For better workplace, respect your employees  It doesn't take a
lot of perks or fancy consultants to make your company a great
place to work. A genuine interest in others, giving employees
the responsibility and power to get their jobs done, and giving
them respect go a long way to employee satisfaction. Here are
five ways managers can create great places to work. L.M. Sixel,
Houston Chronicle  Respect your employees enough to tell them
where they stand. Are they doing a good job? Are they meeting
expectations? Employees want to know.  If they're not meeting
deadlines or sales quotas, respect means giving those employees
the bad news, too. And tell them early enough so they can try to
turn the situation around.  Too many bosses hope that employees
who aren't on the favored list will eventually get the message
from small slights and leave. But often those clues aren't clear
and it's important to be up front even though those
conversations can be really difficult.  Be kind. It's so simple
but a kind word here a