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Performance Miner™ is
in three sections this month:
In this issue:
1. Outsourcing - Benefit or Risk?
2. Life Biz
3. Personal Foundations
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1. Outsourcing - Benefit or Risk?
As it becomes difficult and then almost impossible to
find the qualified professionals you need, more and more firms are
thinking of outsourcing. The fact that the cost of a professional in
India or China is 75% less than here in the states is attractive.
However, most firms are turning to outsourcing as a recruitment
necessity instead of a financial boon.
If you are thinking of outsourcing there are a few
things you need to be sure of. According to Douglas Folk, Esquire, a
Phoenix attorney who serves the design and construction industry,
"Many firms are taking on huge risk without the financial reserves to
manage the risk if something goes wrong." If there is a labor dispute,
a firm that has not had competent legal counsel may find themselves
settling disputes in a foreign venue under foreign labor laws.
Most large firms are careful about the legal
ramifications of any contractual arrangement. They also have deeper
pockets in case of a problem. Smaller firms have to be extremely
cautious about venturing abroad with the biggest trap being putting
oneself in a position of defending a position in a foreign court under
foreign labor laws.
The thought of highly trained people whose salaries
will increase your margins exponentially is seductive. But look
carefully before you leap - and make sure you have competent legal
counsel before you even begin to tackle the complex training, quality,
standards, and communication issues. We'll explore these issues in the
months ahead.
2. Life Biz
It becomes more and more important to be resilient and
prepared for all sorts of annoyances and delays whether traveling or
visiting the neighborhood Office Max. I'm grateful for the years I
spent in NYC in the 80s - before the city cleaned up to its present
state. I learned to tune out the street mimes, strange folks and
hundreds of other annoyances and to never be without a walkman (now
Bose set), good book or some other private distraction to deal with
the insanity that seems to have escaped from New York and be on a road
trip all over this country.
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3. Personal Foundations
The way you appear to others speaks volumes to them
before you even say a word. What does your appearance say about you?
Take a minute and answer the following. Choose one area to improve
over the next month and improve your ability to positively influence
the way you appear to others.
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How much attention to you pay to the way you look?
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Do you look as if you take good care of yourself?
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Do you have regular haircuts and is your hair clean
and shiny at all times? If not, why not?
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Take a close look at your nails - what do they say
about you?
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Do your clothes show that you take care of yourself?
Clean? Neat?
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What do you need to improve about your appearance?
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Why would it benefit you to improve your appearance?
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