Either you work in the industry and know or you don't and shouldn't be. I work at a lower level than what you appear to be managing but if you're trying to find incentives for your employees then you already have a problem. My job gives me enough incentives through money, benefits and my work environment to keep me motivated. If you treat your employees as important and give them general reasons to make themselves and the company better then they will respond. If you don't, they won't. This isn't rocket science, its basic psych 101. I can take breaks when I need to. I get paid for what I think I am worth. I get benes equal to what I think I do for my company. I get praise from my managers when I do well and I get constructive criticism that helps me build my performance and work skills when I don't do well. If I want to expand my knowledge base and take classes or go for a relevant certificate to my job, my boss pays for it, and if I do well, I get paid for it. End of story.

"Mozilla's market share has been slipping again at a significant pace." http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/08/firefox-continues-to-gain-as-internet-explorer-chrome-slide/

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I signed up just to comment on this story. This is not the first time DirecTV has done this with the guise of customer prices. Last year it was NatGeo and a few other channels. Before that it was Versus (before NBC changed it.) This is an ongoing theme with DirecTV where a contract comes back around and they almost automatically shut down and refuse to make a deal until the company accepts. This can last some time. I realize Comedy Central is not a huge loss for everyone, but next time it could be a group of channels you do care about and it will be no different, and I'm personally pretty sick of it. I have a year left on my contract and will not continue it. I'll use ESPN3 and NetFlix I guess.