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n a former life I managed a large team of writers and
editors. My job, as I saw it, was to remove obstacles that
prevented the team from being successful. These obstacles
were the same for every person on the team: a lack of focus,
perfectionism, poor time management, difficulty with conflict
and a lack of vision. Sound familiar?
Identifying and attacking these obstacles were key to helping
my team successfully deliver effective writing projects to our
clients on deadline. The results were satisfied customers who
returned for more writing projects.
This same scenario applies to marine fabrication. If fabricators can
successfully identify and dodge these obstacles, they can successfully
deliver stellar projects to their clients while also turning a profit.
Satisfied clients beget additional projects and new clients. It's a circle
of success connected by an awareness of obstacles and a desire to
address these obstacles through education, discipline and creativity.
This issue will touch on many of these themes. The 2021 MFA
Fabrication Excellence Awards celebrate the highest levels of
marine craftsmanship. The winning projects demonstrate the
powerful effects of overcoming obstacles to reach success. The
feature " Husband and Wife Teams " discusses how to juggle the
complications and obstacles of marriage and day-to-day business
logistics. Darren Arthur, Nautilux Custom Canvas, discusses
how tech can improve your shop processes. Terri Madden and
Alayna Wool, Sand Sea & Air Interiors, offer magical solutions
for transforming a vessel with " good bones " into a showstopper.
And Charlene Clark, IFM, Signature
CanvasMakers, discusses the vision
required to move from growing your
business to scaling your company.
Successfully identifying and removing
obstacles is a daily challenge that we're
all tasked with, both professionally and
personally. I think this Zen proverb captures
it wonderfully: " Obstacles do not block the
path. They are the path. "
Elisa Bernick, Editor
+1 651 225 6924
erbernick@ifai.com
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