Motivating Employees

by Anne Bruce

In a fast-paced, engaging style, Motivating Employees reveals how Southwest, Disney, and other legendary companies have turned themselves into "motivating organizations, workplaces that inspire employees to do excellent work because they want to! Entertaining case histories and examples show how you can create an environment in which employees feel passionate about their jobs and put the best of themselves into everything they do. Tips, tools, and techniques in Motivating Employees will show you how to reawaken the pioneer spirit in your organization, and teach your employees to tap their own motivational energy for extraordinary creativity, desire, and work output.

Genres: Human Resources, Business

192 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1998

About the author

About the Author Anne Bruce is a nationally recognized speaker, workshop leader, and author. Her books with MHP include "Motivating Employees" (Briefcase), "Be Your Own Mentor" (Briefcase), "Building A High Morale Workplace" (Briefcase), "How to Motivate Every Employee" (Mighty Manager), "Perfect Phrases for Documenting Employee Performance Problems", and "Discover True North".

Reviews

[Yousseif Abdellatif · Rating 4 out of 5]

Look, Motivating Employees is a ridiculous, joyful mess, and I loved most of it. James S. Peitone throws a rogue wedding planner, a bear in a minivan, and a very patient groom into one chaotic weekend, and the scene where the whole party tries to coax the bear out with cocktail weenies is the funniest thing I've read in months. The jokes start to repeat near the end. For readers who like their comedy big and weird. Pass if you need things to make sense.

[Yousseif Abdellatif · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not gonna lie, I disagreed with Anne Bruce about half the time in Motivating Employees and still couldn't stop reading. That's rare. The argument is bold, a little half-baked in places, and way more fun than a careful book would've been. Pick it up if you like a good fight, skip it if you want balance.

[Kim Kanofsky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quite helpful. Lots of tips and tricks and advice. Although I like the "special features," it seems there were just too many of them. When everything is a special feature, it is no longer special. I did get a lot of great ideas from this book and would definitely recommend it.

[Sandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book for a class. It is a quick and easy read with a lot of useful information. It was well organized. It would be nice if I was actually and manger and could utilize some of the great tips and ideas in this book.

[Sean Coady · Rating 2 out of 5]

mostly trite drivel

[Adam · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed the read and it contained quality information about motivation. Overall, I thought it was fairly light though not necessarily a surface level discussion on motivation.