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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>TheDerekJohnson.com - Latest Comments in My Birthday Party - thederekjohnson.com</title><link>http://thederekjohnson.disqus.com/</link><description>College Dropout CEO</description><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:44:55 -0000</lastBuildDate><item><title>Re: My Birthday Party - thederekjohnson.com</title><link>http://thederekjohnson.com/2008/11/22/my-birthday-party/#comment-4016862</link><description>There are many ways to motivate employees, many of which I'm sure you're using already.  When I was a branch operator with Collegeworks Painting, my fellow managers and I used each others success to make ourselves more successful.  We were able to do this because the company policy enabled us to become a close team by getting together on a regular basis to do fun activities.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So the business tip is:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Create a close work team be making sure to inject fun into the long work schedule.  I often worked 70-hour work weeks and was able to get through it because I had something to look forward to every weekend.  Whether it be paintballing, bar-b-q'ing or camping, the weekly activities brought the team together and refreshed us for the next work week.</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Bret Lane</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:44:55 -0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>