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looking by asking your crew for reports. Ask specific questions until the crew understand what kind of information you are after. You need to create an atmosphere where you view your performance objectively and work to solve problems as a team. Without accurate information you have no basis for evaluating your performance and responding appropriately. Of course there is a downside - the more information you have the greater the chance for truth to get in the way of opinion and wishful thinking. Remember. Also, that a crew member's report of something you already know is not necessarily chatter. A snap response of "I know" will discourage further reports. A simple "Thank you" will do. The report has, after all, confirmed something (you thought) you knew. The goal is not to claim credit for being the first to know. The idea is to circulate any important information. It's a Write Off The same principles apply to your business. If you want to be able to continue to afford to race sailboats then you need to confront problems in your business head-on. If you ignore problems, pretend they don't exist, or discourage your staff from openly dealing with troubles then your business will soon be in trouble. There; now this is a management training text - you can write off the cost as a business expense. And while we are on the subject, you can also apply the pyramid to your business. The base of your business pyramid is product (or service). If the thing you are selling is not fundamentally sound then success is difficult. Next are your production, distribution, and sales efforts. These bring your product to market. We all know that a great product is not enough. Finally there are tactical business issues for dealing with things you cannot control - like behavior of competitors, and other outside forces. Structure your business and focus your effort [Sorry - got a little carried away with this digression. If you'd like to know more about our business services, and what we can do for your business, give us a call, or drop us a line.] 2.6 Can We Talk? Driver to Trimmer: "Give me a little jib sheet." Foredeck to Pit: "Give me a little halyard." Sheet trimmer to guy trimmer: "Give me a little guy." Effective communications requires a common language. You can improve communications on your boat by agreeing on consistent terminology and avoiding ambiguous or non specific instructions. It doesn't really matter what words you use as long as everybody is using them in the same way. Here's a catalog of terms I like to use: For sail trim, including sheets, guys, and other running controls, like vang, cunningham, outhaul, backstay, runners, use Trim and Ease, and use specific amounts. Instead of Give me a little jib try Trim the jib two inches. If you aren't sure how much you need make your request with a specific reference so the trimmer will know the order of magnitude: Trim about two inches will give the trimmer a better idea of what you want.
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