ISBN:
9780133742473
,
0133742474
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (2 v. in 1)
,
ill.
Keywords:
Employee morale
;
Personnel management
;
Supervision of employees
;
Leadership
;
Employee motivation
;
Job satisfaction
;
Electronic books
;
Electronic books ; local
Abstract:
The Enthusiastic Employee is an action-oriented book that helps companies obtain more from workers. The basic premise is that under the right kind of leadership, the more one side wins in a collaborative relationship, the more¿the other side wins too. The book is heavily evidence-based (using extensive employee survey data) and lays out two basic ideas: the "Three-Factor Theory" of human motivation at work and the "Partnership" company culture that is based on the Three-Factor Theory and that, by far , brings out the best in people as they respond with enthusiasm about what they do and the company they do it for. ¿ Drawing on research with 13,000,000+ employees in 840+ companies, The Enthusiastic Employee, Second Edition tells you what managers (from first-line supervisor to senior leadership) do wrong. Then it tells you something much more important: what to do instead. David Sirota and Douglas Klein detail exactly how to create an environment where enthusiasm flourishes and businesses excel. Extensively updated with new research, case studies, and techniques (they have added over 8.6 million employees and over 400 companies to their analyses ), it now contains a detailed study of Mayo Clinic, one of the world's most effective healthcare organizations and a true representation of the principle of partnership, as well as more in-depth descriptions of private sector exemplars of partnership, such as Costco. ¿ 17 Rules Successful Companies Use to Attract and Keep Top Talent: Why Engaged Employees Are Your Greatest Sustainable Advantage, first edition, ¿is about building an outstanding workforce, one that sets your company apart from competitors and is a true competitive advantage. It's about building a workforce that's truly engaged, committed, aligned with strategy, and capable of incredible performance. Simply put, it's about optimizing the #1 factor associated with outsmarting, outhustling, and out-executing your competition: your people. Through more than a dozen case studies, top workforce optimization consultant David Russo identifies exactly what great organizations do differently when it comes to managing their people. He distills these differences into 17 rules, covering everything from resourcing and compensation to leadership development, risk-taking to change management. You'll learn exactly how to apply these rules in your organization, whether you're large or small, high-tech or low-tech, profit-making or non-profit. Using Russo's ...
Note:
Includes indexes. - Description based on online resource; title from title page (Safari, viewed Oct. 16, 2013)
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