Thomas MacIsaac

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An unexpected phone call

The other day I went to what was supposed to have been a rather routine dental visit.  I’ll spare you the gory details, but suffice it to say this rather routine visit soon involved lots and lots of Novocain and high speed drills that would put a Dremel  to shame. At around 9:00 pm that …

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The Amazing Power of Fun

It seems that each and every day we are fed a healthy diet of negative news from the media: companies are laying off workers, we are experiencing the worst recession since the dawn of man, global warming is melting the planet, war, famine, poverty, healthcare, taxes are going up etc. All of this instability and …

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Compensation, Behavior, and Business Growth

I’ve heard it so often stated that compensation drives behavior. It makes obvious sense doesn’t it? Then why do so many businesses overlook this very important fact when designing pay programs? Three reasons: 1. It’s hard to manage and measure 2. Additional operational expense. 3. An unstated belief that everyone should do the right thing …

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