During the Marine Dealer Conference & Expo last month, I was thrilled to hear Joe Verde talking about the importance of marine businesses getting the right people working in their companies and leading and training them well. That is essential if dealerships are to recover from the effects of the recession and grow. Read more >>
As a graduate of the public school system, I think I’ve done all right. But if I have one complaint, it’s that my teachers and guidance counselors didn’t spent any time helping me understand what school is supposed to prepare you for: work. Sure, they taught me the basics: reading, writing and arithmetic. But they didn’t help me imagine all the ways I might apply them. They didn’t challenge me to think about how I could transform the things I was best at and most passionate about into a career. And they certainly didn’t expose me to what such a career might look and feel like. No mentoring programs. No internship programs. No career-oriented field trips. Unfortunately, the same was largely true of the pricey private college I attended. I stumbled upon a career in the boating industry completed by chance. Read more >>
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