Article: Make it a point to cite successes at board meetings and to verbally congratulate employees on a job well done. It is a great way to create an office atmosphere focused on success and to empower employees to keep up the good work. When you feel that it is earned, acknowledge hard work with bonuses or other types of rewards so your employees feel that you really see that they are making a difference. Sometimes, your employees will make a big effort without getting the results they hoped for. Even if they don't succeed, you should acknowledge them for trying and giving it their all. Know that monetary rewards help empower employees, but that money can't be the only thing that gets them going. An important part of empowering employees is letting them know their opinions are valuable. Adopting an open door policy lets employees know you care about what they say and enables them to give their input and play an active role in the well-being of the business. Employees who feel involved are empowered employees. When employees talk to you, make sure you give them your full attention. Don't listen to their complaints while checking your phone or munching lunch; even if you can only give them a few minutes of your time, make sure they have your full attention. Though criticism is helpful if given correctly, you should focus on all of the good things that your employees are doing instead of nitpicking them and making them feel like "no news is good news." Compliment them and let them know they've done a good job and do so as often as you can. This policy can help establish a positive environment, instead of making employees feel like they'll only hear from you if they've made a mistake. You can't succeed in your job if you never criticize your employees, but when you explain something they've done incorrectly, make sure you do so in a respectful manner. Instead of making it sound like they have completely messed up, yelling, or threatening to fire them, have a civil conversation. Discuss how they can improve. Employees don't work well when they feel discouraged or like they can't succeed, no matter what they do. Giving them a goal to reach and making them feel like they are capable of success is a much better strategy than making them feel like they are constantly failing. When criticizing, make sure you are also pointing out things the employee is doing well. For example, say something like, "You're such a hard worker and I know how much you want to succeed. However, if you let others take on more responsibility during team work, I think the results would be more balanced, and you would feel less pressure to do everything yourself." To empower employees, know what makes them tick. They won't all be motivated by the same thing, so if you want them to succeed, you have to know their strengths and weaknesses to make the most of their abilities. Pay attention to their skills and what they say in meetings and find a way to help each employee reach his or her fullest potential. For example, if one of your employees loves working with others, make sure he or she has plenty of opportunities for teamwork. If one of your employees has an analytical mind, ask him to help you analyze the latest company report. Make the most of each employee's strengths. To empower employees, you have to make them feel like what they do for the company really does matter and impacts its success. Whether you give them statistics, charts, data, or testimonials, make an effort to make them see the bigger picture. Keep employees up-to-date on company developments. If you're hiring more employees, starting a new branch of the company, working on a new project, or making other big changes, let employees know as much as they can about what's going on. You don't want them to feel they're the last to hear about big changes because this will make them feel like they don't really have a stake in the company. To empower employees, you can't make them feel like there's no room for them to move forward. If they feel like they will just do the same old job year after year without any additional responsibilities, opportunities, or promotions, then it'll be hard for them to feel truly empowered. Make sure they have a clear path to success and that they feel recognized as they get better and better at their jobs. Additional bonuses or raises can really help your employees feel like their job has a future. If they've been working the same job for over two years without a single raise, for example, then they can start to feel like they've reached a dead end. Talk to your employees about where they want to be in the future. Help them get there. They should feel that there are opportunities to grow, to learn skills and to take on more responsibilities the longer they stay at the job.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Acknowledge employee achievements. Open your door to employees. Give more compliments than criticism. Criticize constructively. Understand what motivates each employee. Make employees feel like they are part of the company. Show employees there's room for growth in the company.
Article: Some e-mail providers may not allow you to send ZIP files for reasons such as security concerns or incapability with ZIP files. Your recipient may not be able to open or extract ZIP files from their e-mail provider. Ask if they have a different e-mail that you could contact them with. If you are compressing a large number of files, the size of you ZIP file may become too large for your e-mail provider to send. Most e-mail providers will have limits to the sizes of your attachments. Consider creating two or more ZIP files and sending these files in separate e-mails. If you are sending an already compressed ZIP file, you will need to extract the files. Then compress them separately. Some e-mail providers may not allow ZIP files to be attached or only permit a limited list of file types that exclude ZIP files. You can change the extension of your ZIP file to trick your e-mail provider into thinking the file is not a ZIP file. The file should work exactly like a ZIP file but will just have a different extension name. ZIP programs such as Winzip allow you to create custom file extensions. For example, if you type zea (zipped email attachment), the zipped attachments will be named "file.zea" rather than "file.zip". This would enable you to send the ZIP file without error. It's important to note that this method does not always work. As well, you may need to download third party programs to change the extension name of your ZIP file. Most e-mail providers will warn you if a file has not been completely uploaded if you attempt to send your e-mail. As well, some e-mail providers will display the upload progress for you to watch. When a file is uploaded, it should appear in the attachments section of your e-mail or just under the main body of the e-mail.
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Try a different e-mail provider. Separate large ZIP files. Use a custom file extension. Make sure your ZIP file attachment has completely uploaded before sending.