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The lynchpin to raise standards of living is to increase productivity. If individuals create more product, companies are in a position to give raises; through trickledown, the entire economy is positively impacted. As exemplary companies have shown (e.g., The Container Store, Mary Kay, and S.W. Airlines) a customer centric focus in which employees are lauded – and in which the culture is one of caring – breeds phenomenal results. Turn the page…