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Re:Rickover's Lessons by FootballBat on Monday March 24, 2025 @03:53PM (#43464767)
I alluded to it above, but I'll say it again here: the only reason the K.O.G. was successful was because he controlled one of the largest budgets in the DoD and people were lining up to kiss his ass to get a piece of that pie regardless of his behavior.
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Re:Rickover's Lessons by _boffin_ on Monday March 24, 2025 @04:27PM (#43465064)
I think you’re right, but also wrong at the same time.

I haven’t read as much as I should have on him, but from the stuff live gleaned, his personality didn’t change once he got into that position of a large budget. Sure, his persona and leadership style evolved along with him, but it was always there. It’s what got him to be what we know today.

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