Archive for January, 2007

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President Bush: Pay for Performance

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

President Bush became HR Leader-in-Chief today by touting pay for performance in his State of the Economy speech in New York. Mr. Bush weighed in on executive compensation, board governance…and font size:
America’s businesses have responsibilities here in America. I know you know that. A free and vibrant economy depends on public trust. Shareholders should know [...]

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Dale Dauten on De-Hiring

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

Dale Dauten, The Corporate Curmudgeon, is one of my favorite columnists. And I just spent seven minutes watching his video called Don’t Fire an Employee Until You Watch This! Super stuff. Dauten talks about “de-hiring” rather than “firing,” constantly upgrading talent while using the rank-and-yank approach to performance management. Great lessons to be learned there, [...]

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Whole Foods CEO Pay

Tuesday, January 30th, 2007

I am a big admirer of Whole Foods and have written a few times about the company. Somehow, I managed to miss John Mackey’s blog. So when I saw this post titled Compensation at Whole Foods, I was captivated. It’s a letter to employees from the CEO talking in transparent terms about why they [...]

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2000 Bloggers

Monday, January 29th, 2007

First movers intrigue me to no end. Tino Buntic’s 2000 Bloggers is one of those ideas. Tino posted the photos of 2000 bloggers across the world, from A-listers to Z-listers. Hey, I even made the list! Here’s his premise:
5 million blogs…
I’d like to showcase all of them, but I’ve settled on just 2000 bloggers.
Bloggers come [...]

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Eats, Plants & Leaves

Sunday, January 28th, 2007

Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants. That’s the advice of writer Michael Pollan in his NYT piece Unhappy Meals. You can use this registration-free link to read the entire piece, including his 9-step process for healthy eating. [via BoingBoing] It’s a long article, but every word is worthwhile. If you don’t have much time, [...]