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TIM Wright agrees that parallels can be drawn between being chief of a small Welsh company and helping to manage a team on a round- the-world racing yacht. He took the job at Wrexham-based Maelor Pharmaceuticals last October after a career break that allowed him to realise a lifelong dream to sail around the world.
He was a crew member on the Team Stelmar which between autumn 2004 and last summer sailed through the Southern Ocean and around Cape Horn as part of the Global Challenge event.See the full content of this document
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Wright can see the analogy between the two activities: "A lot of the challenges you face as a watch leader on a boat like that are the same ones you face as a CEO in day-to-day business: making sure you achieve each of your goals, keeping competitive and working as a team. An...
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