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Offering Retirement Benefits to Employees: Pros and Cons

HR Digest

If the retirement plan is based on profits, the policy will encourage employee motivation as well as their productivity. Golden handcuffs are specially designed to encourage long-term efficient relationships with the employees. Retirement benefits will give an added recruiting advantage to the organization.

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The Top Five Career Regrets

Harvard Business Review

Whoever called them golden handcuffs wasn't joking. I wish I had used my time at school more productively. Lamented one investment banker, "I dream of quitting every day, but I have too many commitments." Another consultant said, "I'd love to leave the stress behind, but I don't think I'd be good at anything else."

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Using Supply Chains to Grow Your Business

Harvard Business Review

One result is that they keep their cards close to their chests about what they are looking for (at first), while expecting you to reveal everything – your finances, pricing, ownership, human resources, production processes, quality assurance, customer service procedures, KPIs, and existing customers.

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The Big Picture of Business – Business Lessons to be Learned from the Enron Scandal

Strategy Driven

’ It fostered a false sense of security for employees, paying higher salaries than the marketplace, thus keeping employees dependent upon the system via golden handcuffs. Egos and working mannerisms did not produce the most productive workforce. Employees emulated corporate culturisms. Inability to plan. Refusal to change.