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安德鲁·卡内基:安德鲁·卡内基自传·补录 165
安德鲁·卡内基《安德鲁·卡内基自传》· Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie · 领导
I gave a great deal of personal attention for some years to the affairs of the Keystone Bridge Works, and when important contracts were involved often went myself to meet the parties. On one such occasion in 1868, I visited Dubuque, Iowa, with our engineer, Walter Katte. We were competing for the building of the most important railway bridge that had been built up to that time, a bridge across the wide Mississippi at Dubuque, to span which was considered a great undertaking. We found the river frozen and crossed it upon a sleigh drawn by four horses.
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卡内基说,有几年他亲自花了很多精力在基斯通桥梁厂的事务上,遇到重要合同常亲自去见客户。1868年就有一次,他和工程师沃尔特·卡特去爱荷华州迪比克。他们当时在争一单当时最重要的铁路桥工程——横跨宽阔的密西西比河,被认为是大工程。到了那里发现河面冻住了,他们是坐四匹马拉的雪橇过河的。这说明,重要生意不能只靠报价单,关键时候老板要亲自到场,了解现场和对方的人。
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1868年卡内基争取迪比克密西西比河铁路桥合同,当时他是基斯通桥梁厂的主要负责人。
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你最近有没有为了一个重要机会,亲自到现场而不是只发邮件报价?
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