What constitutes a healthy localization department?

Just like a physically-fit person, a department or organization functions best when it is healthy from within: Happy and confident staff with a strong sense of belonging and unity form the strong core of any successful project team. So how can we boost the health of our localization departments?

Text by Shirley Yeng

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What constitutes a healthy localization department?

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It recently dawned on me that the health of a localization department is just like the health of a person: A healthy person brings up the right level of energy to function, has the ability to carry out the tasks at hand as well as a clear mind that knows the purpose and goals of every action taken to follow the right path to success.

Thinking more closely of the keywords, “healthy”, “localization” and “department”, I defined them in the following way:

Healthy = Strong inner core of the department which is primarily made up of people

Localization = The purpose and support structure of the department

Department = Team working together as one body

Strengthening the inner core of the localization department

The inner core of a department is primarily made up of people. Therefore, social and emotional intelligence has a major impact on departments. The Consortium for Research on ...