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Old 09-11-2020 | 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by NuGuy
Be careful of hero worship. It took the Delta guys a LONG time to shake off the guys who were the "smartest guys in the room", and some say the DAL PWA still hasn't recovered. And the opportunity only presented itself because they believed their own press releases and pushed a really, really bad TA, and the pilots finally stood up and took notice.

He may be the second coming, but remember just because a guy made things happen in one area, doesn't mean he can't be a train wreck somewhere else or at another time.
This is true, the business world is full of crappy managers/leaders who were promoted because they were great salesmen. Not all skills translate to other positions.
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