It's called "The Boat Race" and has been taking place for 178 years. Each year in March two eight man rowing teams from Oxford and Cambridge universities compete in a race along a four mile stretch of the River Thames in London. It's described as "the most famous, most watched rowing race in the world".

So what has that got to do with Straight Talk? It was a phrase in a Time magazine article in early December that caught my eye. "Part of the trick", said the researcher, an expert on teamwork, who spent seven months training with the teams last year, "is simply getting people to talk."

He compares the rowing teams to high level executive teams. Both are made up of talented ambitious people, from diverse backgrounds, operating in stressful

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