The business people are seen as those charged with generating ideas while the engineers are the methodical implementors, cranking out instructions verbatim.

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It was a fascinating insight to how the fastidious musician organises his live band - calling on instruments to drop in and out, while issuing instructions to off-stage technicians and sound engineers.

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When I joined her on the site, she and I were the only women there, and I looked on in admiration as she negotiated with engineers and designers, plans in her hand and handing out instructions.

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