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Keith Snyder — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:33:27 -0400

You don't. The power differential is too great, and his bosses have already signaled to you that they're behind him by not firing him previously.

You've got no way to know if he's the one in a thousand who'll actually welcome the opportunity to improve until you've cut your throat.

Put up with it or quit.

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Keith Snyder — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:46:21 -0400

I think Stacy's post makes sense--but I'd expand it to include the fact that other young men were also passed up for those positions.

I'd like to conclude that observation with a spiffy extrapolation, but I don't have one.

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Keith Snyder — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:37:05 -0400

Challenge them, reward innovation, say thank you, and pay well. Paint and window treatments aren't on the list.

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Keith Snyder — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:04:01 -0400

Men who act tough don't come off as strong leaders. They come off as unable to tell the difference between leading and barking. So do women who act tough.

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Keith Snyder — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:21:06 -0400

It depends on how much money you start with.

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Keith Snyder — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:32:10 -0400

Pharma companies don't actually care about fighting ANY diseases. That's not their mission. They care about what any corporation cares about: money, expansion, making foreign governments more malleable. Disease reduction is just a pretty side effect.

No, wait, I'm wrong. Pharma companies are bastions of decency and philanthropy, only in it for the good they do humanity.

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Keith Snyder — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:27:22 -0400

Good ideas come from people who are allowed to understand where good ideas are needed.