Stretch Assignments

from What Great Bosses Know · host Poynter Institute

How do you keep good employees motivated and engaged? Great Bosses often use carefully chosen stretch assignments. In this podcast, the Poynter Institute's leadership and management expert Jill Geisler explains stretch assignments, and how bosses can make certain they have great outcomes for the employee, the organization and the boss. Check out Jill's "Great Bosses" columns on Poynter.org, or follow her on Twitter: @jillgeisler Jill's book, "Work Happy: What Great Bosses Know" is scheduled for publication June, 2012.

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