After all , business for most is bad if not terrible.  Its never a fault of upper management.  After all their perks are sacrosanct and given by the creator him or herself.

Many companies are showing increased bottom lines.  Yet when financial analysts , evaluate the stock market and business data it seems, that it is not as a result of increased sales , or new product releases onto the marketplace but rather mainly due to staff and staffing reductions

Less people to pay on the office , factory or sales floor , hence revenue minus lower expenses yields a greater bottom line.

Wonderful – if you follow this logic GM and Chrysler must have the greatest management in the world whereas in essence while the bottom line increased steadily on the color graphs and charts the company was cannibalized , new product development and research halted , production reduced , and the best and most experienced staff let go.

If they were working for the company , rather than being on pension at least the firm would get some value for their money.  What is left , if any staff are a bunch of  innocuous   ( to upper management ) “yes men”

Regardless of reality if you are lucky enough to attend the “moonie session”  be prepared , regardless of the wordy themes ( building bridges with staff / suppliers , enhanced service levels in 2010,  our customers are our future , our staff is most important to our success etc etc) be prepared to a session on “in 2010 you are Going to HAVE TO LEARN TO JUGGLE !”

Here for your benefit is a lesson on the “art of juggling”  101

Step 1 : Cascade ( One Scarf)

Begin with one scarf in your dominant hand.  Hold it with your palm down , between your thumb , first and second fingers .  The backs of your hands should be visible to you.

With a scooping motion from outside to inside, toss the scarf.  It should go across the center line and peak about 8 inches above your head on the opposite side from which you threw it.

Catch it in your subordinate hand with your palm down.

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# Go for positive expected value, not what’s least risky.

# Don’t play games that you don’t understand, even if you see lots of other people making money from them.

# Hope is not a good plan.

# Educate yourself. Read books and learn from others who have done it before.

# Learn by doing. Theory is nice, but nothing replaces actual experience.

# Learn by surrounding yourself with talented players.

# Just because you win a hand doesn’t mean you’re good and you don’t have more learning to do. You might have just gotten lucky.

To Zappos’s list, I’d add:

# Get Pro Sponsorships – it’s free money.

# Most people have no idea how to play.

# Most people cannot learn to play well.

# If you don’t exercise you will turn into a fat disgusting slob.

# 95% of the Players are Men.

# If you’re good enough, people will want to stake you.

# It’s usually better to raise or fold than to just call.

# Weak-Passive is a Horrible Strategy for Success.

# The proof is in the Bank Account.

# Develop a Fierce Bullshit Detector.

# Have Fun or Play A Different Game

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