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The Carrot Principle: How the Best Managers Use Recognition to Engage Their People, Retain Talent, and...

LEAD WITH CARROTS, NOT STICKS

The Carrot Principle reveals the groundbreaking results of one of the most in-depth management studies ever undertaken, showing definitively that the most successful managers provide their employees with frequent and effective recognition. Drawing on case studies from leading companies including Disney, DHL, KPMG and Pepsi Bottling Group, bestselling authors Gostick and Elton show how the transformative power of purposebased recognition produces astonishing results. And they show how great managers motivate employees to excel by offering constructive praise and meaningful rewards, and in doing so achieve higher:

  • Productivity
  • Engagement
  • Retention
  • Customer satisfaction

This exceptional program, sure to become a modern-day classic, presents the simple steps to becoming a Carrot Principle manager and to building a recognition culture in your organization. Following these simple steps will make you a high performance leader and take your team to a new level of achievement.  more

  • From: Amazon
  • Posted: Aug-27-2009

A Carrot a Day Will Keep the Competition Away

Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton; recognition consultants; have written an updated version of their 2007 book - The Carrot Principle `How the best managers use recognition to engage their people, retain talent, and accelerate performance'. The subtitle says it all and even though it sounds...

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  • From: Amazon
  • Posted: Aug-21-2009

Carrots Aren't Just for Horses!

Amazing ... 79% of employees who quit their jobs indicate their key reason for leaving as a lack of appreciation. More money? No. Less benefits? No. Nasty coworkers? No. They leave because they feel unappreciated.Enter my department ... Human Resources. We conduct exit interviews and try...

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  • From: Amazon
  • Posted: Jul-04-2009

Smart Lemming Review: a Must-Have Book for Middle Managers, Leaders, and Knowledge Workers

The Carrot Principle is a "soup to nuts" management system providing the fundamentals of the Basic Four of Leadership model and leadership acceleration application. For skeptical managers who don't believe in rewarding employees, this book will change your mind and management style. Managers and...

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  • Posted: Jul-04-2009

Smart Lemming Review: a Must-Have Book for Middle Managers, Leaders, and Knowledge Workers

The Good: It's a "soup to nuts" management system providing the fundamentals of the Basic Four of Leadership model and leadership acceleration application. For skeptical managers who don't believe in rewarding employees, this book will change your mind and management style.The Bad: At times, this...

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  • From: Amazon
  • Posted: Jul-03-2009

Being Appreciated and Heard Make a Difference

Some ideas need to be shared over and over. So it is with this book. It is like a refresher course in being civil. What I have learned in my years as an executive is that at the core people want and need two things, at home and at work. Everyone wants and needs to be heard and appreciated.This...

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  • Posted: Jun-14-2009

Uncommonly Good Common Sense

As a strong believer in the "K.I.S.S." approach to business---"Keep it simple, stupid"---I like the simplicity of how businesses should go about motivating its employees to maximize productivity.To me, this is simple common sense; however, these days, anyone displaying that trait is almost...

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  • From: Amazon
  • Posted: Jun-12-2009

Great Book on Managing People

Before I retired as a CEO, I spent 25 years managing people using the principles in this book. Here's why! They work. Our company had less than 1% turnover per year, our customer satisfaction surveys were the highest in the industry and our net profits were untouchable by anyone else in the...

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  • Posted: May-15-2009

Awesome Book - a must read for anyone who deals with people

This book gets to the underlying problem (and the solution) in our world today. We have to put service before self, and others first. When we sincerly care about others, loving each other as commanded, anything is possible.

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  • Posted: Jan-15-2009

A Win (Employees) Win (Companies)!

Based on an extensive study of managers and employees, this book clearly shows the financial and organizational benefits of building "recognition cultures" - including a clear set of principles and ideas with which to begin yours! A very helpful resource for owners, executives, department...

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  • From: Amazon
  • Posted: Nov-17-2008

Do your people know they're appreciated?

Many business managers whine about bad worker morale, high turnover, and the like but they do little about it, and even less to try and understand the causes. In The Carrot Principle, leadership experts Adrian Gostic and Chester Elton tap a ten-year, 200,000-employee study to prove the all-around...

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