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		<title>What Keeps Employees Motivated?   Some Keys to Effective Motivation at Work</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 16:13:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kerr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This infographic created by Salesforce does a fabulous job at summarizing some of the key factors that influence employee motivation. It&#8217;s a great reminder of everything we talk about here at Humor at Work: that money, for the most part,  is only a great motivator when it comes to people searching for work or coming [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Humor in the Workplace is a Key to Success</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 14:55:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kerr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a business speaker and motivational speaker who speaks often on the topic of humor in the workplace, I sometimes have to sell the benefits of humor to some of my more skeptical clients. Fortunately, this task has become much easier over the years.     A growing body of research is showing how the use of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Leader as Guide: Lessons Learned While on an African Safari</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 14:33:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kerr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was recently on safari in South Africa and Botswana, and our aptly named guide Moses reminded me of a few key traits that truly inspiring leaders need to possess. 1. First and foremost, Moses was always concerned with our well being and safety.  (Sort of important when there could be a Black mamba snake [...]]]></description>
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		<title>22 Fun Ways to Celebrate Those Fun, Wacky Holidays and Theme Days into Your Workplace: No Pants? No Problem!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:28:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kerr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently had someone ask me about the &#8220;appropriateness&#8221; of celebrating some of the offbeat theme days I refer to from time to time in an office setting. So allow me to clarify a few of my thoughts on the matter. I share the theme days first and foremost simply as a way of sharing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Speaking of Funny Business: Would It Kill You to Smile?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:02:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kerr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a business speaker who speaks on the role of humor in leadership and business and the importance of building a strong workplace culture, I am continually amazed at the number of senior business people who still take themselves so seriously. Now I get the desire that people have to be taken seriously and be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Customer Service with a Smile, and Some Humor</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:58:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kerr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Great customer service isn&#8217;t about blindly smiling at the customer and pulling the string to recite a scripted response that sounds forced and unnatural (as hilariously mocked in an old Saturday Night Live skit with Helen Hunt and David Spade playing cynical flight attendants saying, &#8220;And bye-bye&#8221; to all the departing passengers). Great service is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does Your Job Measure Up?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:51:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kerr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A survey of senior leaders revealed a disconnect between what leaders think motivates employees vs. what actually motivates them. 95% of the leaders in the survey felt that &#8220;supporting progress&#8221; was the least most important factor in employee engagement, whereas all the research suggests the opposite is true: Supporting progress at work is one of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Offbeat Theme Days &amp; Wacky, Fun Holidays for May, 2013 to Celebrate in Your Workplace</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kerr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here’s a list of some of the fun, wacky, offbeat and not-so-wacky holidays and theme days for the month of May, 2013. Celebrating these, recognizing these theme days is a very simple way to bring a little fun and humor into your workplace. For some ideas on how to make use of some of these [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seriously, What DOES She Do All Day?  Guest blog post by Kelly Batke, Jostle Corporation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:58:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kerr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Admit it. At some point in your career you’ve worked alongside someone who appears to do absolutely nothing all day. You are aware they were hired, and sometimes you even know their job title, but when it comes to their actual tasks or accomplishments you have no idea. And sometimes neither do they. Role clarity [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Workplace Recognition: Giving Thanks for the Thanks!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:41:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kerr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A friend of mine, a small business owner who does a fabulous job at constantly recognizing his contractors and often surprising them with bonus gifts, complained to me recently that an employee never thanked him after receiving a surprise bonus from him. Not even a quick &#8220;Cool, thanks!&#8221; e-mail from him. Nothing. Zippo! Nada!  So [...]]]></description>
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