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Old September 09, 2010, 07:59 AM
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Dotes de mando
Can someone translate this term for me? Thanks.
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Old September 09, 2010, 08:32 AM
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dotefemenino
A (de una novia) dowry
B dotesfemenino plural: ha demostrado tener dotes para el canto he has shown that he has a talent for singing; tiene dotes de mando she has leadership qualities; no tiene dotes para actor he doesn't have what it takes to be an actor, he's not cut out to be an actor; es un alumno con excelentes dotes he's a very gifted pupil
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That's right. As Perikles notes, "dotes de mado" is "leadership qualities" "leadership skill" or even "leadership potential".

"Literally" I would say that if someone has 'dotes de mando' he has a "high endowment [power/ability] to command".

It reminded me that Bolívar had a motto, "un mando para la unidad" (I believe, I may be wrong, as I go 'by memory'), that is, his motto was "A command for unity"...

You could say that "Bolívar tenía dotes de mando en la batalla... pero como político no supo capitalizar el enorme poder que pudo haber canalizado para un mejor gobierno de las tierras liberadas"

I guess you can apply it to the military field, but to any other fields... (an executive at the office, a foreman at the plant... a conductor with his/her orchestra... you name it) and also as in something close to "statemanship". Maybe "dotes de mando" is one important part of "statemanship" and so, in the example of Bolivar, he may have had "dotes de mando" (leadership qualities) but lacked on some other traits, or qualifications of a statesman...

I hope the example is illustrative enough...
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Maybe "dotes de mando" is one important part of "statemanship" and so, in the example of Bolivar, he may have had "dotes de mando" (leadership qualities) but lacked on some other traits, or qualifications of a statesman...
En mi opinión, aunque "leadership gifting" es la traducción que usaría, el liderazgo no es el mismo como el mando. Ciertas clases de líderes no pueden mandar y necesitan persuadir en su vez.
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Old September 10, 2010, 12:33 AM
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Podría ser, pues igual que hay 'blanco' y 'negro' también hay un matiz infinito de 'grises'... por no nombrar el resto del arcoiris.

En español, según Moliner,
liderazgo m. Condición de líder o ejercicio de dicha función.
líder (del ingl. «leader», guía)
1 n. Persona que es seguida por otras que se someten libremente a su autoridad. ¤ *Jefe de un partido político; se emplea particularmente refiriéndose a países extranjeros.
2 Persona, equipo o entidad situados en primer lugar en su ámbito: ‘Mi equipo es el líder de la primera división de fútbol. Trabaja en una empresa líder en el sector de la electrónica’.

Aunque puede haber líderes persuasivos, a fin de cuentas son líderes porque "lideran" van por delante, y pueden guiar a los demás en la dirección que dictan, la que aconsejan, o la que consideran mejor...
Para poder tener 'dotes de mando' reales, tienes que poder liderar. Hitler y Mussolini tenían 'dotes de mando', manipularon poblaciones enteras de una forma "persuasiva" con una "comida de coco" global y por la fuerza también... Por otro lado, un Gandhi "no tenía" "dotes de mando" entendidas "militarmente"... pero sí "leadership gifting", sin duda.

Así que, sí, tras "escribirlo en voz alta" tiendo a estar de acuerdo con lo que tú escribes.
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I agree that "dote", in this sense, means to have a special quality or capability.

"Mando" comes from the verb "mandar" (to give orders, to command).

*Thread title has been corrected to "dotes de mando"*
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He is leadership gifting or he has ? Well I suppose he is.
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He is leadership gifting or he has ? Well I suppose he is.
To me, 'leadership gifting' makes no sense at all.

He has the gift of leadership.
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