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When differences were settled with cannons

February 18, 2014 · 1 min read · 1 comment

Beyond Business Communication: Improving Communication Thinking as in Think and Grow Rich

In the old sea-days they used cannons to settle differences of interests.

In the old sea-days, differences of interests were settled ...

You are the captain of your ship
You know your interests and the interests of your ship
You see his ship and you believe his interests do not align with yours
You clarify your interests and display your cannons for him to see
Still, you and he do not see eye to eye
Your cannons shoot across his bow
A battle ensues
You board his ship
He agrees to your terms
His ship has a new captain

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rick baker · Mar 8, 2014

"No captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of the enemy." Horatio Nelson