Bob Nelson Quotes

#1. Just the act of listening means more than you can imagine to most employees.

Bob Nelson

#2. Take time to appreciate employees and they will reciprocate in a thousand ways.

Bob Nelson

#3. You get what you reward. Be clear about what you want to get and systematically reward it.

Bob Nelson

#4. It is always easier - and usually far more effective - to focus on changing your behavior than on changing the behavior of others.

Bob Nelson

#5. Communicate, communicate, and then communicate some more.

Bob Nelson

#6. An employee's motivation is a direct result of the sum of interactions with his or her manager.

Bob Nelson

#7. Take your work seriously and yourself lightly.

Bob Nelson

#8. An open-door policy doesn't do much for a closed mind.

Bob Nelson

#9. People may take a job for more money, but they often leave it for more recognition.

Bob Nelson

#10. You can't command people to do their best; they can only command that of themselves.

Bob Nelson

#11. You get the best effort from others not by lighting a fire beneath them, but by building a fire within.

Bob Nelson