No problem, Teddy. If you liked that article, here's a bit more background on the book I referenced:
http://gmj.gallup.com/book_center/FBATR/default.aspx Regards, Jon On Nov 21, 2006, at 10:52 PM, Teddy Payne wrote: > That article in an interesting read. Thanks Jon. > > Teddy > > On 11/21/06, Jon Clausen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> In a former life I was a Gallup-certified facilitator for their Q12 >> program for my company: >> >> http://gmj.gallup.com/content/default.aspx?ci=811 >> >> Marcus Buckingham's book "First Break All The Rules" is an >> excellent book on helping to understand how to fully engage (and >> appropriately recognize) employees on an individual basis. It >> also speaks to the "recognize the individual" theme that some of the >> other responses to this thread have mentioned. >> >> In short, what often makes employees feel truly valued (and also >> increases productivity) has less to do with the tangible rewards of >> say a movie ticket or a gift certificate, but is more about the >> things that we all-too-often find harder to quantify but have a more >> lasting impact. >> >> Jon >> >> On Nov 21, 2006, at 8:56 AM, Ben Nadel wrote: >> >>> This is not CF related really, but more of business question. I was >>> just >>> wondering what people do at work to make their employees feel >>> appreciated. I am not talking about large things like Health Care or >>> 401Ks. I am talking about the little things that make a difference. >>> Things like getting free movie tickets on your birthday or getting >>> your >>> own business card (yes, not all employees get their own business >>> card). >>> >>> Just looking for ideas and I thought I would throw this out here >>> (since >>> I love you CF people). >>> >>> ...................... >>> Ben Nadel >>> Certified Advanced ColdFusion MX7 Developer >>> www.bennadel.com <http://www.bennadel.com/> >>> >>> Need ColdFusion Help? >>> www.bennadel.com/ask-ben/ >>> >> >> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:261403 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
