Changes at CC ?

[EarlyRiser]

YES! Which brings up a good point - we NOW know where the jobs are in Florida: SeaRay & BW. They have all those spots to fill Yellow_Flash_Colorz:

[Separator]

This dosent seem like rocket science now that there is a new press release.....Looks like Walt Meloon had to get rid of his nephew Jeff Warner to make room for son Gary Meloon so they could hire Terry Dinnigan for the VP of marketing.....Just a speculation

[Rhode]

The management shake-up about which Separator speculates reminds me of manuevering within royal families in feudal Europe. Perhaps, there should be a finger and toe count among the members of this ruling tow boat monarchy. Assuming Terry Dinnigan is not a blood relative, I fully support this thinning of the gene pool.

Rhode

[EarlyRiser]

REALITY / LIFE can be harsh. It will be interesting to watch CC over the next couple of years to see the results of all these moves. It appears the Mr. McNew is doing some weeding, cultivating, & planting. ER

[Separator]

The management shake-up about which Separator speculates reminds me of manuevering within royal families in feudal Europe. Perhaps, there should be a finger and toe count among the members of this ruling tow boat monarchy. Assuming Terry Dinnigan is not a blood relative, I fully support this thinning of the gene pool.Rhode

I guess that the above mentioned by Rhode could be true in this situation But I must add this food for thought...."Would it depend on how Royal you are in the family as to if you are still employed?"

And let me get this straight....Was'nt Gary M. (a couple of years ago) VP of sales before Jeff W. ?

I guess thing's were that messed up at the Royal family's boat company to make a such a sudden change in the royal family?

Kinda makes you go humm...Just trying to get the big picture.

[Rhode]

I'm hearing from friends with connections that CC is shelving "Parting the Waters", and will instead be delivering '07 model year boats with a new offering entitled, "In Praise of Nepotism."

Rhode

About the Book

Certain to be one of the most controversial books of the year, In Praise of Nepotism is a learned, lively, and provocative look at a practice we all deplore — except when we’re involved in it ourselves.

Nepotism, the favored treatment of one’s relatives, is a custom with infinitely more practitioners than defenders — especially in this country, where it is considered antidemocratic and almost un-American. Nepotism offends our sense of fair play and our meritocratic creed that we are supposed to earn what we get — not have it handed to us on a proverbial silver platter. For more than two centuries, a campaign has been waged against it in the name of fairness and equality in the courts, the legislatures, and in the public and private arenas — a campaign that has been only partly successful. For, far from disappearing, the practice has become so resurgent in recent years that we can now speak of a “new nepotism.” In settings ranging from politics, business, and professional life to sports, the arts, and Hollywood, the children of famous and highly successful people have chosen to follow in their parents’ career footsteps in a fashion and in numbers impossible to ignore. George W. Bush, Al Gore, Jr., and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton are only the tip of the iceberg that is an accelerating trend toward dynasticism and family “branding” in the heart of the American elite. Many see this as a deplorable development, to which the author replies, Not so fast.

In this timely work (surprisingly, the first book ever devoted to nepotism), the author brings fresh perspectives and vast learning and research to bear on this misunderstood and stigmatized practice. Drawing on the insights of modern evolutionary theory, he shows how nepotism is rooted in our very biological nature, as the glue that binds together not only insect and animal societies but, for most of the world and for most of history, human societies as well. Drawing on the disciplines of biology, anthropology, history, and social and political theory, the author surveys the natural history of nepotism from its evolutionary origins to its practice in primitive tribes, clans, and kingdoms to its role in the great societies of the world. These include the ancient Chinese, the Greeks, the Romans, Europe in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, and the democratic and capitalistic societies of the past two centuries, with extended consideration of the American experience. Along the way, he provides fascinating (and freshly considered) portraits of such famous and/or infamous figures as Abraham, Pericles, Julius Caesar, Charlemagne, Napoleon Bonaparte, and Benjamin Franklin, and such families as the Borgias, the Rothschilds, the Adamses, the Roosevelts, the Kennedys, and the Bushes.

In his final chapter, the author argues that nepotism comes down to the bonds between children and parents, the transmission of family legacies, the cycle of generosity and gratitude that knits our whole society together. And since it is not going away anytime soon, he makes the case for dealing with nepotism openly and treating it as an art that can be practiced well or badly. In Praise of Nepotism is a book that will ruffle feathers, create controversy, and open and change minds.

[EarlyRiser]

Of course it's Nepotism - it is a "family-owned" business. They actually (apparently) disciplined a family member. Is this considered anit-nepotism? Reverse nepo? The antithesis of nepo? Just wondering....

[Rhode]

Earlyriser,

Agreed. As the author of "In Praise of Nepotism" addresses in his book, nepotism is an "art that can be practiced well or badly." It is that question which I hoped to elicit some discussion. On the one hand, one of our fellow members has charged that dead weight found its own level and CC simply cleared-out dead wood by removing its customer and dealer representative. On the other hand, another board member has suggested that this development has everything to do with whether you are a branch or a twig on the Meloon family tree. So, which is it, or both.

Rhode

[Separator]

I see said the blind man....That's why the Meloons had the big N on the boats in past years.....It was short for the Nepotism Nautique. Yellow_Flash_Colorz:

[66Skylark]

Brothers?? or Cousins??

Hey Austin,

I didn't see that anyone else answered your question...

Jeff is Craig's younger brother.

[ajskier]

Yes, they are. Just like Mercury Marine is part of Brunswick.

[AbunDiga909]

Thanks 66

[CradGen2]

RE: Re: Changes at CC ?

Jeff if you are in Knoxville let me know and we can Ski. I live in K-town...