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		<title>What Gen Y Workers Wish Managers Knew About Managing</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Holmes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Article #48 Is your company attracting then retaining bright, younger workers successfully? Is your community keeping its best and brightest or are they moving away for greener pastures? This begs the question: What do Gen Y workers want anyway? And what exactly do they expect from a boss in terms of managing work efforts, effectively? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Some Bosses Are Jerks</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Holmes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Short article #42 High unemployment has created a situation for employers whereby they now have many more applicants for job openings than previously. In effect, shifting bargaining power to employers. Unfortunately, one unintended consequence of high unemployment may be that it has given some managers the belief that they can be more demanding or controlling [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thanks for the Bonus &#8212; I Quit! &#124; The View from Harvard Business &#124; BNET</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Holmes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Short article # 40&#160; The article from BNET (link below) makes an apt point regarding employee praise, a point that should be common knowledge for any manager or leader:&#160; Principle: deserved praise is critical to feelings of connectedness, employee loyalty, as well as ongoing contribution of uninhibited effort. One of my own consulting engagements closely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You Say You Want Employee Input. Better Mean It!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Holmes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Short article #36 and #37 (combined) It all started three or four decades ago with the ubiquitous employee suggestion boxes. For the most part, those antiquated&#160; methods of getting employee input never really worked very well. Why? Mainly, employees sensed that management really didn’t want their input. Two things in particular tipped them off. First, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Motivating &#8220;Distance Employees&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Holmes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Blogger Jason Christensen linked to a recent BNET.com article interview I gave regarding “Can’t Pay Your Employees What You Like? Praise Them Instead&#8220; You might want to check out Jason’s article on motivating and building the morale of remote employees, I found it pertinent. He offers up a number of useful ideas especially if you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Battling Low Employee Morale</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Holmes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One industry, healthcare, has all but escaped the draconian impact of the economic recession. However, healthcare is, as other industries are—battling low employee morale. According to a survey by CareerBuilder (referenced in this article: Healthcare employers battle low employee morale &#124; Healthcare Finance News) nearly 4 of 10 healthcare employees report low motivation and 1 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Cost of Losing Your Top Employees</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Holmes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I was asked in a media interview whether losing employees was something businesses really needed to focus on that much, today. The reporter (from CBS) was curious whether or not employees, given the current 10 percent-plus unemployment, would really be looking around that much for another job? I told him, “There’s always the threat [...]]]></description>
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		<title>30 Ways to Say &#8216;Good Job&#8217; (part 4)</title>
		<link>http://managemyemployees.com/30-ways-to-say-good-job-part-4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Holmes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160;&#160; Saying ‘Thanks’ and/or giving praise doesn’t come as naturally to some managers as it does for others. I started out thirty years ago in my career being one of those managers who found giving ‘praise’ harder than giving correction. I’m better at it today, and yet, I’m certainly not perfect. The results of improvement [...]]]></description>
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		<title>30 Ways to Praise and Thank Employees (part 3)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Holmes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In part 3 we’ll look at a few tips for revving up our praise or thanks to employees. Next, we’ll look at ten more ways to say Good Job. 3 Tips on Revving Up Praise: Be sincere. When you see something praiseworthy &#8211; praise it. On the other hand, if you don’t, then avoid feeling [...]]]></description>
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		<title>30 Ways to Praise and Thank Employees (part 2)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Holmes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Take time to look for good behavior as well as good attitude, then recognize your employee for it. Good behavior or good attitude doesn’t have to be recognized with $$money. A verbal or written praise/thanks is especially meaningful, and it lasts. Mark Twain said, “I can live for three months on a good compliment.” Here [...]]]></description>
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