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Many employers have some kind of incentive program, a way of saying “thank you” to employees who deliver exceptional results. Whether it’s a Thanksgiving turkey, a gift certificate, a plaque on the wall, or simply a nice note, incentives help companies get the most out of workers. Those who are recognized for performance are more likely to enjoy their work and be motivated to continue their efforts. One innovative company is promoting incentive programs with a web-based platform. Globoforce ha

I had the express pleasure of being seated next to an actual CEO on the 8:16 this morning. He boarded in White Plains and took the window seat next to my aisle seat. In true CEO fashion, he booted up a laptop and tweaked a spread sheet showing half-year results, elbowing me in the ribs every time he typed an A, S, D, F, E or C. (I saw that snappy CEO title as he fired off a few emails.) Also in true CEO fashion, this would-be master of the universe talked business–quite loudly, in fact–into hi

InBev Deal Reminds Us: Cindy McCain Sells Poison. 07-17-08 6:25 A GMT-08 The hopeful future first lady runs a company that sells a poison that gets a person high as it does it’s work. In other contexts (like poisons that have less political clout) such substances are banned or refined until they cause less damage and put under prescription. Cindy McCain’s poison is one that has also killed Americans by causing millions of traffic accidents, and fuels deaths by rage. The specific brand of poi

Now McCain is Following Obama’s Advice On Afghanistan! 07-17-08 5:23 A GMT-08 So, how does McCain’s claim that Barack Obama is too inexperienced in military affairs to know how to win the War On Terror stand up? McCain is now following Senator Obama around like a puppy. The truth that the McCain camp doesn’t want you to realize is that Obama is not simply a man, but an entire team. In that team are some of the most experienced and competent military leaders and counter terrorism experts that

Half of McCain’s Campaign Money Comes From “Bundlers” 07-17-08 12:28 A GMT-08 John McCain outstrips Barack Obama in another campaign category (besides how sneakily he has donors funnel money to the RNC which runs ads for him so his campaign can get around campaign finance reform controls). Much more of McCain’s money comes from bundlers. In fact, over half of his donations have come from bundlers. Excerpt USA Today report “McCain uses ‘bundler’ money more than Obama campaign “: More than

Some of Obama’s policy proposals: Barack Obama has proposed increasing every major Federal tax. He supports increasing individual income tax rates, allowing the Bush tax cuts, which cut rates for all income levels, to expire. He has proposed almost doubling the capital gains tax rate, from 15% today to 28%. He supports more than doubling the tax on dividends, from 15% to as high as 39%. He has proposed numerous corporate tax increases. He supports increasing the death tax back to the stratosph

Income-Tax Authorities : There shall be the following classes of income-tax authorities for the purposes of the Act 116, namely:- (a) the Central Board of Direct Taxes constituted under the Central Boards of Revenue Act, 1963 (54 of 1963), (b) Directors-General of Income-tax or Chief Commissioners of Income-tax, (c) Directors of Income-tax or Commissioners of Income-tax or Commissioners of Income-tax (Appeals), (cc) Additional Directors of Income-tax or Additional Commissioners of I

Kudos to Greece for assisting the Israeli airforce’s practice missions for a possible strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities. I suspect alot of countries, including Arab countries, would secretly be relieved if Israel or the U.S. took out Iran’s nukes, although they would of course publicly condemn it. One can only wonder why Europe has been wasting its time negotiating with these crazy, genocidal mullahs. There is nothing the west could possibly offer Iran that would cause them to give up nuclear

Your international freelancing dream just came true. Your Dublin underground music blog vibrated with Rolling Stone and now they want to send you on tour with U2 in Japan. Your underwater photographs of Sweetpea the alligator excited National Geographic and now you’re on your way to Easter Island for a month. Your Bollywood gossip column has Entertainment Tonight calling to arrange an on-air interview in Hollywood tomorrow! You may be good at what you do as a freelancer, but how good are you

Currently in between business conferences, I am loafing in Napa Valley.   Unable to find a bird guide (Grrrr), I randomly drove around this morning looking for birds.  With the countryside being so dry, I thought it would make the most sense to find water.   Looking at the map, I headed off to Hennessey Lake.  As soon as I got out of the car, I heard the crik-crik Western Grebes.  Scanning the lake from a distance, I saw what looked like white sticks planted out in the water.   It was a flot