich fürchte, ich muss diese Angelegenheit an deinen Vorgesetzten weiterleiten. |
| 🇬🇧 I believe that, as a manager, my biggest task is to motivate my team. | 🇩🇪 Ich glaube, dass es meine wichtigste Aufgabe als Manager ist, mein Team zu motivieren. |
| 🇬🇧 I have nominated you for the employee of the year award. | 🇩🇪 Ich habe dich für die Auszeichnung “Mitarbeiter des Jahres” nominiert. |
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