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Old 12-12-2005, 10:57 PM  
volante
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Originally Posted by InGayPorn
Many years ago a CEO told me he'd rather hire someone that's failed and learned from it than someone that's never tried.
It's said that Tom Watson, former IBM CEO, was asked if he was going to fire an executive whose recent mistake cost the company six hundred thousand dollars. Watson shook his head and explained, "I just spent six hundred thousand dollars training him. Why would I want anyone else to hire his experience?"
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