stupid management tricks
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Big Wallaby
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Re: stupid management tricks
Why do I feel like this story has Larry Ellison's name written all over it?hobie16 wrote:In many situations stepping on toes is demanded. I'm finishing up running an international yacht race from Vancouver to Maui. I got recruited but had no prior knowledge of the needs, requirements and pot holes. I also got fed a lot of bad, incorrect and self serving info from supposed experts. If I decide to run the next one there will be some serious house cleaning and reallocation of funds. If someone says, "That's the way we've always done it." then their wants are in serious jeopardy of being changed or eliminated.
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hobie16
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Re: stupid management tricks
Small potatoes for Larry. He's up to his ears with the America's Cup. The last billionaire to compete in a Mainland to Hawaii race was...hhsrat wrote:Why do I feel like this story has Larry Ellison's name written all over it?
...Roy Disney. Really nice guy. Get ready for the release of his latest sailing movie, Morning Light, in October.
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