Rowing

Since I am moving my blog I have been going back through old entries.  This fits right in line with going through all the boxes in my basement and deciding what I need to keep or sell at my garage sale in 2 weeks.  I found this entry from April 2007.  After watching the rowers on the Charles River I really wanted to learn how to row.  In 2009 I signed up for rowing lessons over in Boulder, Colorado.  I would drive over to Boulder Reservoir (1 hour away) every week for a lesson.  It was the most beautiful, amazing thing being in a boat on the glassine water with the Rocky Mountains as a backdrop and only a handful of other rowers.  I have been waiting now for 3 years for them to finish the reservoir near my house so I can get a boat and start rowing again.  I may have to break down and drive back to Boulder this year.

Rowing on the Charles River – April 10, 2007

Last week while I was taking a class at MIT I stayed in a hotel on the Charles River in Cambridge. Every morning I got up and looked out my window to watch the rowing teams practice. It seems so effortless watching them glide along the river. If you’ve ever tried to row a boat you know it isn’t effortless and takes a tremendous amount of hard work. What makes it look so effortless? It the precision and coordination of the team that makes it look so effortless and also reduces the overall workload of each team member.

So I was wondering if people who formerly participated as members of a rowing team would make better employees in a team work environment. If you read this and have any ideas on this I would really like to hear about them. Since we are always trying to hire good people and teamwork is getting more rather than less critical I think this could be an interesting way to recruit candidates.

What do you think?