When I was moving into a management position, my employer sent me to a management class. One of the case studies was Trump's takeover of the renovation of Wollman Rink in Central Park back in the 1980s. It was supposed to be a 6 month project but it had languished under mismanagement and outright incompetence for over 7 years. Finally, the city leaders decided to turn the project over to Trump's company. He was a Democrat back then. Trump's team finished the project in 4 months, ahead of the schedule the city had placed on him. Trump took personal control of the project and the class went over the step-by-step process to get the project completed. It was held up as an example of how to manage a large project. The Trump organization managed the rink under contract to the city for over 3 decades. The city took management of the rink away from his company in 2021. By that time TDS had become a pandemic. Who cares about competence if it means working with Trump.
