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June 28, 2004

Stephan Say What?

By QBlog in

On the "Business Plan" page of the new Quixtar Facts Web site there are several audio/video interviews with "Consultant and Former Kansas Attorney General" Robert T. Stephan. Each interview on the page is accompanied with a bit of text, describing the content of the linked interview (as demonstrated in the graphic below).

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Those who have studied Quixtar understand its historically complex relationship with the related Training and Motivational businesses (IBO Organizations). In fact, Quixtar attempts to address that relationship by explaining the Postma Memo.

Many have speculated that those running Quixtar (and Amway) would love to see an end to the IBO Organizations (at least as they're currently operating) but choose inaction because they don't want to disrupt the cash flow created by those organizations. Whether there is any truth to such speculation is for you to decide but I think I may have discovered a clue about what Quixtar really thinks of those motivational organizations.

If you notice, the interview with Robert T. Stephan at the bottom of the page is described as, "Marketplace Decides the Value of Training" which would appear to link to a discussion about the value of training. Right? Wrong!

» Audio of Robert T. Stephan - Marketplace Decides the Value of Training

If you listen to the clip (or watch the video) you'll hear Stephan say this:

"You know, I don't know of any business entity that has people involved in the business world that doesn't see mistakes from time to time and sometimes intentional actions from time to time that needs to be handled. It's not novel in any business to see employees or independent representatives or independent contractors who don't follow the rules, either intentionally or unintentionally."
What does that have to do with the value of training? Or the marketplace? It sounds like he may be excusing some unknown action by saying that everyone makes mistakes. But what action? The act of training? No idea. You tell me.

Another detail that caught my attention was the name of the mp3 file containing Stephan's comments. The file is "Stephan_Mistakes.mp3." Possibly some Web-styled Freudian slip commenting on Quixtar training or much ado about nothing? You decide.

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“Those who have studied Quixtar understand its historically complex relationship with the related Training and Motivational businesses...”

Would a better wording have included “obfuscated”?

Posted by: Porkchopjim | June 29, 2004 5:06 PM

What a great word - 'OBFUSCATE'! I like it, and it fits right in!!!

Posted by: Disenchanted IBO | June 30, 2004 2:10 PM





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