A Perfect 10 Has Nowhere to Go
Mon, Oct. 5, 2026
By Paul Oestreicher
When a company—or country—rates itself as a "10," it eliminates the possibility of self-examination or positive change.
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When a company—or country—rates itself as a "10," it eliminates the possibility of self-examination or positive change.
Labor Day is a celebration of the working people of America who have helped make our economy the greatest the world has known. But this year it also represents a pivot to an extremely important election season. If you've been tuning out the political news so far, now's the time to focus.
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Labor Day is that special day when we celebrate the laboring people of America, the men and women whose hard work and ever-increasing productivity have made ours the greatest economy the world has ever known.
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Labor Day was always seen as the real beginning of the election season, but with this year's presidential race it seems as if we've been exposed to saturation media coverage and top-of-the-lungs campaigning since, well, forever.
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