Employee Motivation Books

How to Recognize and Reward Employees: 150 Ways to

Inspire Peak Performance (The Worksmart Series)
(Paperback)
by Donna Deeprose (Author)

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Review

“Now in its second edition, the handy guide may be small,but it can be powerful for
managers of every type.”
-Processor

Book Description

It’s not just the money or benefits you offer that recruit, retain, and inspire talented
employees. It’s the total rewards package. Now in a completely revised second edition,
How to Recognize & Reward Employees gives you exciting and practical ways to get the
most from your people.
Updated and expanded, this edition features all new examples, as well as exercises, case
studies, self-tests, lists, and worksheets to help you implement simple and effective
rewards programs. Whether you work for a large or small organization, you’ll find out the
best ways to:
*Improve employee morale, productivity, and quality of work
*Inspire high and low performers, as well as teams, to do the best possible job
*Select the right reward for the achievement and avoid rewards that don’t work
*Make recognition and rewards systems fair
This quick and helpful guide offers 150 types of rewards for a multitude of situations,
showing you how to spur top performers to new heights of creativity, motivate average
performers to achieve personal bests, and help solve performance problems of less than
stellar employees. You’ll learn methods for creating specific criteria for rewards that will
help guide your people toward achievement, use your recognition and rewards system to
inspire values-based behavior and loyalty to the organization, and consistently figure out
what rewards will mean the most to each individual employee.
The book contains information on both formal rewards systems and more informal types
of recognition, as well as team rewards, options for shoe-string budgets, ways to
emphasize corporate values, and much more. Thorough and up-to-date, this is an essential
resource for every organization.
 201 Ways to Turn Any Employee Into a Star Player
(Paperback)

by Casey Hawley (Author)

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Book Description

The only resource a manager needs to turn a problem employee into a top performer
201 Ways to Turn Any Employee into a Star Performer arms managers with the strategies
they need to deal with the full range of employee problems–including tardiness, low-
quality work, constant complaining, and much more. Consultant Casey Hawley’s unique
approach to personnel problems replaces harsh discipline with positive, goal-oriented
tactics that turn failing employees into team players. This straightforward guide gives
managers the tools and training to:
• Identify problems before they become serious
• Develop the art of constructive feedback
• Deal with defensive reactions from employees
• Understand which problems need to be managed and which ones don’t
• Uncover the cause of a problem and help an employee talk about it
• Foster discussion in group conflict situations • Create goals for employee improvement
• Follow up on employee progress

From the Back Cover

Transform problem employees into top performers
The constant complainer. The office gossip. The sloppy worker. Sooner or later, every
manager has to confront problem employees like these–and it’s imperative that the result
is a win-win situation. Now there’s a breakthrough guide that provides over 201 strategies
to effectively change behaviors, boost performance, and make every employee in your
company successful.
Perfect to use with performance reviews or as soon as a problem arises, 201 Ways to Turn
Any Employee Into a Star Performer arms you with proven solutions for dozens of
common workplace problems–everything from excessive smoke breaks and lack of
initiative to tardiness and low-quality work. Consultant Casey Fitts Hawley’s unique
approach replaces harsh discipline with positive, goal-oriented tactics that will turn your
failing staff members into star team players. Featuring winning interventions designed for
today’s employees and workplace, this guide equips you with succinct, easy-to-
implement plans for transforming problem behavior and achieving lasting change. You
get the tools you need to:
• Identify problems before they become serious
• Develop the art of constructive feedback
• Create goals for long-term performance excellence
• Help employees take an active role in their turnaround
• Understand which problems need to be managed and which ones don’t
• Deal with defensive reactions from employees
• Foster discussion in group conflict situations
Don’t wait for the next performance review. Use the tested techniques in 201 Ways to
Turn Any Employee Into a Star Performer and set your organization on the path to stellar
performance–one employee at a time.

100 Ways to Motivate Others: How Great Leaders Can

Produce Insane Results Without Driving People Crazy
(Paperback)

by Steve Chandler (Author), Scott Richardson (Author)

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Review

“Steve Chandler’s words of wisdom and motivational techniques have guided me as a

public servant and helped me to achieve my goals. If you want to grow as a person and
make a difference in the world, put this book on your reading list right now!” — Jim
Kolbe

Book Description

This newly revised, paperback version of 100 Ways to Motivate Others is the culmination
of many years of successful leadership coaching and training by best-selling author Steve
Chandler and attorney Scott Richardson. Chandler and Richardson have crafted a vital,
user-friendly, inspirational guide for executives, managers, and professionals…and those
aspiring to reach their level.

After you’ve learned to motivate yourself, Chandler and Richardson will show you:
* How to slow down and enjoy a new level of focus.
* Why multitasking is a myth, not a strength, and keeping life simple and straight
forward is the goal.
* The power of building on your peoples’ strengths.
* How to avoid the damaging inclination to obsess about peoples’ weaknesses.
* A simple and creative way to hold people accountable.
* How to enjoy cultivating the art of supportive confrontation.

This new edition has been updated and strengthened to include a brand new chapter: The
Most Effective Way Yet for Motivating Others to Achieve. The hardcover edition of this
book won rave reviews and struck a nerve in the business world where innovative,
motivating leadership is sorely lacking. The new version maintains the user-friendly takes
on effective leadership, and teaches its concepts in short, time bites for the busy manager
of today.

The Big Book of Motivation Games (Paperback)

by Robert Epstein (Author), Jessica Rogers (Author)

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Book Description

This addition to the best-selling Big Book of Business Games Series is packed with over
40 original games and exercises managers can use to motivate their teams–and
themselves. The Big Book of Motivational Games presents managers with a variety of
games that can be customized to suit their specific needs and group size. The book
provides games designed to: – Stop Procrastination – Beat burnout – Fight boredom –
Boost performance – Overcome failure

From the Back Cover

Behind these motivation boosting games¬¬the experience and creativity of one of the
world’s leading experts on behavior!
Did you know that…
• Disorganization is one of life’s major sources of stress¬¬and motivation killers?
• Anonymity is one of the greatest factors in motivating uninhibited creativity?
• Will power is poor tool for achieving motivation ¬ skill power is a much more effective
approach!
For managers, leaders, and individuals seeking to motivate their teams¬¬or
themselves¬¬here is a light-hearted book of games that are based on rigorous behavioral
research, not just hype. Written by Dr. Robert Epstein, editor-in-chief of Psychology
Today magazine and a Harvard-trained psychologist, this collection includes dozens of
fast, simple games and exercises, as well as two unique tests that you can use to measure
your “motivation competencies” and select the games you need the most. The energy-
enhancing games help participants to:
• Jump-start personal as well as team motivation
• Use color to boost mood¬¬and energy
• Create a motivational environment
• Fight boredom and burnout
• Boost performance
• Overcome failure
• Stop procrastination
• And much more!
Work Motivation: History, Theory, Research, and
Practice (Foundations for Organizational Science)
(Hardcover)

by Gary P. Latham (Author)

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Review

Gary,
Forgive the length of this e-mail, but I have been reading your new book on my job trip
and I wanted to send you some thoughts. First, thanks for reminding me why I entered
this profession. The last few years have been frustrating for me, mainly because I have
been torn between the science and the practice of business. While my experiences at
Wichita State and here at Chico have been valuable, I have not done a very good job of
integrating the two. Your book is reminding me why good social science really adds value
to the practice of business, entrepreneurship included.
Second, your anecdotes are fabulous. They are reminding me that the real payoff of our
profession is the ability to exchange ideas with other smart people. I have to say that one
thing I have done well over the past few years is to learn from people who know more
than I do.
You, Ed, Maureen Ambrose, and Joe Rosse are just some examples. I think the best
example you gave of the never-ending process of learning was your encounter with Chris
Argyris. I about split my sides on reading that one.
Third, and this is what qualifies my reading of the book as a “critical incident,” it primed
me for my interview at Illinois State. Though I knew before I went that I wanted a
position that afforded me more time and resources for research, I was able to see the big
picture much more clearly. My research presentation was the best I have ever made. I felt
like I knew my stuff and that while I have been less focused the past few years than I
would like, I had actually done a pretty good job of preparing for my next career phase.
Your book was the final trigger I needed.
So, all of this figures in some “resolutions” on my part. Number one, scholarship is now
my professional priority. When I do practice it will be with an eye toward furthering our
knowledge of entrepreneurship.
Number two, you have taught me the value of fast turnaround time. I have resolved that
when I am working with others, they will get manuscripts and correspondence back as
fast as you get them back to me.
(I do realize how challenging that goal is, by the way.)
This Monday morning finds me optimistic. I believe I have a very good chance of landing
that job and there is every indication that it is exactly where I need to be to accomplish
my professional and personal goals. Thanks once again for your willingness to be a
mentor. One day, I hope to do the same for others.
Best,
1001 Ways to Energize Employees (Paperback)
by Bob Nelson Ph.D. (Author), Barton Morris (Illustrator)

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Book Description

Weaving together case studies, examples, techniques, research highlights, and quotes
from business leaders, this practical handbook is packed with suggestions for increasing
employee involvement and enthusiasm. Original.

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.

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