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约翰·D·洛克菲勒：洛克菲勒回忆录·补录 178
约翰·D·洛克菲勒《洛克菲勒回忆录》· Random Reminiscences of Men and Events · 领导
After this railroad problem was solved, it was apparent that we needed our own ships to transport the ore down the lakes. We knew absolutely nothing of building ships for ore transportation, and so, following out our custom, we went to the man who, in our judgment, had the widest knowledge of the subject. He was already well known to us, but was in the ore transportation business on a large scale on his own account and, of course, the moment we began to ship ore we realized that we would become competitors. Mr. Gates got into communication with this expert, and came with him one evening to my house in New York just before dinner. He said he could stay only a few minutes, but I told him that I thought we could finish up our affairs in ten minutes and we did. This is the only time I remember seeing personally any one on the business of the ore company. All the conferences, as I said before, were carried on by Mr. Gates, who seemed to enjoy work, and he has had abundant privileges in that direction.
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定位：Additional excerpt 178 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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铁路问题解决后，他们显然需要自己的船把矿石运下湖。他们对造船一无所知，于是按惯例去找他们认为最懂行的人。此人自己也在大规模做矿石运输，一旦他们开始运矿就会成为竞争对手。盖茨联系了这位专家，某天晚饭前带他到洛克菲勒纽约的家中。专家说只能待几分钟，洛克菲勒说十分钟就能谈完，果然谈完了。这是洛克菲勒记忆中唯一一次亲自见矿石公司业务相关的人，所有会议都由盖茨主持。
上下文
洛克菲勒回忆自己如何通过盖茨与竞争对手合作，解决矿石运输的造船问题。
今日一问
面对一个你完全不懂的领域，你愿意放下身段去请教甚至与竞争对手合作吗？
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