How to run your business like Santa

From Money/US News

You can definitely benchmark Santa Claus (if he is true or imagined) on how to run/Manage a successful business:

l. Plan ahead; planning means preparing far in advance.  By December 26, Santa would be preparing for Christmas next year;

2.  Reward the doers;

3.  Give positive feedback (to the deer and workers who prepare the gifts 

4.  Stick to a winning strategy (He has stuck to his game plan ever since)

5.  Focus on the customers - those who will receive the gift.  the nice ones.

But then again, it this the best way for customers to receive the gift?  A new business model is needed;  the link can be changed:   you can Fed Ex or DHL the gift and save him from the wear and tear of going around himself every Christmas...

How to manage like Santa Claus