A Carrot A Day: A Daily Dose Of Recognition For Your Employees By Adrian Gostick, Chester Elton

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Great managers praise effort and reward results. It's true, and nobody knows it better than the best-selling authors of Managing with Carrots and The 24-Carrot Manager, Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton. Now from these award-winning authors comes a one-a-day manager's handbook on motivating employees through praise and recognition. A Carrot A Day can keep you away from recognition pitfalls and help you develop employees who are more focused, more committed, and more engaged in your noble cause. Read just one a day and you will become a better leaders - a manager who is able to tap the power of recognition to build a stronger workplace where employees focus on company goals, spot new opportunities faster, and have longer employment life spans (translation: lower turnover).

Adrian Gostick is co-author of the bestselling The Integrity Advantage. An award-winning business author, Adrian also co-wrote the critically acclaimed business book The 24-Carrot Manager, called a "must read for modern-day managers" by Larry King. He has written for USA Today Magazine, Investor's Business Daily and other national publications, and has been featured on CNBC, MSNBC and NPR. Adrian is director of corporate communication with the O.C. Tanner Company. Adrian has a master's degree in strategic communication and leadership from Seton Hall, and is a guest lecturer on ethics at that university.

Chester Elton is co-author of the best-selling books Managing with Carrots and The 24-Carrot Manager. As a motivation expert, Chester has been interviewed by The Wall Street Journal and has been a guest on CNN, Bloomberg Television and on National Public Radio. A sought-after speaker and recognition consultant, Chester is VP of performance recognition with the O.C. Tanner Recognition Company. He has been a featured speaker at the HR Southwest, Incentive Magazine Forums, New York City Premium and Incentive Show, and Chicago Motivation Show.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #28840 in Books
• Published on: 2004-09-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .97" h x 6.24" w x 6.24" l, 1.02 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 400 pages

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• ISBN13: 9781586855062
• Condition: New
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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly
In this third installment of the Carrots business books (following The 24-Carrot Manager), authors Gostick and Elton continue to urge managers to dangle these bright, crunchy sticks in front of their employees—metaphorically speaking. A symbol of recognition, reward and positive reinforcement, the Carrot creates an environment in which workers will propel themselves to an excellence that lies just beyond their grasp. Organized like a page-a-day calendar, the book parcels out the sometimes unwieldy Carrot philosophy in manageable doses, offering inspirational anecdotes and cautionary tales (pity the employee who received a company mug for a million-dollar deal); examples of simple yet memorable employee rewards (a balloon bouquet, the use of your coveted parking spot for a week); and sensible psychological insights (e.g., "When we are complimented for our efforts and good work... we gain the power to overcome obstacles and problems because we know people support and believe in us"). The idea that a steady diet of Carrots helps promote a sound, healthy business ties the book together, visually and thematically. But sometimes, the pages grow repetitive and, in lieu of some tepid reminders to boost self-esteem, the authors could have devoted some days to exploring an interesting corollary to their primary message, one they give only cursory mention in the introduction: the blunders of well-meaning managers who offer rewards for effort alone, regardless of excellence.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

From the Inside Flap

Employees fed a steady diet of carrots focus better on company goals. They spot new opportunities faster. They have longer employment life spans (translation: lower turnover). And they can lift companies higher than you might have dreamed possible.

In this engaging and often hilarious book, recognition experts Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton offer you 365 easy-to-use recognition ideas, hints and pieces of advice. Read one a day and you will become a better leader-a manager who is able to tap the power of recognition to build a stronger workplace where people come, stay and are committed to your goals.

From the Back Cover

From the bestselling authors of The 24-Carrot Manager comes a manager's handbook on motivating employees through praise and recognition.

Employees fed a steady diet of carrots focus better on company goals. They spot new opportunities faster. They have longer employment life spans (translation: lower turnover). And they can lift companies higher than you might have dreamed possible.

In this engaging ... and often hilarious book, recognition experts Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton offer you 365 easy-to-use recognition ideas, hints and pieces of advice. Read one a day and you will become a better leader - a manger who is able to tap the power of recognition to build a stronger workplace where people come, stay and are committed to your goals.

Please visit www.carrotbooks.com for more information.

"Simply a great book! This book has shown me that the manner and method in which recognition is delivered makes the difference. It's one thing to pass out awards, but quite another to have a program that increases engagement and commitment, reduces turnover, improves morale and benefits the bottom line. I will use these insights every day within our organization and with our clients."

Dave Jackson, CEO

The Jackson Organization, Survey Research Consultants

"365 quick, easy and inexpensive ways to recognize your employees and reenergize your workforce. A Carrot A Day is one of those books you keep within arms reach at your desk, a book you will want everyone on your management team to own and live every day."

Lauren Orsini, Employee Loyalty Manager, Avis

"A Carrot a Day takes the theory behind employee recognition and packages it into a handy tool for managers. At my company we have preached how employee recognition can help us achieve world-class results. This new book makes my job easier by giving practical advice that we can use repeatedly across our global organization."

Eric J. Lange, Senior VP & Chief Global Human Resources Officer

VNU Media Measurement and Information

"Sincere, consistent recognition tells the people on your team that you notice what they're doing and that what they're doing is important to your organization. Follow the suggestions in this easy-to-read book and watch the engagement level of the people in your organization rocket upwards - along with productivity and service levels!"

David Klinger, Vice President, Organizational Development

Mount Clemens General Hospital

"If you don't believe that implementing the practices outlined in A Carrot a Day will improve your business, then read it again. We've realized the value of recognizing our staff through a formal program that immediately rewards key behaviors and we've seen positive financial results as well. What stakeholder does not want more of that?"

Ted Beaver, Training and Development

Dave and Busters, Inc.

Customer Reviews

Most helpful customer reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful.
Praise and Recognition Improves Morale
By Rebecca Johnson
"The celebration of one success launches a thousand more." ~Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton

Can you achieve world-class results through recognition? We all know how it feels to be appreciated and yet why do so many companies focus more on profit and less on encouragement?

Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton are the world's leading authorities on employee motivation and explain how a steady diet of "carrots" is a much wiser way to build a strong workplace. This is a place where people are committed to company goals, are much happier, live much longer and respect their employer.

What are the carrots? They are ways you inspire, challenge, encourage, reward efforts and celebrate achievements.

This book is organized by the days of the year and reminds me of a desk calendar with quotes. Each page is filled with helpful suggestions and quotes by famous people.

The ideas I loved:

A Day Off for No Reason At All - now there is a way to garner some appreciation...
Dressed for Success - Reward an employee with a shopping spree for clothes
Perform a Random Act of Kindness
No More "Good Jobs" - avoiding generic responses

There are some surprising entries, like the one on February 11 where the authors show how you can reward failure and have a positive result. Just because someone failed, doesn't mean they didn't try or take great risks.

"People are afraid to risk in their jobs, primarily because of fear that failure will bring some sort of reprisal or ridicule. When this atmosphere is present, growth and innovation are stunted." ~February 11

A Carrot A Day is an excellent resource for managers who want happy and productive employees.

~The Rebecca Review

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
A Carrot A Day is Pure "GOLD"
By David B. Olsen
Managers who want helpful ideas on how to raise profits, company morale and client service/satisfaction will benefit from reading the daily insights found in "A Carrot A Day". Once I started reading the daily doses of how to regularly recognize solid effort and results, I started to notice more of the value our employees were creating.

Although I did not refrain from reading the entire book, I enjoy taking a couple minutes each day to refresh myself with each days, recognition dose. This book is a solid investment for any manager or person who wants to create a successful environment where value is created, in and outside a company or organization.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
I wish my boss would read this book!
By Megan Perkins
Bosses sometimes overlook the power of a kind word or an expression of approval. But to an employee such an expression can mean everything. This book is filled with great daily tips to help bosses remember to recognize deserving employees. For an employee its the little things that keep you motivated. I wish my boss would read this book!