Art's being a good CW op and an innovator didn't make him a good manager
and it was poor top management that cost him the company. With 20,000
employees he was still trying to keep his fingers in every project as if
it was still in his basement with 3 or 4 employees. He didn't allow the
managers he hired to make decisions. He couldn't delegate tasks and let
the delegatee function without mother henning him to death. That is a
hard syndrome to break.
73, Jerry, K0CQ
On 4/19/2010 9:02 PM, Lyle Dunlap wrote:
Further the lighter side a bit: Art Collins W9CXX was a good CW
operator, we had many QSO's. Not sure how we would of made it during WWII
without all the Collins equipment.
I attended a breakfast at CR where the Lab model of the KWM was donated
to the Collins museum. Too bad of course to see the company go the way it
did. Changing times would of brought it about no doubt, regardless.
BTW Al Kahn was a fine gent as well, used to attend his summer home
sessions.
73 Lyle W9FCX
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