Daily Archives: April 2, 2013

Auditors Beware: Even Hedge Fund Execs Don’t Trust Hedge Fund Execs

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In a new study that even the hedge fund trade association calls “troubling,” hedge fund executives say corruption, misconduct and pressure to break the rules are rampant and routine in their business.

The top ten findings include:

  1. 46% of respondents reported that their competitors likely have engaged in unethical or illegal activity in order to be successful.
  2. 35% of respondents reported feeling pressured by their compensation or bonus plan to violate the law or engage in unethical conduct, while 25% of respondents reported other pressures that might lead to unethical or illegal conduct.
  3. 30% of respondents reported that they had personally observed or had first-hand knowledge of wrongdoing in the workplace. READ MORE →

The Competition for Talent: It’s All about Motivation

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At Microsoft, they worry about motivation, says Bruce W. Marcus, author of Professional Services Marketing 3.0. When everybody who holds any kind of a responsible job is making more money than any of them ever dreamed they would, and when they’re in an industry that would pay anything to hire them away, how do you motivate people? How do you get them to stay, and to produce at the high levels demanded by Microsoft and other high tech companies? Two ways.

In this report:

  • Five mistakes firms make.
  • Four strategies that can’t miss.

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Terrible Service and Failure of Management

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This time, I have a question for you. But I’ll start with a story.

Last Sunday evening my wife and I went into a reasonably upscale restaurant and we had terrible service from everyone we interacted with.

When we were seated, the table wobbled and we asked if they could do something or move us to another table. Ten minutes later someone showed up with a wad of napkins that made it worse. Five minutes later they asked if we were okay, and put us at another table. ten minutes after that they took our order, but we asked for some drinks right away, which we only got after we complained to the manager. READ MORE →