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Main Title The carrot principle : how the best managers use recognition to engage their people, retain talent, and accelerate performance /
Author Gostick, Adrian Robert.
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Elton, Chester.
Publisher Free Press,
Year Published 2007
OCLC Number 71842855
ISBN 9780743290098; 0743290097; 9781416544173; 1416544178
Subjects Incentive awards ; Performance awards ; Employee motivation ; Reward ; Job Satisfaction ; Employee Incentive Plans ; Personnel Management ; Leadership
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ESAM  HF5549.5.I5G6925 2007 Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA 07/11/2016
Collation viii, 214 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Notes
pt. 1: The accelerator : how the best managers deliver extraordinary results. A missing ingredient ; The Basic Four of leadership ; Leadership accelerated ; Altruists and Expectors -- pt. 2: Carrot culture : how great organizations create world-class results. Creating a carrot culture ; Are they engaged and satisfied? ; The building blocks of a carrot culture ; Carrotphobia : why we don't recognize -- pt. 3: Managing by carrots : you can get there from here. The carrot calculator ; 125 recognition ideas -- Conclusion: Sustaining the carrot principle -- Appendix: Acceleration to business results ; The Jackson Organization's national employee database ; 2006 survey of 1,005 working adults ; Recognition ROI survey of 26,000 employees. Reveals how managers can increase their effectiveness through strategic communication, team-building, and goal-setting practices as exemplified by top executives from some of the world's most successful companies.