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PART 1 PLEASE RESPOND IN 275 WORDS

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Please respond to the following:

•From the case study, discuss possible new options for finding quality employees other than those considered in the case study.

•From the case study, discuss how Mark Sims could better motivate the employees he already has to become more productive and dedicated. Provide specific examples to support your response.

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PART 2 PLEASE RESPOND AND COMENT TO THIS DISCUSSION NO LESS THE 175 WORDS BASE ON 1 CREDIBLE RESORCE

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Please respond to the following:

•         From the case study, discuss possible new options for finding quality employees other than those considered in the case study.

One other thing that Mr. Sims can do is look in his vicinity for any truck driving schools that might have recent graduates or those who will be graduating and gain permission to post on the schools website the driver job opportunities that he has within his business.  He can employ the help of a professional hiring website such as Glassdoor or Monster that allow candidates to filter jobs by experience so that this way the individuals who apply for positions are truly qualified for the positions posted.

•         From the case study, discuss how Mark Sims could better motivate the employees he already has to become more productive and dedicated.  Provide specific examples to support your response.

Items that Mr. Sims can do to motivate his employees is to identify any knowledge gaps that the employees have and provide individualized training to close the gap.  He can also take a knowledgeable employee and have them do some peer to peer training.  This will not only help the employee who is struggling but will also give the individual training/providing support to their peer motivation to continue to develop their own skill set.  Can Mr. Sims provide quarterly, mid-year or yearly incentives that compensate the employees for acquiring new customers or increasing the relationship with the current customers?  Maybe they can be compensated in the form of a year-end bonus where the employees get monetary compensation if the business meets or exceeds the performance goals and metrics.