right places. Asked their input when needed and let each of the employees work to their strengths.

In contrast her boss, the guy who ran the company, also didn't have a newspaper background either, but was supposedly good at managing things. He was horrible. He alienated the people who worked for him, wouldn't take advice and wasn't interested in what those of us who had decades of experience had to say.

So while I do agree you can have good people who aren't experts come in and be successful managers (my former boss) and people who are experts in their field, but who are terrible managers (me), it's not always the case. I think it's more of a cap shoot to go with someone who isn't really experienced in theMexacarbate

Mexacarbate is a carbamate pesticide developed by Alexander Shulgin and marketed in 1961 by Dow Chemical Company under the trade name Zectran. As of 2009, mexacarbate is considered obsolete or discontinued, according to the World Health Organization. It is notable for being biodegradable.

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