O que conta mesmo é o que se aprende no mundo real.

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Quando os gajos do "Leadership Stream" do MBA me vierem com conversa da treta acerca de "Trabalho em Equipa" e coisas que tais, eu pergunto-lhes se já alguma vez fizeram uma viagem numa casca de noz com 24 pés (pouco mais de sete metros), com mais 3 mânfios que não se conheciam de lado nenhum, com origem em Vila Moura no Algarve e Destino final na Horta no Faial.

São 13 dias e 13 noites no meio do mar aberto, sem rádio de longo alcance, a viajar a uma velocidade média alucinante de 3 nós, à força da vela grande e da genoa. Quero ver um desses gurus a ir lá à frente do barco mudar a genoa no meio de uma tempestade com ondas de 6 metros de altura ...

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