Martha I. Finney > Quotes

“Five Human Truths." We need to be understood, feel special, feel as though we belong, feel that we're in control, and know that we have the chance to reach our potential”
― Martha I. Finney, The Truth About Getting the Best From People

“This book should be in the briefcase of every exec in the world and should be pulled out every day for a refresher on how to be a real leader.”
― Martha I. Finney, The Truth About Getting the Best From People

“A must-read for new supervisors and managers, with lots of essential lessons and tips.”
― Martha I. Finney, The Truth About Getting the Best From People

“Disengaged employees are destructively expensive to have on staff. In the United States alone, they cost as much as $350 billion in low productivity. Their attitude also poisons the day-to-day experience of working at your company, chasing away your best employees—not to mention your best customers.”
― Martha I. Finney, The Truth About Getting the Best From People

“about the work they do.”
― Martha I. Finney, The Truth About Getting the Best From People

“If you take employee engagement seriously, you take on a no halfway, no turning-back high adventure of finding out just how far your personal and organizational courage will take you.”
― Martha I. Finney, The Truth About Getting the Best From People

“honest, focused, positive, and authentic”
― Martha I. Finney, The Truth About Getting the Best From People

“People leaders discover that leading is impossible when they forget that they're people first.”
― Martha I. Finney, The Truth About Getting the Best From People

“in truth, the engaged culture lives and dies in the moment-to-moment decisions and behaviors of supervisors and managers. So it only stands to reason that engagement can be born anywhere inside the company.”
― Martha I. Finney, The Truth About Getting the Best From People

“Getting the best is about building a culture of trust, connection, growth, and service. That culture is sustained and enlivened by its managers one person at a time, one interaction at a time. That's employee engagement.”
― Martha I. Finney, The Truth About Getting the Best From People

“you have to deal with yourself and your beliefs about life, about people, and about motivation and trust.”
― Martha I. Finney, The Truth About Getting the Best From People

“People yearn for purpose—for doing something that's important, that engages their full potential in a way that's meaningful beyond their personal bank accounts.”
― Martha I. Finney, The Truth About Getting the Best From People

“As a people leader, your job is simple: You are the link between organizational mission-critical objectives and the effort your employees invest in achieving those objectives. And you just have to keep those two pieces working together smoothly.”
― Martha I. Finney, The Truth About Getting the Best From People

“make a list of ideal values for your company, your department, and your own personal life”
― Martha I. Finney, The Truth About Getting the Best From People

“As a people leader, your job is to inspire your employees to bring their personal greatness to work every day”
― Martha I. Finney, The Truth About Getting the Best From People