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Viewpoint by Bob Gershberg
Managing Partner, Dick Wray Executive Search

The Times They Are A-Changin’

Oh, how we'd love to think high energy costs and soaring commodity costs are going to trend down as part of the cycles we've often seen in the past. I regret to be the bearer of bad news but $4 per gallon gasoline is here to stay and so too are lofty commodity costs as well. Demands from emerging markets in our new global economy have changed the rules. High distribution costs and ethanol production will assure continued upward pressures. We may see retreat from highs but year over year commodity costs will be higher.
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Leadership

by Bob Prosen, Author of Kiss Theory Good Bye Five Proven Ways to Get Extraordinary Results in Any Company Advancement 

Leaders are always searching for ways to increase accountability to get the results they need. My advice is to start by defining your role when it comes to delivering results. Simply put, the leader's job is to ensure every member of the team wins, and winning is defined as meeting the organization's top objectives.
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FYI Candidates by Orrick Nepomuceno, CPC
Vice President of Development, Dick Wray Executive Search

Going for the Gold: Making the Jump to a $100K Job

Have you ever felt as though you are under-compensated for the position in which you fill? Have you contemplated leaving your current position for a higher paid opportunity? Or, are you out of work, having left such a position, but feel as though you shouldn't be limited to the salary which you used to receive? If you are or were making less than $75,000 per year but truly believe that you could qualify and would work well in a position with a salary of at or more than $100,000,then the question probably comes down to, "Should I go for it?"
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Executive Movements

Russ Bendel Leaves Cheesecake to become CEO of the Habit Burger Grill Popular California Hamburger Chain Names Distinguished Restaurant Industry Veteran as Head of Company.
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BROOK, Ill. - MCDONALD'S CORP. has hired CYNTHIA GOODY as director of nutrition, with responsibility for the chain's 13,800 U.S. restaurants. A registered dietitian, Goody previously was a retail and clinical dietitian for Hy-Vee Food Stores and a faculty member at the Culinary Institute of America and with Harvard School of Medicine Continuing Medical Education.
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BEAVERTON, Ore. - BRUCE MACDIARMID has stepped down as president and chief executive of the BLACK ANGUS STEAKHOUSE chain to take the posts of president and CEO here at 99-unit SHARI'S FAMILY RESTAURANTS, beginning June 9..
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Financial Overview

CBRL Group, Inc. ('CBRL') (Nasdaq: CBRL) today reported comparable store sales for its Cracker Barrel Old Country Store(R) restaurants and gift shops for the four-week period ending Friday, May 30, 2008.
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Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. Board of Directors Reaffirms Intent to Repurchase up to $50 million of Common Stock.
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