Paul L. Marciano – författare

"Paul Marciano provides a wealth of prescriptive advice that absolutely makes sense. You can actually open the book to any chapter and gain ideas for immediate implementation." -- Beverly Kaye, coauthor of Love ''Em or Lose ''Em

"This book should be in the hands of anyone who has to get work done through other people! It''s an invaluable tool for any manager at any level." -- John L. Rice, Vice President Human Resources, Tyco International

"Carrots and Sticks Don''t Work provides a commonsense approach to employee engagement. Dr. Marciano provides great real-world insights, data, and practicalexamples to truly bring the RESPECT model to life." -- Renee Selman, President, Catalina Health Resources

"The RESPECT model is one of the most dynamic, engaging, and thought-provoking employee engagement tools that I have seen. Dr. Marciano''s work will help you providemeaningful long-term benefits for your employees, for your organization, and for yourself." -- Andy Brantley, President and CEO, College and University Professional Association for Human Resources

"This book provides clear advice and instruction on how to engage your team members and inspire them to a higher level of productivity, work satisfaction, and enjoyment. I am already utilizing its techniques and finding immediate positive changes." -- Robert Roth, Director, Accounting and Reporting, Colgate Palmolive Company

The title says it all: Carrots and Sticks Don''t Work.

Reward and recognition programs can be costly and inefficient, and they primarily reward employees who are already highly engaged and productive performers. Worse still, these programs actually decrease employee motivation because they can make individual recognition, rather than the overall success of the team, the goal. Yet many businesses turn to these measures first—unawareof a better alternative. So, when it comes to changingyour organizational culture, carrots and sticks don’t work!

What does work is Dr. Paul Marciano''s acclaimed RESPECT model, which gives you specific, low-cost, turnkey solutions and action plans-- based on seven key drivers of employee engagement that are proven and supported by decades of research and practice—that will empower youto assess, troubleshoot, and resolve engagement issuesin the workplace:

Carrots and Sticks Don''t Work delivers the sameproven resources and techniques that have enabledtrainers, executives, managers, and owners at operations ranging from branches of the United States government to Fortune 500 corporations to twenty-person outfits to realize demonstrable gains in employee productivity andjob satisfaction.

When you give a little RESPECT you get a more effective organization, with reduced turnover and absenteeism and employees at all levels who areengaged, focused, and committed to succeed as a team. In short, you get maximum ROI from your organization''s most powerful resource: its people!

Build Teams That SUPER PERFORM Every Day

It may seem impossible at times but you can increase productivity, innovation, loyalty, and retention in your organization—dramatically. And it''s a lot simpler than you think. In fact, it takes only one thing: RESPECT.

Carrots and Sticks Don''t Work author Paul Marciano teams up with HR guru Clinton Wingrove to reveal their exciting new system for creating the kinds of teams that transform organizations. The secret lies in developing ordinary employees into highly engaged team members who, in turn, create powerful teams that make exceeding expectations their daily practice.

SuperTeams gives you the inspiration, tools, and evidence-based practices you need to kick your teams into overdrive--starting today. The system is composed of seven easy-to-implement elements:

RecognitionEmpowermentSupportive feedbackPartneringExpectationsConsiderationTrust

When you fuel your teams with RESPECT, amazing things happen. Employee engagement skyrockets, dormant creativity is unleashed, productivity increases--and profitability soars.

Filled with assessment questions, mini quizzes, and hands-on exercises, this engaging guide gives you everything you need in today''s workplace--whether it''s a small business operating in a traditional setting or a global corporation with team members in several locations.

Create a RESPECT-ful culture in your workplace and transform ordinary teams into Super-Teams.

PRAISE FOR SUPERTEAMS:

"Today we must cultivate creative, productive, loyal, resourceful workforces. Sound impossible? With SuperTeams''s original RESPECT Model, you have everything you need to build and motivate an engaged, highly effective organization." -- Marshall Goldsmith, author of the New York Times bestseller What Got You Here Won''t Get You There

"Practical and valuable. Paul and Clinton provide methods to help create, motivate, and sustain SuperTeams that consistently deliver and exceed customer expectations." -- Michelle Mosolgo, Executive Director Enterprise Programs, Merck

"SuperTeams conveys the extraordinary power of the RESPECT Model of team development. It should be read by everyone involved in creating or building teams." -- Herb Greenberg, PhD, CEO and founder, Caliper

"Leaders form strategy and create strong and committed teams of talented and motivated people that produce extraordinary business success. Paul and Clinton have covered this critical aspect eloquently in their book. Ignore it at your peril!" -- Roger Phillips, former CEO, Iveco Ford Ltd.

"Marciano and Wingrove provide an indispensable guide for all team members and leaders seeking to create a SuperTeam and exceed their customers'' expectations." -- Beverly Kaye, coauthor of Love ''Em or Lose ''Em: Getting Good People to Stay