The spirit behind best practice management is of striving for excellence and the desire to be the best. It embraces a wide spectrum of fields including technology, sales, construction, accounting etc. Best practice management has gained so much popularity that it has become a cult practice with the most successful companies. They are now willing to share the secrets of their rise to the top. Absolute transparency with the employees, suppliers and customers regarding the application of the best practices brings the best outcome.
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I'm closing my mortgage office in Oceanside, NY. All my furniture is only 6 months old and of very high quality. I want to recoup as much as I can get. What % of the retail price should I be asking for and how can I get it sold quickly?

I tried a blast fax to other mortgage companies asking for 60% of the retail, but no one has replied. If I don't get at least 50%, I'll just give it to charity and take a write off.

I have 3 executive desks, 4 executive chairs, 5 grey work stations with matching file cabinets, 2 old L shaped workstations, 4 art prints, 29 comdial phones with system, 9 computers with xp professional, an okidata b/w laser printer, 5 black mid back office chairs, a black conference desk with 6 high back vinyl chairs, and a Louie IV cherrywood end table.

try craigslist. its free so it cant hurt.

Why wans't there a desk in the rubble or any furniture?I know there was a fire in each tower but that was only on the upper floors. What happened to the lower floors office furniture?

In Australia tonight there was a tv documentary showing how the events on that shocking day played out. It was so sad.
They touched on the office furniture, computers etc.
Apparently, when the towers collapsed, everything just disintegrated due to the sheer force.
That's why there was nothing left. Just dust.

A recent article by Patrick Lencioni on “How Executives Botch Layoffs” got me to thinking about the lay off process and how difficult it is to do. He wrote an excellent article and I would like to add some insight from the perspective of someone who participated in the laying off of people, to being laid off.
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