Correct Craft President and CEO Bill Yeargin announced Scott Bauer as the new President of Parker Boats. Bauer 26-year career in the marine industry began with Outboard Marine Corporation, working in both their aluminum boat group and engine group. He then transitioned to Tracker Marine Group where he held various positions in sales and customer service for 17 years and ...
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Expect the Unexpected
By Bill Yeargin Despite many of us having an inclination toward hindsight bias, which is believing we saw things coming when we actually didn’t, I haven’t spoken to one person who claims to have predicted the events of 2020. We have lived through a pandemic, social unrest, an economy that is struggling and a crazy election; as I have often ...
Read More »Correct Craft to display boats at the White House
Correct Craft will represent the recreational boating industry, as well as North Carolina and Florida, at the White House’s fourth annual Made in America event on Monday, October 5. President Trump invited 50 companies, large and small, to showcase their products in this year’s celebration. Parker Boats and Nautique Boat Company will represent their respective states. The Correct Craft companies, along with other U.S. ...
Read More »Busting the creativity myth
By Bill Yeargin This blog, without hyperbole, could change your life. First, imagine what your life would be like if you were more creative. Would life be more fun? Would people find you more interesting? Would you do better in your job? Make more money? Would you have a more positive impact on the world? I’ll bet the answer to ...
Read More »Boating Industry and Bill Yeargin featured in Department of the Interior press release
The Department of the Interior sent out a press release detailing Secretary Bernhardt's recent visit to Correct Craft in Orlando. And the release linked back to a blog post detailing the visit written by Correct Craft CEO Bill Yeargin that is currently featured on the Boating Industry website. This is the release: WASHINGTON – This past weekend, U.S. Secretary of ...
Read More »Thank You, Secretary Bernhardt
Last week our team was honored with a visit from U.S. Secretary of the Interior, David Bernhardt. Secretary Bernhardt, the 53rd Secretary of the Interior manages over 20% of the land in the United States, a huge responsibility, so we appreciated his visit. I had met Secretary Bernhardt previously at a White House meeting, but this visit was the first ...
Read More »Boating – The 2020 Antidote
By Bill Yeargin It seems unnecessarily obvious to state this but, so far, 2020 has been challenging. First, dealing with COVID-19 and now experiencing the unrest over inequalities in our country. To many, it seems like we should hit a “reset” button on the year. Despite the chaos, people are looking for ways to reconnect with those most important to ...
Read More »Being “crisis ready”
By Bill Yeargin The past 100 years has seen one crisis after another; WWI, the Spanish Flu, the stock market crash, the Great Depression, WWII, Korean War, flu’s of the 50’s and 60’s, Vietnam War, Oil Embargo, inflation, sky high interest rates, the ‘87 stock market crash, the Gulf War, 9/11, the Great Recession and now COVID-19. You’d think we ...
Read More »Lessons from Gulliver’s Travels
By Bill Yeargin Interested in a classic book that is fun to read and full of leadership lessons? Read (or re-read) Gulliver’s Travels. Gulliver’s Travels, written by Jonathan Swift, is the first-person account of Lemuel Gulliver, an English surgeon and sea captain who visits remote regions of the world. A brief reminder of Gulliver’s four trips is as follows: - ...
Read More »Correct Craft supports “Blue Mind” dictionary entry
The Cambridge Dictionary is considering the addition of “blue mind” into its next update, an addition highly supported by Correct Craft. To be added to the Cambridge Dictionary, the phrase must receive adequate votes indicating support of the proposal. People can vote to include “blue mind” into the Cambridge Dictionary here. Blue mind is an idea that was developed by ...
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