Bob Nelson Quotes

Powerful Bob Nelson for Daily Growth

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

- Bob Nelson

Her, Result, His, Employee

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

- Bob Nelson

Ways, Take, Reciprocate, Employees

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

- Bob Nelson

Best, Only, Themselves, Command

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

- Bob Nelson

Listening, Most, Means, Employees

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

- Bob Nelson

Mind, Policy, Much, Closed

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

- Bob Nelson

Within, Get, Beneath, Lighting

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

- Bob Nelson

Reward, Want, Get, Systematically

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

- Bob Nelson

Money, May, Take, Job

Take your work seriously and yourself lightly.

- Bob Nelson

Work, Yourself, Take, Lightly

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

- Bob Nelson

More, Always, Far, Effective

Communicate, communicate, and then communicate some more.

- Bob Nelson

More, Some, Then, Communicate

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