This is especially important when you have employees who do shift work, such as at factories or hospitals. Keep employees on a single shift, either day or evening, and rotate the number of weekends and holidays that people are required to work. No employee is going to be happy if she has to work on Christmas every year or every Saturday night shift. To maintain a positive environment, it is important to make sure that your managers and supervisors understand the company culture and know-how to help individual employees reach established work standards and competence. Include a section in your employee onboarding to discuss the company’s core values, purpose, and how each staff member contributes to achieving them. Make sure that your managers and supervisors are people-oriented, not process-oriented. Communicate with the rest of your team when you have a new hire so they know about the new employee's start date, background, and what position they’ll work. Make sure the managers and supervisors are all on the same page about the company’s goals, objectives, and management expectations so they don’t confuse your employees. Most human resource professionals agree that employees do not like to be micromanaged. Allow them to do their jobs and trust that they will do good work.  You can supervise your employees’ work without making them feel like you are constantly looking over their shoulder and waiting for them to make a mistake. Give your employees the responsibility they need to complete their tasks. If you assign an employee a job, don’t keep checking in on them about their progress or double-checking their work after every step they complete. Create specific and measurable goals for each employee role to eliminate the need for micromanaging and teach employees what needs to be done to be successful. Employees are happy when their employers understand their responsibilities and lives outside of work.  Introduce flexible working schedules. Some of your staff might work better in the mornings but mentally check out by 3:00 p.m. Others work better later in the day. Make it easy for employees to work from home when they need to. Caring for a sick child or staying home during a snowstorm instead of fighting their way into the office will keep employees a lot happier, especially if they can stay on top of their work while at home.
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One-sentence summary -- Establish predictable and consistent schedules and routines. Train managers and supervisors to exhibit the desired company culture. Trust your employees. Promote work and life balance.


Look for a specially formulated hamster food mix at your local pet store. Follow the package instructions for how much to give your hamster each day and serve the food in a small ceramic dish placed inside of his cage.  Limit seeds and nuts since they are high in fat and may cause your hamster to become overweight. Supplement your hamster’s diet with alfalfa pellets and fresh fruits and vegetables such as spinach, lettuce, carrots and apples. Give your hamster a large chunk to chew on rather than several small ones, or your hamster may bury them in the bedding. Remove any uneaten food after your hamster has finished with it. Hamsters need to have access to clean fresh water at all times. Use an inverted water bottle with a drinking tube to provide your hamsters with plenty of water. Make sure that the water bottle’s tip does not touch or come too close to the bedding or the water may drain out. Check the water bottle’s tip daily to make sure that it is working properly. Like all rodents, a hamster’s teeth never stop growing. Hamsters need to chew to keep their teeth from growing out of control, so make sure that you provide your hamster with a stick that is safe to chew on. You can also use a dog treat.
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One-sentence summary -- Feed your hamster a special hamster food mix. Provide a water bottle for your hamster. Give your hamster something to chew on.


Don't forget to insert the audio cable into your player and TV.
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One-sentence summary -- Connect one end of the HDMI cable to the back of your Blu-ray player. Insert the other end into the HDMI port in the side or back of your HDTV. Use the colors to connect the red, white and yellow plugs on the RCA A/V cable with the back of your Blu-ray player and the back of the TV if you have chosen to use this type of cable instead of the HDMI cable. Turn on the Blu-ray player. Turn on your TV.


March, April, and May can be lovely but will still have their chilly and wet moments. It can also get pretty cold in the evenings throughout the spring season. Lighter shirts and slacks are good for this time of year. Spring colors come back into fashion as well, though some New Yorkers stick to black and other dark colors all year round. Plan to bring clothes that you can layer as temperatures can vary greatly in spring.   For women: Lighter dresses come back into favor starting in spring so pack some of them in your bag. Pants with cute tanks and a light jacket are also a staple outfit.  For men: Pants and solid colored shirts with a blazer are a standard outfit on the streets of New York. While it does get warmer, its still good to remember to pack some clothes that will keep you warm in the cold evenings. Some ideas include bulky sweaters you can wear over spandex, and light blazers. Regular sweatshirts, unless they are distressed, crop-top, or graphically enhanced, are a sure sign you are not a fashionable New Yorker.
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One-sentence summary --
Know what spring in NYC is like. Plan for both warm and cold weather. Bring a jacket and some sweaters. Don’t wear sweatshirts.