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	<title>Cypress Ridge Solutions &#187; Motivating Employees</title>
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		<title>Archeology and Compensation</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2012 00:05:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I made an offhand comment to a colleague that I can look at a company&#8217;s compensation plans and tell them about their organizational culture and what they really value.  He asked me to explain further, so I offered a few examples.  &#8230; <a href="http://www.cypressridgesolutions.com/archeology-and-compensation/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Conversational Management</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 21:03:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love a good conversation. Great conversations offer an interesting flow of ideas and opinions, back and forth, respectfully and honestly.  With texting, emails and voicemail, it seems we&#8217;re losing that art and skill, both in our personal lives and our work environment.  How many of us have hidden behind emails instead of &#8230; <a href="http://www.cypressridgesolutions.com/conversational-management/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lighten Up!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2012 16:28:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I begin this series of blog posts, I hope to bring a fresh, lighter perspective. Is it just me or has the world become oh so serious? Where&#8217;s the humor? The kindness? For those of us in the &#8220;business of people&#8221;, we&#8217;re often the most serious of &#8230; <a href="http://www.cypressridgesolutions.com/lighten-up/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>3 Tips to Re-Engage Your Team</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2012 20:32:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re over half way through the year.  Do you know where are you in relation to the goals and plans discussed at the beginning of the year?  It&#8217;s the perfect time to dig out those January 2012 strategic plans, company &#8230; <a href="http://www.cypressridgesolutions.com/3-tips-to-re-engage-your-team/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Money and Motivation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 20:45:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does money motivate?  As a compensation expert for many years I say &#8220;No,  I don&#8217;t believe money motivates at all!&#8221; I believe simply that inequitable, unfair and misunderstood pay practices are huge de-motivators. However, just because an employee is fairly &#8230; <a href="http://www.cypressridgesolutions.com/money-and-motivation/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Time to get rid of the Annual Performance Evaluation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 23:48:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After over 25 years of professional Human Resources consulting with companies on performance management systems and compensation plans, I support eliminating the annual performance evaluation.  They just don&#8217;t work,  are disliked by most everyone involved, and even when done correctly &#8230; <a href="http://www.cypressridgesolutions.com/time-to-get-rid-of-the-annual-performance-evaluation/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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