 
April
2004
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CONTENTS
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QUOTE OF THE MONTH
GIFTS THAT GALL
RECRUIT AND HIRE THE BEST
TIPS
NEW BOOKS
A THANKFUL TIME OF YEAR
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QUOTE OF THE MONTH
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"Honest disagreement is often a good sign of
progress."
-Mahatma Gandhi
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GIFTS THAT GALL
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Gifts That Gall
The reward program that your company thought was so
fabulous could instead turn out to be a swamp of ill
will,
malice, sabotage, fraud and even litigation. Here's why
reward programs fall flat on their faces, and what
companies can do to ensure that their efforts will reap
better performance, not productivity-killing backlash.
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RECRUIT AND HIRE THE BEST
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Recruit and Hire the Best
Sometimes you find stars. I have a new Controller
starting
with my client company this week. By all reports, she is
a
star. Two months ago, we hired a salesman whom I totally
expect will succeed. He has closed his first big deal
with
a major auto supplier and has five more in the pipeline.
Another star. Tomorrow, we interview marketing
specialists
and an accounts payable specialist. Know what? I'm still
looking for stars. They're out there. You just have to
find them.
Take my free e-course, Recruit and Hire the Best. You can
have all of the lessons delivered at once, after you
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Get Great Candidates.
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A THANKFUL TIME OF YEAR
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In the beginning, God created the Heavens and the Earth
and populated the Earth with broccoli and cauliflower and
spinach and green and yellow and red vegetables of all
kinds, so Man and Woman would live long and healthy
lives.
Then, using God's great gifts, Satan created Ben and
Jerry's and Krispy Crème Donuts. And Satan said,
"You want
chocolate with that?" And Man said,
"Yeah!" And Woman
said, "And another one with sprinkles." And
they gained 20
pounds. And God created the healthful yogurt that Woman
might keep the figure they found so fair.
And Satan brought forth white flour from the wheat, and
sugar from the cane, and combined them. And Woman went
from size 6 to size 14. So God said, "Try my fresh
green
salad." And Satan presented Thousand-Island Dressing
and
garlic toast on the side. And Man and Woman unfastened
their belts following the repast.
Then God said, "I have sent you heart healthy
vegetables
and olive oil in which to cook them"
And Satan brought forth deep fried fish, and
chicken-fried
steak so big it needed its own platter. And Man gained
more weight and his cholesterol went through the roof.
God then brought forth running shoes so that his children
might loose those extra pounds.
And Satan gave cable TV with a remote control so that Man
would not have to toil changing the channels. And Man and
Woman laughed and cried before the flickering light and
gained pounds.
Then God brought forth the potato, naturally low in fat
and brimming with nutrition.
And Satan peeled off the healthful skin and sliced the
starchy center into chips and deep-fried them. And Man
gained pounds.
Then God gave lean beef so that Man might consume fewer
calories and still satisfy his appetite. And Satan
created
McDonald's with its 99-cent double cheeseburger. Then
Satan said, "You want fries with that?" And Man
replied, "Yeah, and Super size'em!"
And Satan said, "It, is good." And Man went
into cardiac
arrest. God sighed and created quadruple bypass surgery.
Then Satan created HMO's
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