1001 Ways to Energize Employees [Paperback]

Bob Nelson Ph.D. (Author), Barton Morris (Illustrator), Ken Blanchard (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1997 | ISBN-10: 0761101608 | ISBN-13: 978-0761101604 | Edition: 1

Take the brakes off your business. In the perfect follow-up to 1001 Ways to Reward Employees, the innovative book that has sold over one million copies, Bob Nelson reveals what real companies across America are doing to get the very best out of their employees-and why it's the key to their success.

Energizing is listening-AT&T's Universal Card Service's employee suggestion system yields 1,200 ideas a month and millions of dollars in savings. Energizing is encouraging risk-taking-Hershey Foods gives out The Exalted Order of the Extended Neck Award. Energizing is Starbuck's making employees partners, Saturn creating teams that function as independent small businesses, Springfield Remanufacturing's opening its books to all employees.

With case studies, examples, techniques, research highlights, and quotes from business leaders, 1001 Ways to Energize Employees is invaluable for managers seeking to increase employee enthusiasm and involvement.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Empowerment. Self-Directed Teams. Continuos Improvement. Achievement Awards. Personal initiative. It would be impossible to do justice to the enormous wealth of ideas that Bob Nelson, in his remarkable 1001 WAYS series, has elucidated for both employers and employees. This bestselling series points to a new way of looking at employee-employer relations, offering practical advice, case studies, thorough research and evidence, and clear business theory. Also available: 1001 WAYS TO REWARD EMPLOYEES, the bestselling title that started the series; 1001 WAYS EMPLOYEES CAN TAKE INITIATIVE, turning its voice towards the ambitious employee who wants to develop self-leadership, set goals, and build a team; and the 365 WAYS TO MANAGE BETTER Page-a-day Perpetual Calendar, with daily advice for the consciencious manager.

From the Back Cover

"A motherlode of practical ideas and practices on building employee morale and unleashing employee potential. It represents the new frontier of organizational effectiveness--teaching us to treat our employees as we want them to treat our best customers." -- Dr. Stephen R. Covey, Author of THE SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE

"This exciting book is the secret weapon that every employer can use to make productivity soar--one employee at a time!" - Scott DeGarmo, Publisher, SUCCESS magazine

Take the brakes off your business. From management specialist and author of the innovative bestseller 1001 WAYS TO REWARD EMPLOYEES comes a practical handbook chock full of ideas for increasing employee involvement and enthusiasm--the key to an organization's success. Weaving together case studies, examples, suggestions, and quotes from hundreds of America's most energized businesses and business leaders, 1001 WAYS TO ENERGIZE EMPLOYEES is a how-to for getting not just the most--but the best--from everyone in the organization.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 213 pages
• Publisher: Workman Publishing Company; 1 edition (May 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761101608
• ISBN-13: 978-0761101604
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #64,258 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Bob Nelson, Ph.D., is president of Nelson Motivation, Inc., a founding board member of the National Association for Employee Recognition (NAER), and bestselling author, including the 1001 Ways series and Managing for Dummies. Dr. Nelson lives and works in San Diego, California.

Customer Reviews

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20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A few useful tidbits, December 19, 2000

By 

Susan E. Hallander "shallander" (Little Silver, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 1001 Ways to Energize Employees (Paperback)

I like this little book for highlighting out-of-the-box ideas for improving the enthusiasm, and therefore the productivity of employees. Each energizing idea is described succinctly in a short paragraph. The ideas consist of short stories of some strategy or new approach a particular company implemented, and what the rewards and benefits were. About three of these vignettes fit on a page; about 212 pages minus the index, table of contents, and some other overhead, makes for quite a few suggestions. 1001 of them I guess. Some of the ideas are pretty original, such as having the boss call everybody's mother when a tough project is completed on time. Some suggestions are old news, like having a team-building event in which participants must depend upon each other in order to achieve some goal, like scaling a wall. I say "yawn" to that idea, but I liked the one about the mothers. I bet my mom would fall over if my boss ever called her.

The book is sprinkled with quotes, bullet lists, principles and ideas that you are welcome to take or leave. I must say, I have heard a lot of this before, but there are one or two useful tidbits.

I recommend this book for people who want invigorate their organization. Throw away the clichés and you will find some good solid original ideas in "1001 Ways to energize Employees." Even if you only find one useful idea amongst the 1001, and it helps your company or your employees, "1001 Ways to energize Employees" will be worth your investment. Anyway, it's cheap.

36 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Same old stuff, February 1, 2000

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Lawrence Thompson (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 1001 Ways to Energize Employees (Paperback)

I purchased this book and I want my money back. The book is clearly written, yet it repeats and repeats things which we all know and things the author keeps repeating in all his well-worn works. Instead of 200-plus pages, it could have been done in 20.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars very hands-on, practical --- real-life effective ideas, January 22, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: 1001 Ways to Energize Employees (Paperback)

This book was enlightening. I never knew there were so many easy and low cost ways to energize employees --- and Bob shows you all of them plus more. A must-have for today's best managers. A great follow-up to Bob Nelson's best-selling "1001 Ways to Reward Employees."