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		<title>What a Great Idea!</title>
		<link>http://www.thebetterboss.com/what-a-great-idea.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 20:55:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Weldon Fox</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to my Facebook friend, Christine Norris at Landlord Tips, I have found out about a great site and an interesting Facebook Event called Random Acts of Kindness.  This got me thinking, what can we do to show our employees some &#8220;Random Acts of Kindness?So I&#8217;ve come up with a list of things you can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Compensating Employees</title>
		<link>http://www.thebetterboss.com/compensating-employees.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:36:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Weldon Fox</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Employee Relations]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another touchy part of being a boss is how to pay your employees.  You have to be fair, or you will lose your good employees to better paying companies.  I know if you’re a small company you might not be able to pay as well as a major company, so you need to come up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Knowing When to Give Up on Difficult Employees</title>
		<link>http://www.thebetterboss.com/difficult-employees.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thebetterboss.com/difficult-employees.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:15:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Weldon Fox</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Management Tips]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebetterboss.com/?p=103</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are people, in every company, that are difficult employees.  They don’t do the job right, so you offer to help them and they do fine while you are there, but as soon as they are left alone, they ‘forget’ everything you’ve told them.  If you continue to give in and continue to work with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Motivate Your Staff</title>
		<link>http://www.thebetterboss.com/motivate-your-staff.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thebetterboss.com/motivate-your-staff.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:25:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Weldon Fox</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Employee Recognition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employee tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Employee Relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motivation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[So yesterday, you started thinking about your staff and where their strengths are and today I want to show you how to motivate those strengths to bring out the best in your employees…
Day 2 – Motivate Your Staff
Unfortunately, everyone is not motivated in the same way.  Some people love the recognition.  They want to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Know Your Staff&#8217;s Talents</title>
		<link>http://www.thebetterboss.com/know-your-staffs-talents.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thebetterboss.com/know-your-staffs-talents.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:17:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Weldon Fox</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Management Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Training Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employee tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Customer service]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebetterboss.com/?p=92</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I’m not saying I have all the answers, but I’ve been in this business a long time and I know what I’ve failed at and what has made my staff and myself successful, so that is what I want to share with you with the &#8220;Ten Days to Be a Better Boss…Day 1 – Know [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Now Hiring &#8211; The Right Employee</title>
		<link>http://www.thebetterboss.com/now-hiring.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thebetterboss.com/now-hiring.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 07:30:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Weldon Fox</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hiring Tips]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Employment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new year, a new employee?  This is the time to re-evaluate your employees and see if you need a new one or maybe this is the time that an old employee has decided to leave and you&#8217;re in need of a new employee.  Whatever the reason, you are about to embark on a difficult [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome to Our Company</title>
		<link>http://www.thebetterboss.com/welcome-to-our-company.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thebetterboss.com/welcome-to-our-company.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:12:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Weldon Fox</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[employee tips]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[welcoming new employees]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Have you thought about what you are going to do for your new employee to make them feel welcomed?  No?  Well, maybe you should.  Making a new employee feel like they are part of the team right off the bat, will make them motivated to do the best they can do for you&#8230;Do you remember [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Motivating Your Employees</title>
		<link>http://www.thebetterboss.com/motivating-your-employees.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thebetterboss.com/motivating-your-employees.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:52:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Weldon Fox</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Employee Recognition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employee tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amusement park]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Employee Relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gift card]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Motivation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebetterboss.com/?p=27</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t make motivating your employees harder than it has to be&#8230;A few simple tips can make you a great boss and give you the best employees&#8230;
Setting goals is the first thing you want to do.  Make the goals clear, so the employee knows what the company needs and so they can come up with a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Employer, Employee Relations</title>
		<link>http://www.thebetterboss.com/employer-employee-relations.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thebetterboss.com/employer-employee-relations.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:35:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Weldon Fox</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[employee tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Employee Relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Employment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Job description]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebetterboss.com/?p=24</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The employer, employee relation can make or break a company.  If your employee dislikes you, the company and the job, then your relationship is in trouble&#8230;so how do you make sure you have a good relationship with your employee? 
Here are three very important parts of the employer, employee relations&#8230;
Watch who you hire &#8211; bad [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Change is Coming.  Are Your Ready?</title>
		<link>http://www.thebetterboss.com/change-is-coming.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thebetterboss.com/change-is-coming.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:50:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Weldon Fox</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[employee tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Information]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lead change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Organizational Change]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebetterboss.com/?p=16</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are some people who welcome change and some who wishes the word &#8220;change&#8221; would disappear from this world.  Which are you?  Your answer could determine what kind of boss you will be&#8230;Things change on a daily basis and in some companies on an hourly basis, so you have to be a boss that can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Correct Approach to Correcting Employees</title>
		<link>http://www.thebetterboss.com/correcting-employees.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thebetterboss.com/correcting-employees.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:53:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Weldon Fox</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[employee tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[correcting employees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employee problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employee situations]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebetterboss.com/?p=41</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve all been there&#8230;a situation happens and instead of going straight to the problem employee we think we are better off to just make a general announcement stating that a situation has happened and because of that, policies are now being changed.  So what is wrong with that?  A lot!You now have employees who feel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Be Friendly, Not Friends</title>
		<link>http://www.thebetterboss.com/be-friendly-not-friends.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thebetterboss.com/be-friendly-not-friends.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:58:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Weldon Fox</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[employee tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employee relatiopns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Employment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Work]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebetterboss.com/?p=39</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When you are the boss, there is a fine line between being friendly and being friends with your employees.  Being friendly is asking how their family is doing, being friends is going to their family reunion.  Being friends with your employees won&#8217;t make you a better boss, instead it will make you a boss with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We All Have a Talent</title>
		<link>http://www.thebetterboss.com/we-all-have-a-talent.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thebetterboss.com/we-all-have-a-talent.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:57:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Weldon Fox</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[employee tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employee jobs]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebetterboss.com/?p=37</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Each of us has talents that others might not.  And as the boss, we need to be able to find the talent in each of our employees, so we know which jobs they should and should not have.  What makes this so hard, is that sometimes employees don&#8217;t know what their talents are.  They might [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Know What Your Employees are Thinking?</title>
		<link>http://www.thebetterboss.com/do-you-know-what-your-employees-are-thinking.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thebetterboss.com/do-you-know-what-your-employees-are-thinking.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:29:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Weldon Fox</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[employee tips]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I ask this question all the time.  Do you really know what your employees are thinking?  I&#8217;m always surprised at the answer.  Many bosses will say yes, but when I ask them to tell me what they know&#8230;they can&#8217;t seem to put it into words.  Do you ever just take the time to listen to [...]]]></description>
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