#718 first pick

Forbes recently ran an an article speculating "What if congressional elections were run like the NFL Draft?"   (http://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2014/05/12/what-if-congressional-elections-were-run-like-the-nfl-draft)

It got me wondering about other selection processes.  Should the worst performing team be rewarded in order to level out the playing field in other arenas?  The business with the worst ROI gets first pick at the new technology superstars.  The school with the worst freshmen class can have the valedictorians or the college with the worst record can enroll the top high school player.  The city with the highest crime rate gets first dibbs on the police academy graduates or the medical center with the highest mortality rates gets first choice of doctors.  

None of those scenarios make any sense to me.

Most of us operate in a world where the best results are rewarded instead of penalized in the following year.  Good results often set the bar higher for future goals, but they don't have a downside like getting the last pick in the draft.  

Think about it: you have all first round picks.  Use the opportunity to attract and hire all the superstars you can by making your organization and product attractive to the winners.

-- beth triplett
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