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Let My People Go Rest

April 21, 2026
2:00 pm –
2:50 pm
Meeting Room 106-107
Tracks: Operations


The title of the proposed session is a take-off of Yvon Chouinard’s book “Let My People Go Surfing”. Chouinard, being the owner of the outdoor clothing/equipment company, Patagonia. The description of my proposed session is similar to the concept he writes of; letting his employees go surfing while working ends up creating more productive employees. The application I would use this theory for would be to let your employees rest when they can and they will end up being more productive. My presentation takes a big focus on fatigue mitigation and when to say enough is enough for our crew’s wellbeing and safety.