Posted on 08/24/2012 7:24:47 PM PDT by dynachrome
1. Rand focuses employees on money.
Rand practically worshipped the almighty dollar, seeing the acquisition of wealth as a goal worthy in and of itself.
Unfortunately, when that attitude spreads throughout an organization, a higher salary becomes the only motivation that really works. That means top workers will, of course, leave the moment they get a better offer elsewhere.
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In my current job, it would take a very substantial increase in money to lure me away. For the first time in my life, I have a boss that not only has my full faith in his ability to run the business, treats us with a fairness I haven’t seen before in my 30 years in my career.
My happiness is not worth a few more dollars.
Why did he stop at only five ???
From his perspective he could have written
A Bazillion Reasons Ayn Rand Is Bad for Business
and I wouldn't have thought any less of him.
I cannot be bought.
However, I can be rented, for the right price.
When the author derides “fanatics” he is really deriding passion. Passion is one of the top 5 indicators of success. Any manager or employer SHOULD be celebrating Rand “fanatics,” as these are the truely innovative and passionate. If these “fanatics” are not allowed to flourish, they will find a more satisfactory situation. If employers/mgrs are happy to see them go, then they should realize that they are stagnating and will soon see failure.
Of course the collecrivists, such as this author continually deride success, so they consider passion to be a negative. They celebrate drones!
I don’t like Rand, but this guy has it wrong.
Rand’s ideas are “to your own self be true”...and anyone who read the Fountainhead knows that for her, chasing the almighty dollar isn’t the main aim of life.
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