Thursday, May 15, 2003
BUSINESS SURVIVAL TIPS
dlibert While looking for a book yesterday I came across a ten-year-old book of business survival tips by Richard Moran called Beware Those Who Ask for Feedback . I had circled some of the tips and find that they're just as valuable now as they were then. Here's a baker's dozen:
  • 07. People who ask for feedback are usually really asking for validation.
  • 49. Never gossip, entertain gossip or do things that give rise to gossip.
  • 57. Work always gravitates to the most competent.
  • 59. Low-hanging fruit almost always turns out to have been already picked.
  • 71. Never confuse making people happy with doing what needs to be done.
  • 98. There is no relationship between morale and organizational success.
  • 110. If you get a below-average performance rating, change departments, supervisors, or jobs.
  • 143. If employees don't like your system or process, it won't get implemented.
  • 181. There are no communication, turnover or morale 'problems'. They are all symptoms of management problems. Fix the problem, not the symptom.
  • 195. When an initiative begins with a series of posters, it's already in trouble.
  • 250. When giving a presentation, think of what people will remember. That's no more than two things.
  • 285. Never expect total honesty in front of the boss.
  • 335. Make someone's life easier. It always pays dividends.
[How to Save the World]
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SARS News

WHO Calls For SARS Screening Of Blood, Organ Donors. The World Health Organisation (WHO) called on Thursday for the screening of blood and organ donors for possible SARS (news - web sites) infection even though there were no known cases of such transmission so far. [BioSpace]

China Is Perfect Breeding Ground for Viruses Like SARS, Expert Says National Geographic:

China has an unfortunate history of producing new viral strains, including the microbe behind the latest SARS outbreak. Some virologists believe traditional farming practices in China, where farmers raise ducks, pigs, and fish in one integrated system, may exchange viruses between animals and enable their jump to humans.

[Rugged Elegance, LLC: SARS In The News]

China Threatens To Execute SARS Spreaders. The SARS (news - web sites) emergency worsened in Taiwan, which had its biggest one-day jump in cases Thursday, while China threatened possible execution for people who cause death or injury by deliberately spreading the disease. [BioSpace]

SARS Sears Airlines. The epidemic has harmed the industry more than Sept. 11 and the Iraq war combined. [The Motley Fool]

China Cracks Down On High-Tech SARS Rumors. One man was accused of spreading panic with a rumor of 400 unreported SARS (news - web sites) deaths. Police said another told people that fireworks would keep away the virus. [BioSpace]


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Bible in a Year
1 Samuel 1-3
Proverbs 24:23-34
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Doug Larson. "A lot of people mistake a short memory for a clear conscience." [Quotes of the Day]
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