The carrot principle

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John G Fisher

"Non-monetary incentives and recognition programs are an area of employee motivation that is often overlooked. Yet, a strategic focus on non-cash rewards, such as additional time off, "employee of the month" awards, achievement certificates or trophies, and celebratory meals, can generate significant return on investment in employee engagement, performance improvement, and financial results. Strategic Reward and Recognition brings together theory and practice to guide HR professionals, consultants, and senior leaders in developing a clear strategy in developing and implementing the most effective reward programs for their organizations. Author John Fisher provides good practice examples from all over the world, different sectors, and large and small organizations. "-- "Non-monetary incentives and recognition programmes are an area of employee motivation that is often overlooked. Yet, as Fisher's book reveals, a strategic focus on non-cash rewards can generate significant return on investment in terms of employee engagement, performance improvement and financial results. In the present economic context, with companies pushing to deliver more for less, it is a particularly pertinent issue. Strategic Reward and Recognition brings together theory and practice to guide HR professionals, consultants and senior leaders in developing the most effective programmes for their organizations. It features examples of good practice from all over the world, from different sectors and from both large and small organizations, providing coverage of digital as well as in-person schemes"--

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Liz Wiseman, Lois Allen, Elise Foster

"Why do some leaders double their team's effectiveness, while others seem to drain the energy right out of the room? Using insights gained from more than 100 interviews with school leaders, this book pinpoints the five disciplines that define how Multipliers bring out the best across their schools. By practicing these disciplines, you'll learn how to: Attract top teachers to your school ; create an intense environment that demands people's best thinking ; drive sound decisions by constructing debate and decision-making forums ; give your team a sense of ownership for responsibilities and results"--Amazon.com.

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Kathy Kolbe

In her new book, Kathy Kolbe explores the importance of instincts - the natural advantage used by high performers that has been proven to be the key to job satisfaction and improved productivity. With a new appreciation of instincts, businesses are finding new ways of organizing and managing employees, and individuals are learning to unleash the potential within themselves. Kolbe, author of the bestselling The Conative Connection, explains how instincts predict success for entrepreneurs, corporate strategists, and sports teams - without bias by gender, age, race, or national origin. In Pure Instinct, Kolbe takes this landmark rediscovery of conation, which defines how and when we act, a step further by showing managers that recognizing the significance of instincts can effectively transform the way we look at everything from hiring practices to team building, training, product development and sales. Based on a fascinating study of high achievers in many diverse fields, Kolbe provides readers with techniques to raise their energy levels to the point where they'll get more done than ever before. The ideas and methods in Pure Instinct are fast becoming what many Fortune 500 companies are calling their competitive advantage.

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Kerry Hannon

Step-by-step tips for revitalizing your career. Yes, it is possible to have a job you love, and it doesn't require starting from scratch. Love Your Job is a guide to making work fulfilling and fun - again, or even for the first time. Why count down the hours of the day or the days to retirement when you could reinvigorate your workday, transforming the daily doldrums into a daily dose of enjoyable activity? Kerry Hannon, The New York Times columnist and AARP's Jobs Expert, focuses on the little things that can make a big difference in how we feel about work Love Your Job is all about the routines, habits, and thought patterns that, over the years, may have turned a dream job into a drudge or, worse, a nightmare. Changing these habits and attitudes is simple, and this book shows you how to identify the little things that make work enjoyable and engaging. Using these simple techniques, you can adopt the attitude that will keep you happy and that might just lead to bigger and better things, no matter what stage of your career you are in.