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leadership position
A managerial position in a company, organization, or institution that involves responsibility for staff and decision-making authority.
Nach zehn Jahren im Unternehmen wurde ihr endlich eine Führungsposition angeboten.
After ten years at the company, she was finally offered a leadership position.
This word is made up of 'Führung' (leadership, from 'führen' (to lead)) and 'Position' (position). The '-s-' is a linking sound that connects the two words. So it is literally a position in which you lead.
Sie hat hart gearbeitet, um eine Führungsposition zu erreichen.
She worked hard to reach a leadership position.
The word belongs to the family of 'führen' (to lead). A person in a leadership position is often referred to as 'die Führungskraft' (manager/leader).
Gute Führungskräfte sind für den Erfolg eines Unternehmens entscheidend.
Good leaders are crucial to a company's success.
Certain verbs are often used with 'Führungsposition' (leadership position). You can 'übernehmen' (take on), 'anstreben' (aim for), or, in formal language, 'innehaben' or 'bekleiden' (hold) a leadership position.
Er bekleidet seit fünf Jahren eine Führungsposition in der Firma.
He has held a leadership position in the company for five years.
leadership role
A Führungsposition is a formal managerial position involving responsibility and decision-making authority. A Führungsrolle refers more generally to actually leading or having a decisive influence. Therefore, someone can take on a Führungsrolle without holding a corresponding Führungsposition.
Mara hat in der Organisation eine Führungsposition mit Personalverantwortung.
Mara holds a leadership position in the organization with responsibility for staff.
Mara übernimmt in der Organisation auch ohne offiziellen Leitungstitel eine Führungsrolle.
Mara takes on a leadership role in the organization even without an official leadership title.
