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A good little article to perhaps share with clients. Some key points PAY LAVISHLY Higher-than-average salaries—and tying bonuses and raises to the market, not a pool—can make stars less likely to bolt. Money is no object in hiring. LET THEM GO Don't give B performers a middling raise. Give them a decent chunk of cash and show them the door. And don’t surprise them. The laid-off leave with their dignity. The rest.

My desk tends to have a lot of strange stuff on it because I don't deal with paper or file folders at all if I can help it. However we all need help keeping our desk organized and this posting has some good tips: 12 Tips for an organized desk Bonus related article: Inbox Zero (how to control your email inbox)

We introduced a very simple program and gave folks a one-week grace period to get with it. On Monday mornings, our HR folks check for timesheet compliance. If someone missed a day or a few hours here or there, a friendly reminder is sent to the person to correct the oversight. However, if he misses more than a day, or it is just quite obvious he didn't bother to fill out anything, he is invited to sing, "I'm a little teapot" at our next weekly staff meeting. We record the stunning American I… Continue

Lifehacker has a post up asking readers about sw they use that speeds up their day most. The comments have largely degenerated into a list of people's favorite SW (I am not sure how Firefox makes you any more productive than IE - and I am a loyal FF user) So I thought I would throw the question out to the community and modify it somewhat: What software helps make you more productive on a daily basis? Here's m… Continue