The Best Employees It pays to have a staff that shares a winning attitude.

Winners know how to exploit their full potential becausethey're always part of the answer to a problem. A loser isalways part of the problem. A winner has goals. A loser has onlyexcuses. A winner says, "Let me do it for you." A losersays, "That's not my job." Winners always see greennear every sand trap. Losers only see sand. Only winners know howto win. They keep themselves motivated, are constantly learning newthings and respect everybody they work with.

Excerpted from Attracting & Rewarding OutstandingEmployees

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