Posted on 1/12/2016
How many times while working around a boat shop or yard have you heard the phrases “Don’t sweat the small stuff”; “Keep the big picture in mind”; or “Don’t get bogged down in the details”?
Unfortunately, those are common refrains, especially in the marine industry, where boats (they’re a product, after all) must be launched on time for bills to be paid and profits made. However tempting it might be, on occasion, to turn a blind eye, to compromise, to simply move on, we ignore critical details at our peril. That’s what my new monthly column, Attention to De...