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by nradov 309 days ago
Certain types of management and leadership skills are learned more effectively in an elite sports team than in any engineering coursework. I think a lot of people who conceptualize the world in very rigid, rules-oriented ways fail to appreciate that.
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Suuure, but in my experience you get the meathead who makes a sports analogy every time something needs to be done.

Had to listen to someone talking about "humping it across the line" this week.