mando
al mando
in the saddle
in the driving seat
The article 'New Man in the saddle' outlines the plans of the new chief executive of Bertelsman publishers for restructuring the company.
The new structure puts doctors, nurses, other clinicians and partners in the driving seat to make decisions about local health services.
al mando (de)
at the helm (of)
in charge (of)
With a new administration at the helm, prospects are good for a coordinated effort within the government to establish viable information management strategies for the 1990s.
The vice-president in charge of marketing services, Una Feaver, is responsible for media planning and buying, research, and sales promotion.
alto mando
high-ranking officer
The documentary contains interviews with members of the battalion, from green-behind-the-ears privates to high-ranking officers.
bastón de mando
gavel
ceremonial staff
staff
The councilor with the most votes becomes mayor, a position that confers little beyond title and gavel.
Ceremonial staffs can be as elaborate as a Christmas Tree or as functional as a walking stick.
The author also comments briefly on the scepters and staffs used by prelates in Austria, 16th-18th cs.
cadena de mando [Canales de comunicación formales entre superiores y subordinados a todos los niveles]
chain of command
line of command
scalar chain of authority
scalar chain of command
scalar chain
The gangplank can be thrown across without weakening the chain of command.
The line of command concept also had its origins in the armies of antiquity and medieval ages.
The superior-subordinate group concept provides for the interlinking of groups through the scalar chain of authority of the organization.
The scalar chain of command was introduced early in the organization of the Church, as was the concept of specialization.
Gangplanks should be used to prevent the scalar chain from bogging down.
coger el mando
take + the helm
The article is entitled 'Convergence and unbundling of corporate R&D in telecommunications: is software taking the helm?'.
Cuadro de Mando Integral (CMI) [Técnica de gestión que traslada los principios de una institución en objetivos y medidas de rendimiento que se pueden cuantificar y valorar]
Balanced Scorecard (BSC)
The Balanced Scorecard is a management technique that translates mission statements and their strategies into a set of objectives and performance measures that can be quantified and appraised.
cuadro de mandos
circuit board
dashboard
fascia board
fascia panel
fascia
In Mar 88, Portsmouth Public Library, Virginia, suffered a massive short circuit in the main electrical circuit board, caused by electricians who were carrying out routine work.
The analogy to a car dashboard is apt since just at a glance at it we are provided with useful information about the car's speed, engine-temperature, oil, water and gas levels, etc..
Apart from that, the driver is warned of occurrance of the problem by the engine warning lamp lighting up in the fascia board.
A warning light on the fascia panel tells you when it's time to change the oil.
When I depress the switch on the fascia, the rear fog light goes on.
cuartillo de mandos eléctricos
electrical closet
The library office is in the basement, 'downstairs' as it is euphemistically referred to, along with a staff lounge, the washrooms, heating equipment, and electrical and janitor's closets.
en el mando
at the wheel
in the driver's seat
in the driving seat
This will be no picnic, especially with the French at the wheel.
Other Democrats say the President must come up with an aggressive strategy to put himself back in the driver's seat.
The new structure puts doctors, nurses, other clinicians and partners in the driving seat to make decisions about local health services.
estar al mando
be in command
Being in command means making tough decisions.
línea de mando
line of authority
line of command
The scalar principle requires that there be a final, ultimate authority in every organization, and that the lines of authority extend downward through the organization to every subordinate position.
The line of command concept also had its origins in the armies of antiquity and medieval ages.
llevar el mando
rule + the roost
Just as the 19th century belonged to England and the 20th century to America, so the 21st century will be China's turn to set the agenda and rule the roost.
mando a distancia
remote control
remote controller
Putting books on show is a way of making recommendations by, as it were, remote control.
It could mean simply the ability of the punter to move between pieces of information in much the same way as he or she uses the remote controller to change channels on analogue television.
mando militar
military command
France is expected to soon rejoin NATO's military command after a 40-year absence.
palanca de mando
joystick
It is possible, for example, to purchase optional extras such as bar-code readers, joysticks and paddles (usually only necessary for games), sound and speech synthesizers and graph plotters.
poner a Alguien al mando de
put + Nombre + in charge of
In any case, the company thinks she has what it takes and is putting her in charge of a number of businesses, including publishing, TV and radio.
seguir con el mando
stay in + control
This section of the book is all about how to stay in control of your personal information.
tablero de mandos
dashboard
fascia board
fascia panel
fascia
The analogy to a car dashboard is apt since just at a glance at it we are provided with useful information about the car's speed, engine-temperature, oil, water and gas levels, etc..
Apart from that, the driver is warned of occurrance of the problem by the engine warning lamp lighting up in the fascia board.
A warning light on the fascia panel tells you when it's time to change the oil.
When I depress the switch on the fascia, the rear fog light goes on.
tener el mando
rule + the roost
Just as the 19th century belonged to England and the 20th century to America, so the 21st century will be China's turn to set the agenda and rule the roost.
tomar el mando
take + the helm
The article is entitled 'Convergence and unbundling of corporate R&D in telecommunications: is software taking the helm?'.
tomar el relevo en el mando
take over + the helm
A new editor has just taken over the helm of this journal and the coverage of the journal has taken a new direction .
vara de mando
ceremonial staff
Ceremonial staffs can be as elaborate as a Christmas Tree or as functional as a walking stick.
