WHAT'S IN IT FOR THEM?

"It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest."

Adam Smith, 18th century English economic philosopher

Any deal that overly favors one at the expense of the other is destined to fail.

Win win. 

Averages Are Made Up Of Differences

"The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal."

Aristotle

3rd century BC Greek philosopher

Because it can't be done.

You can treat unequal things and people the same but that doesn't make them equal.

How's your promotion policy?

It All Evens Out In The End?

"Every sweet has its sour, every evil its good."

Ralph Waldo Emerson

19th century American poet/writer

In other words, balance.

Do you agree?

Regardless of elsewhere is this true in business?

At The Heart Of Every Labor Negotiation

"From each according to his ability, to each according to his need."

Karl Marx

19th century German philosopher/political economist

What if anything do you think this 1875 quote has to do with economics in the world today?

What about your business?

Don't know, don't care?

You need to, you REALLY need to.

How Much Is Too Much?

"Milk the cow but do not pull off the udder."

Greek proverb

During these deficit times it is almost a certainty that taxes will increase, business tax included.

How do we decide how much to take without taking the udder (losing jobs)?

The Same Only Different

"If you would marry suitably, marry your equal."

Ovid

1st century BC Roman poet

Good advice in business mergers as well as in marriage?

I would say so.

But understand that equality is different than "same".  

In both marriage and business mergers, equality in differences is a good and preferable thing.

Employee Respect

"The defect of equality is that we only desire it with our superiors."

Henry Becque
19th century French dramatist

Most of us report to someone with some having others report to us.

If both apply to you, are you as anxious for equality with one as the other?