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Don’t hire people you know!

David Teten

1] More generally, people are disproportionately likely to develop ties that are homogeneous by values (both conservative), interests (both golfers), affiliation (members of the same Rotary club), and participation (take a hip-hop dance class together). [2]. Those are good reasons to be friends, but poor reasons to hire someone.

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Don’t hire people you know!

David Teten

1] More generally, people are disproportionately likely to develop ties that are homogeneous by values (both conservative), interests (both golfers), affiliation (members of the same Rotary club), and participation (take a hip-hop dance class together). [2]. Those are good reasons to be friends, but poor reasons to hire someone.

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How Startups Can Use Metrics to Drive Success

Both Sides of the Table

I ran my first marathon in London this way in 2003 raising $3,000 for Parkinson’s disease (and finishing in under 4 hours – my publicly stated goal). How many through affiliate deals? How many people would we need to hire? The best yet is to raise money from them for a good cause – then you’re SURE to run it (commitment).

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Five Lessons On Teamwork The Business World Can Learn From “His Airness”

YoungUpstarts

Seek to hire ‘coachable’ individuals rather than individualist-minded high performers. It takes a certain type of leader to create not just a loose affiliation of fierce individualists but a true team. It is in such situations that workplace ills such as favoritism, sexism, and even criminal activity like embezzlement tend to flourish.

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I Have a Web Site, What Else Should I be Doing Online 2 :: Small.

Duct Tape Marketing

Rae Hoffman-Dolan Rae is the Principal of Sugarrae SEO Consulting and does various types of Internet marketing; search engine optimization, viral marketing, affiliate marketing, site auditing, link development road maps and tons of other little nooks and crannies of this business.

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Moneyball Design: Why the Research and Data Analysis is Critical to Getting Your Prospects to Convert

ConversionXL

Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game is a book by Michael Lewis, published in 2003. We have a client where we did usability testing and we found that people interested in becoming an affiliate couldn’t find where to sign up. Hire a conversion expert that will do it for you. Good design is problem solving.”. –

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Wednesday Guest Stars :: Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct.

Duct Tape Marketing

Rae Hoffman-Dolan Rae is the Principal of Sugarrae SEO Consulting and does various types of Internet marketing; search engine optimization, viral marketing, affiliate marketing, site auditing, link development road maps and tons of other little nooks and crannies of this business.