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The rest of my employees are complaining since they are having to take up his slack. I've tried talking to him, but he doesn't seem to listen. To make matters worse, he has become one of my best friends since I hired him five years ago, so firing him is out of the question. What can I do? -- Allen B. Project Management - Are You Done Yet What happens when a Project Manager asks one of his team members "Are you done yet"? Motivating For Higher Performance Employee motivation is probably the most important single manageable factor for success and profitability of all the facets of specialty store retailing. It is too vital to be handled on a hit or miss basis, depending on the whim or spirit that stirs the store owner or manager from time to time. Enhancing the Motivational Climate of Your Workplace It has been well documented that employees' productivity and job quality increase when we are made to feel welcome at work. 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