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Who's Milking Whom?

Business Bovines

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Contented Cows Give Better Milk
Bill Catlette , and Richard Hadden
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Recently released paperback version of the business title which absolutely, positively makes the case that treating people right is one of the best things any business can do for its bottom line. Contented Cows offers sound, practical advice for those who worry about things like employee recruitment and retention, and realize that their reputation as an employer is as important as bandwidth.

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Facts vs. "Flavor of the Month".......2002-01-24

Having spent eleven years in one of the winning companies profiled in Contented Cows, I can personally vouch that the strategies and methods recommended by the authors will truly produce a world-class, highly-motivated workforce that will in turn produce exceptional customer service and financial results. Not occasionally, but every time! What is so impressive about the authors approach is that they first thouroughly researched the "people" practices of truly great companies, then show how those practices in turn naturally and inevitably lead to great bottom-line performance. Too many business authors first create a "neat" model or premise, then go out and find examples to validate what they hope will be the next management "magic pill," establishing correlations that in reality, if they exist at all, are quite tenuous. These guys have done their work the old fashioned way, and you can (and will) take their recommendations to the bank!

Who's Milking Whom?.......2001-08-07

Don't be deterred by the title (initially I was) because it is appropriate to the authors' purposes in their essentially serious analysis of why only some companies sustain market supremacy and profitability...and why the others don't. Years ago, Jack Welch (then CEO of GE, one of the six companies featured in this book) explained why he admires entrepreneurial companies:

"For one, they communicate better. Without the din and prattle of bureaucracy, people listen as well as talk; and since there are fewer of them they generally know and understand each other. Second, small companies move faster. They know the penalties for hesitation in the marketplace. Third, in small companies, with fewer layers and less camouflage, the leaders show up very clearly on the screen. Their performance and its impact are clear to everyone. And, finally, smaller companies waste less. They spend less time in endless reviews and approvals and politics and paper drills. They have fewer people; therefore they can only do the important things. Their people are free to direct their energy and attention toward the marketplace rather than fighting bureaucracy."

These remarks are directly relevant to the key points which Catlette and Hadden make in this book. It is no coincidence that the most highly admired companies (i.e. those for whom employees of their competitor companies prefer to work) are also the most profitable as they dominant their respective marketplaces. They include FedEx, GE, Hewlett-Packard, Southwest Airlines, 3M, and Wal-Mart. Revealingly, each of these six was founded by entrepreneurs and each has since retained its entrepreneurial spirit. They are among the "Contented Cows" which have outgrown the "Common Cows" (e.g. Consolidated Freightways, General Motors, Texas Instruments, United Airlines, Xerox, and Sears) by a margin of roughly four to one. Catlette and Hadden explain why.

At one point in their book, they assert that "just as productive employees are not always satisfied, satisfied employees are not always productive." A "Contented Cow" company offers generous employee benefits, including those which address personal needs. For example, EDS has a car repair facility, bank, store, day care center, and dry cleaners on-site. However, a "Contented Cow" company also has leaders (at all levels) who recognize the importance to their employees of meaningful work to do, high standards to which everyone is held accountable (a "level playing field"), a clear sense of purpose and direction, feeling appreciated, and finally, meaningful opportunities for professional growth.

There is a "Summary" at the conclusion of each of the 14 chapters. These lists of key points will be invaluable to those who may wish to re-read the book (all or in part) as they attempt to formulate strategies and tactics to transform their own organization into a "Contented Cow." I hasten to add that these key points are relevant to ALL organizations regardless of their size or nature. "To become Contented Cows. companies must realize that just as they have choices, their employees (particularly the better, more skilled ones) do so. The new rules of the game have been set, and now it's only a matter of time before everyone learns how to play, and play it to their advantage." Quite true. Contented employees should never become complacent employees. I am among those who believe that great leaders inspire rather than motivate others: they activate in them what is, in fact, self-motivation. Davenport and Beck address this in The Attention Economy, correctly suggesting that there is a form of ADD in the business world which has serious, indeed profound implications for managers at the executive level.

Decision-makers in "Contented Cow" companies understand full well what will attract the attention of those for whom they are responsible. The challenge is to involve and then engage them productively and enthusiastically, indeed passionately in the given enterprise. Only if and when they are can the nature and extent of relationships with customers ensure sustainable profitability. Those who share my high regard for this book are urged to check out David Maister's Practice What You Preach. His key point, with which Catlette and Hadden obviously agree, is that individuals as well as organizations must have impeccable integrity. "Contented Cow" companies are nothing more and nothing less than human communities within which such values are constantly affirmed, not merely in word but in deed.

Business Bovines.......2001-04-02

We are using this wonderful book as a tool for understanding why companies are successful. As future investors and entrepreneurs this book will always be our guide. Want to know how and why a workforce is happy, get a Contented Cow. ZM Stevenson, 7th grader

What dairy farmers already know!.......2001-04-02

This is not rocket science! No matter what our managerial "level", we all have a boss somewhere. Don't we perfom our best when we are treated as some who is valued, someone who matters? That's all this book is telling us, with facts and examples of successful companies, large and small, who "walk the talk"! Read this book and them commit yourself to leading your folks based on it's simple principles (which are not new, we just just needed the authors to write them down for us!)

NOT DISAPOINTED.......2001-03-27

"THE COW BOOK" HAS A SERIES OF VERY LOGICAL CONCEPTS THAT NEW MANAGERS WILL QUICKLY GRASP. CREDENCE TO THESE CONCEPTS IS EXHIBITED THROUGH REAL LIFE, REAL COMPANY, REAL EXECUTIVES WHO USED AND LIVED THESE CONCEPTS TO SUCCESSFULLY OVER COME REAL BUSINESS PROBLEMS. YOU WILL RECOGNIZE MANY OF THE EXECUTIVES' NAMES. PERSONALLY, I DON'T ALWAYS HAVE TIME ENOUGH FOR READING AND THE TAPES WERE A GREAT WAY TO "READ" WHILE COMMUTING.

What's your company's reputation worth? (includes excerpt from 'Contented Cows Give Better Milk')(Panel Discussion): An article from: Chief Executive (U.S.)

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What's your company's reputation worth? (includes excerpt from 'Contented Cows Give Better Milk')(Panel Discussion): An article from: Chief Executive (U.S.)
J.P. Donlon
Manufacturer: Chief Executive Publishing
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Release Date: 2005-07-28

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This digital document is an article from Chief Executive (U.S.), published by Chief Executive Publishing on July 1, 1998. The length of the article is 5879 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: Twenty-two executives discussed the role of corporate reputation on success during a roundtable discussion sponsored by Chief Executive magazine and Hill and Knowlton. Yankelovich Partners CEO Dick Clarke reported that his company had conducted studies proving that a good reputation has an impact on the price/earnings ratio of an organization. Mutual Life Insurance Co of New York Chmn and CEO Michael Roth and Unifi Chmn G. Allen Mebane also narrated how their commitment to ethical standards and employee benefits have helped them win lawsuits filed against them. The participants also discussed how their companies are improving their reputations, particularly in the area if customer service. They also talked about the management of corporate turnarounds.

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Title: What's your company's reputation worth? (includes excerpt from 'Contented Cows Give Better Milk')(Panel Discussion)
Author: J.P. Donlon
Publication: Chief Executive (U.S.) (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 1, 1998
Publisher: Chief Executive Publishing
Issue: n136 Page: p50(8)

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A rare balance of wisdom and heart

Delaney's Legal Reasoning Book

Introduction to Law school

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legal reasoning very informative

Learning Legal Reasoning: Briefing, Analysis and Theory (Delaney Series)
John Delaney
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This widely used book in many printings begins with answers to forty commonly asked questions of first-year law students. It specifies a six-step approach to briefing a case with specific guidelines for accomplishing each step. The process of briefing cases is then demonstrated with excellent and poor briefs of increasing complexity. Emphasis is placed initially on the techniques of briefing as an introduction to the learning of legal reasoning, the first priority of the first year of law school.

In addition, the book also demonstrates the relevance of more advanced modes of legal reasoning, including positivist, pragmatic, policy oriented, natural-law and other perspectives applied in decoding and understanding cases. In its introduction of jurisprudential perspectives, Learning Legal Reasoning transcends the typical technical/positivist orientation of most first-year materials.

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A rare balance of wisdom and heart.......2007-10-02

I was first directed toward Mr. Delaney's work by Atticus Falcon in his work, Planet Law School II. I had not yet started law school, and felt the urgent need to learn everything there was about law BEFORE I began. I felt like a complete failure as I slogged through hornbooks and tried to do hypotheticals with no background in law or real idea of what I was getting into. The cart was definitely before the horse. When I received Delaney's book, it was one week before my first semester began, and I was a wreck. From the beginning, Delaney pulled my shoulders from around my ears, offering me reassurance, definitions and tools in clear English, with clear sympathy for my plight. It was as if he were a personal tutor, therapist and mentor, eager for my success but sensitive to my level of capability from moment to moment.

I can't say that I know what I'm doing now (I'm only a month in), but I know how to move forth without panic attacks and with enjoyment of the process, as I briefly brief cases and organize my materials into notes and outlines that I trust will help me succeed when exams finally come. Delaney's example briefs are excellent, and he gives you the opportunity to learn how to develop your own excellent style. (My only critique is that his negative examples are just too sloppy to be realistic. I hope.)

Please get this book, in order to spare you the unnecessary "hazing" stress of first semester, and to experience the joy of studying, learning and mastering a subject as interesting as the law. I also strongly recommend his second book, How to Do Your Best on Law School Exams, which you'll definitely need as well -- in it, he explains how to outline and note-take to best effect from day one. He also addresses different cognitive learning styles and how they affect your study for law exams -- where you may need to focus more substantial energy depending on your personal strengths and weaknesses.

Finally, no, I do not know the author, I'm just really grateful!

Delaney's Legal Reasoning Book.......2007-09-18

I am a 1L at a T5 and I have found Delaney's books to be very helpful. When you start to panic during law school, this book will make a nice security blanket; his book on law school exams is also very helpful.

Introduction to Law school.......2007-09-12

I thought it was a great book to help i preparing for law school - do your own brief then check your answers... However, I found that it left out one important element (that or I just didn't pick up on it) in composing a brief- the rule.

Great buy!.......2007-09-12

Great book with a lot of insightful advice. I keep it handy while case briefing. Highly recommended!

legal reasoning very informative.......2007-09-10

I read this before my first day of law school and it helped me a lot. I'd recommend it to any incoming first year.

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Is legal reasoning rationally persuasive, working within a discernible structure and using recognisable kinds of arguments? Does it belong to rhetoric in this sense, or to the domain of the merely 'rhetorical' in an adversative sense? Is there any reasonable certainty about legal outcomes in dispute-situations? If not, what becomes of the Rule of Law? Neil MacCormick's book tackles these questions in establishing an overall theory of legal reasoning which shows the essential part 'legal syllogism' plays in reasoning aimed at the application of law, while acknowledging that simple deductive reasoning, though always necessary, is very rarely sufficient to justify a decision. There are always problems of relevancy, classification or interpretation in relation to both facts and law. In justifying conclusions about such problems, reasoning has to be universalistic and yet fully sensitive to the particulars of specific cases. How is this possible? Is legal justification at this level consequentialist in character or principled and right-based? Both normative coherence and narrative coherence have a part to play in justification, and in accounting for the validity of arguments by analogy. Looking at such long-discussed subjects as precedent and analogy and the interpretative character of the reasoning involved, Neil MacCormick expands upon his celebrated Legal Reasoning and Legal Theory (OUP 1978 and 1994) and restates his 'institutional theory of law'.

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Legal Reasoning (International Library of Essays in Law and Legal Theory -- 2 Volume Set)

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