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		<title>How to Manage Without Micromanaging</title>
		<link>http://managemyemployees.com/leadership-tips-motivating-employees-micromanagement-leadership-employee-retention/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 13:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Holmes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Article #53 Micromanagement is often defined as “excessive control of people or projects” and it is popularly viewed as an evil not a good. But is it entirely? I believe that the ambiguity comes when we try to get our arms around exactly what is excessive? Most micromanagers I have encountered do not realize they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Trust Agents&#8221; &#8211; Book Review</title>
		<link>http://managemyemployees.com/trust-agents-book-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 11:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Holmes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Article #51 by Chris Brogan and Julien Smith The bestseller Trust Agents, by Brogan and Smith hits a big nerve today, one epitomized in its subtitle: Using The Web To Build Influence, Improve Reputation and Earn Trust. Who doesn’t want to know how to do that? I suspect just about everyone who cares to grow [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Selling From A Mink-Lined Rut</title>
		<link>http://managemyemployees.com/selling-from-a-mink-lined-rut/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Holmes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Article #49 The economics of selling today, for sales managers in particular, is getting really tough out there, especially in B2B. It’s not a time for complacency or cruise control selling. Nor is it wise to take comfort in our so-called “locked-in” accounts when every competitor is coming after them. A lot is changing, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Gen Y Workers Wish Managers Knew About Managing</title>
		<link>http://managemyemployees.com/what-gen-y-workers-wish-managers-knew-about-managing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Holmes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication Skills for Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Employee Retention Strategies]]></category>
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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>Customer Service through the Eyes of a Secret Shopper</title>
		<link>http://managemyemployees.com/customer-service-through-the-eyes-of-a-secret-shopper/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Holmes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Attitude]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Article #47 Guest Blogger: Jaclyn Boatright What makes a customer choose one business over another? How can a business create a positive experience for its customers in a way that compels customers to return—over other options? For the past five years I have conducted over 500 shopping experiences as a secret shopper. I have seen [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CBS&#8217; Undercover Boss: Management Is Out of Touch With Employees</title>
		<link>http://managemyemployees.com/cbs-undercover-boss-management-is-out-of-touch-with-employees/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Holmes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Attitude]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Article #46 Have you seen Undercover Boss on CBS? The reality show Undercover Boss places CEO’s undercover in their own companies to get a personal sense for what’s really going on. The CEO goes to work at an entry level or manager-in-training position, does the actual job, all the while no one except other upper [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Employees Be Given Too Much Autonomy?</title>
		<link>http://managemyemployees.com/can-employees-be-given-too-much-autonomy/</link>
		<comments>http://managemyemployees.com/can-employees-be-given-too-much-autonomy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Holmes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership tips]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Managing Difficult Employees]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Short Article #44 &#160;Q. DEAR MARK: I understand the need and benefit of work-independence, but can an employee have too much independence? What are some of the signs? &#8211;Eric A. DEAR ERIC: While it’s a very effective tool for motivating and retaining good employees, granting work independence (autonomy) can be too-much of a good thing. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Change or Get Crushed</title>
		<link>http://managemyemployees.com/change-or-get-crushed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 04:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Holmes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership tips]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Short Article #43 There’s nary a day that some imperative about the need to change doesn’t come across my monitor. For good reason, I must admit. Change is arguably no longer periodic but continuous. Change can also be quite startling when your company is the one caught off-guard. There are a number of possible reasons [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Future of Management?</title>
		<link>http://managemyemployees.com/the-future-of-management/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Holmes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Short article #41 In his book, The Future of Management, Gary Hamel contends that the current management model centered on control and efficiency, no longer suffices in a world where adaptability and creativity drive business success. Hamel’s perspective is credible. As well as being a bestselling author he is ranked the #1 Influential Business Thinker [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thanks for the Bonus &#8212; I Quit! &#124; The View from Harvard Business &#124; BNET</title>
		<link>http://managemyemployees.com/thanks-for-the-bonus-i-quit-the-view-from-harvard-business-bnet/</link>
		<comments>http://managemyemployees.com/thanks-for-the-bonus-i-quit-the-view-from-harvard-business-bnet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Holmes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication Skills for Managers]]></category>
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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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