In the age of newspapers being on their deathbeds with massive job cuts and low morale.

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He says the hardest part of his job has been keeping employees' morale up.

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Barra was tapped to repair worker morale after the strikes with a job in internal communications.

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Throw in funding cuts and low police morale and it is arguably the toughest commissioner job in the country.

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By all accounts he is doing a good job too: slashing operating costs by nearly half, boosting employee morale, and dramatically winnowing Apple's once sprawling product line down to just four computers (professional and consumer versions of laptops and desktops).

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"This year's ratings may damage morale among nurses, many of whom are doing a good job under excessive pressure, " she said.

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Low morale, a lack of trust in managers and poor confidence in job security are among the issues found in the annual Cornwall Council staff survey.

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At the end of this week, Ed Miliband is safe in his job, he has shown he can rise to the occasion, he has raised morale in his party and they leave with a spring in their step as they hum the Red Flag (most don't know the words these days) and make their way home.

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When, after a second traumatic election defeat, Iain Duncan Smith gave the job to Michael Howard, the appointment looked like a measure of Tory bankruptcy, in terms of both talent and morale.

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