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economist suntribune business saturday feb 9 2002 investing in employee lft if you or your children have trouble breathing zabet would like you to consult your doctor or calj the asthma society of canada at 18007873880 to find our more about asthma and its treatments youll breathe a little easier this message brought toyou as a community service of the economisttribune asthma 4 enormous returns from page 22 is 40 per cent of new hiririgs at insystems come as a result of referrals by existing staff employees are urging colleagues to come and work where they do the markham office employs almost 200 people i was really delighted with that ms mcrae said that told me a lot about the company indeed it is job satisfaction and recognition when a job is well done not money that are prime motivators of- employees mrwalbysaid i think unless you are in the really highflying clubs like stock brokers and investment bankers money is not such a motivator he said people vy5uld really appreciate the boss coming by and saying thanks for staying late last night you really pulled us out of the fire rather than giv ing you five bucks when the company has had a good quarter or a good year management should go out of its way to recognize contributions of individuals and teams that helped make it happen mr walbysaicl conversely when the bottom lines not so great singling workers out for criticism is simply encouraging negativity people would really appreciate the boss coming by and saying thanks for staying late last night you really pulled us out of the fire rather than giving you five bucks when the company has fa badyear avoid blame focus ori solutions he said- everybody- knows why the wheels came off necessary it should be done quickly and effectively mrwalbysaid failure to uphold consistent standards and take action can have a negative ripple effect that emanates throughout the organ ization he said companies can avoid allow ing staleness and complacency to creep into the workplace by continually challenging employ ees he said training and assign ing new duties are a way of chal lenging and exciting workers if you really want to motivate employees challenge them mr walbysaid continual training and upgrading is an important part of creating a thriving and inter ested workforce ms mcrae said your investment in people gives them the freedom to stay she said explaining employees who feel they are advancing and improving their career potential with an employers help will be less likely to feel compelled to seek employment elsewhere you get enormous returns on that investmentin terms of employee commitment and loy alty she said sal schembri staff would like to thank you markham for voting us for both 1 landscaping 1 lawn service for 2001 landscaping lawn services pride and guarantee is our 9matf iwwwm itjipwwiil 1674 middleton st pickering ontario lix 2g1 4162643110 f ymphoriy rchestra ernie eves transportation minister talk to board of trade roberto de clara music director conductor presents symphonic romance provincial cabinet ministers past and present are scheduled to address the markham board of trade in the next month minister of transportation brad clark will speak at a board of trade luncheon on thursday feb 21 at the radissdn hotel 50 east valhalla dr markham registration will be 1 130 am with the lunch eon at noon tickets are 37 for members and 47 for norhmembers advanced reservations only reserved tables are available former finance minister ernie eves a candi date for the conservative leadership and premier of ontario will speak to board members on wednesday march 6 at the embassy suites hotel 8500 warden ave markham registration at 1130 am with the luncheon at noon tickets are 40 for members and 50 for nonmembers advanced reservations only reserved tables are available call 905 4740730 ext 0 to reserve tickets for either luncheon debllssy prelude a lapresmidi dun faune mozart piano concerto 20 guest artist mary kenedi pianist 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