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“The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated."Mark McCormack, Author and sports entrepreneur"Psychologists tell us that money is a satisfier, not a motivator... Recognition is. That's why we do what we do... Recognition is critical to self-esteem. Without it, we feel undervalued, even insignificant. Money is nice, sure. But once you establish a basis of monetary rewards, without the accompanying verbal and social affirmation, the employee will quickly become disgruntled and ask for more. Eventually, more will never be enough.”

“Your company should act as a springboard for ambitious employees, not a set of shackles.”

Inspirational Should Business Company Employee Ambitious Shackles Springboards

Author:Richard Branson

“It's very likely that graduates, current employees and retirees have some wonderful pieces of Deer Park history in their closets or garages.”

Pieces Wonderful Currents Parks Employee Graduates Closets Garage Deer

Author:Matt Lucas

“We have absolute trust in our employees. In fact, we are partners with them.”

Facts Leadership Relationship Absolutes Partners Employee Hospitality

Author:Ricardo Semler

“We treat employees as a member of the family. If management take the risk of hiring them, we have to take the responsibility for them.”

Ifs Leadership Responsibility Relationship Risk Members Treats Management Employee Hospitality Hiring

Author:Akio Morita

“Second, if you're the boss, just because they don't ask doesn't mean your employees don't have needs.”

Ifs Needs Mean Asks Employee Owners Boss

Author:James Levine

“The mistake...was attributed in part to the fact that employees called the 3-year note 'Losh' and the 5-year note 'Bosh'. The comic mixing of 'Loshes' and 'Boshes' sounded more like a Dr. Seuss children's book than a cutting-edge risk-management operation.”

Years Children Book Facts Mistake Cutting Risk Management Notes Edges Comic Operations Employee Drs Mixing Risk Management Children's Books Cutting Edge

Author:Frank Partnoy

“Your job is not to lower the bottom by adjusting for and accommodating the lowest-performing employees. You should be raising the top by recognizing and rewarding superstar behavior.”

Should Jobs Leadership Morning Behavior Bottom Performing Employee Lowest Recognizing Monday Superstar Monday Morning Adjusting

Author:David Cottrell

“The worst type of employee you can have is one who has mentally quit and is still physically coming to work every day.”

Stills Leadership Morning Worst Type Quitting Employee Monday Monday Morning

Author:David Cottrell

“For you to be successful and provide your employees with the necessary tools for success, you and your boss must work together - no matter what.”

Matter Together Leadership Morning Successful Tools No Matter What Employee Being Successful Working Together Boss Monday Monday Morning

Author:David Cottrell

“Large companies are not going to disappear. Multinational companies with tens of thousands of employees are not going to disappear. In fact, many of them are getting larger because they can benefit from economies of scale.”

Mind Facts Leadership Company Economy Benefits Disappear Scales Employee Multinationals Large Companies

Author:Daniel H. Pink

“If you want to succeed in business in any capacity - employee, manager, or owner - you must have a solid, comprehensive understanding of what business principles actually are and how they actually work.”

Ifs Want Understanding Principles Succeed Capacity Managers Employee Owners Comprehensive

Author:Josh Kaufman

“If you want what visible reality can give, you are an employee. If you want the unseen world you are not living with your truth. Both wishes are foolish, but you'll be forgiven for forgetting that what you really want is loves confusing joy.”

Ifs World Want Giving Reality Joy Wish Forget Foolish Visible Employee Forgiven Unseen Confusing

Book:'Another city'. a selectionf of poems from the Persian

Source: 'Another city'. a selectionf of poems from the Persian

“You, me...we own this country. Politicians are employees of ours....And when somebody does not do the job, we got to let them go.”

Doe Country Jobs Politics Politician Republican Employee

Author:Clint Eastwood

“Accept that no matter where you go to work, you are not an employee you are a business with one employee, you. Nobody owes you a career. You own it, as a sole proprietor.”

Matter Business Accepting Careers Employee Sole

Author:Andy Grove

“Teamwork is the foundation of success. The three universal questions that an individual asks of his coach, player, employee, employer are: Can I trust you? Are you committed to excellence? And, do you care about me?”

Care Three Asks Individual Player Universal Foundation Excellence Committed Caring Coaches Employee Teamwork Employers I Trust You Do You Care Can I Trust You

Author:Lou Holtz

“Those who purify your water, inspect your meat, and test your kids toys, as well as a huge number of nurses, teachers, and our soldiers, are public employees. The firefighters who don't hesitate to rush toward danger while you run away from it - they are all public employees.”

Wells Running Kids Water Numbers Teacher Danger Huge Tests Soldier Meat Employee Nurse Running Away Toys Firefighter Huge Numbers

Author:Jennifer Granholm

“When the TSA was established, it was never envisioned that it would become a huge, unwieldy bureaucracy which was soon to grow to 67,000 employees. As TSA has grown larger, more impersonal, and administratively top-heavy, I believe it is important that airports across the country consider utilizing the opt-out provision provided by law.”

Believe Important Country Law I Believe Grows Huge Heavy Employee Bureaucracy Airports Provision Utilizing Tsa

Author:John Mica

“Have you thanked a front-line employee for carrying around a great attitude ... today?”

Today Lines Attitude Fronts Employee Great Attitude

Author:Tom Peters

“Never forget, organizational values start and end with you, the leader. Whether your example is good or bad, expect most employees to follow your lead.”

Ends Values Forget Leader Example Employee Never Forget Organizational

Author:Mac Anderson

“True love exists in business. It's when Employee and Employer are amazingly grateful to have each other. We should all have true love at work.”

Should Grateful Employee Employers Employees And Employers

Author:Simon Sinek

“A leader should have higher grit and tenacity, and be able to endure what the employees can't.”

Should Able Leader Higher Should Have Entrepreneur Endure Employee Tenacity Grit

Author:Jack Ma

“A strong player, which has the sufficient critical mass, can withhold pressure better and create a more stable environment that benefits shareholders as well as employees.”

Wells Motivational Strong Environment Player Benefits Mass Pressure Environmental Critical Sufficient Employee Stable Shareholders Critical Mass

Author:Lakshmi Mittal

“Amnesty is the magnet. Other magnets that you mentioned are anchor babies who get benefits in this country and employer deductions for employees, even if they are here illegally, which Mr. King is addressing.”

Ifs Country Baby Kings Benefits Employee Employers Anchors Magnet Deductions Amnesty

Author:Virgil Goode

“A boss who interrupts an employee a lot is called an extrovert, whereas an employee who interrupts a boss too often is called an ex-employee.”

Employee Boss Exes Often Is Extroverts

Book:Who Is This Man?: The Unpredictable Impact of the Inescapable Jesus

Source: Who Is This Man?: The Unpredictable Impact of the Inescapable Jesus

“I would just like to say something, ladies and gentlemen. Something that I think is very important. It is that, you, we - we own this country. We - we own it. It is not you owning it, and not politicians owning it. Politicians are employees of ours.”

Thinking Important Country Politician Gentleman Employee Ladies And Gentlemen Owning It

Author:Clint Eastwood

“Friends and family will tell you why your ideas won't work. Most are left-brained employees and specialists and NOT entrepreneurs.”

Ideas Left Entrepreneur Employee Family And Friends Specialists

Author:Robert Kiyosaki

“I can't help but believe that in the future we will see in the United States and throughout the Western world an increasing trend toward the next logical step, employee ownership. It is a path that befits a free people.”

People World Believe I Can States Helping Wisdom Next Politics United Steps United States Economy Path Western Liberalism Employee Logical Trends Ownership Western World

Book:Ronald Reagan

Source: Ronald Reagan

“A good education prepares a child to be a good employee and a good citizen-in that order, with the importance of the former never exceeding the importance of the latter.”

Children Order Citizens Importance Former Employee Latter Good Education Good Citizen

Author:Cullen Hightower

“One doesn't have to be a Marxist to be awed by the scale and success of early-20th-cent ury efforts to transform strong-willed human beings into docile employees.”

Humans Strong Human Beings Effort Scales Employee Cents Marxist Strong Willed Docile

Author:Gary Hamel

“The first thing to look for when searching for a great employee is somebody with a personality that fits with your company culture. Most skills can be learned, but it is difficult to train people on their personality.”

People Ifs Firsts Looks Helping Culture Fun Difficult Company Personality Fit Skills And Love Train Caring Helping Others Winner Employee Friendly Company Culture Great Employee

Author:Richard Branson

“Any company trying to compete...must figure out a way to engage the mind of every employee.”

Way Trying Mind Company Figures Employee

Author:Jack Welch

“A network marketing business is based upon the leaders pulling people up, while a traditional corporate or government business is based upon only promoting a few and keeping the masses of employees content with a steady paycheck.”

People Government Leader Mass Marketing Traditional Corporate Employee Steady Pulling Promoting Paychecks Network Marketing

Author:Robert Kiyosaki

“A company's employees are its greatest asset and your people are your product”

People Company Products Employee Assets

Author:Richard Branson

“Ninety-eight percent of all American companies have fewer than 100 employees. Over half of all Americans work for a small business. Small businesses are the backbone of our nation’s economy and we must protect this great resource.....Helping American small business is part of our movement for change and the end of politics as usual.”

Ends Helping Nations Half Company Economy Movement Protect Percent Resources Eight Employee Usual Fewer Small Business Ninety Backbone Ninety Eight

Author:Barack Obama

“In all forms of leadership, whether you are a coach, a CEO, or a parent, there are four words that, when said, can bring out the best in your team, your employees, and your family. I BELIEVE IN YOU. Those four words can mean the difference between a fear of failure and the courage to try.”

Trying Believe Mean Said Form I Believe Parent Differences Four Team I Believe In Coaches Our Family Employee Ceo Believe In You Fear Of Failure I Believe In You

Author:Mike Krzyzewski

“Employers have gone away from the idea that an employee is a long-term asset to the company, someone to be nurtured and developed, to a new notion that they are disposable.”

Long Ideas Term Company Gone Notion Long Term Employee Assets Employers Disposable Gone Away

Author:Barbara Ehrenreich

“There was a time when only specialized Christian missionaries needed to be able to defend the gospel of Jesus Christ against the attacks of Islam. Today every Christian has an opportunity and obligation to present the gospel effectively and in Christian love to the Muslims who have permeated our Western society. When your neighbor, your mechanic, your favorite basketball player, your employer or employee, or even your children's friends could very well be Muslims, the need for proper understanding and an effective Christian witness is abundantly clear.”

“Eighty-five percent of the reasons for failure are deficiencies in the systems and process rather than the employee. The role of management is to change the process rather than badgering individuals to do better.”

Reason Individual Process Roles Five Percent Management Employee Eighty Deficiency Systems And Processes

Author:W. Edwards Deming

“Facebook has revealed their estimated net worth - $96 billion. That's almost as much money as businesses lose every year from their employees wasting time looking at Facebook.”

Years Loses Billions Employee Wasting Time Net Worth

Author:Jay Leno

“Most importantly, we want to create a company where every employee can bring their whole selves to work.”

Want Self Whole Company Employee

Author:Indra Nooyi

“Nothing creates more self-respect among employees than being included in the process of making decisions.”

Self Process Decision Self Respect Employee Making Decisions

Author:Judith M Bardwick

“The way you treat your employees is the way they will treat your customers”

Way Treats Customers Employee Inspiring Customer Service Employee Appreciation

Author:Richard Branson

“The problem in today’s economy is that people are typically starting a family at the very time they are also supposed to be doing their best work. They are trying to be productive at some of the most stressful times of their lives. What if companies took this unhappy collision of life events seriously? They could offer Gottman’s intervention as a benefit for every newly married, or newly pregnant, employee.”

Source: Brain Rules (Updated and Expanded): 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School

“A productive employee who is kept busy working at his or her job is far more likely to be happy at that job and less likely to look for employment elsewhere.”

Looks Jobs Busy Employment Employee Productive Elsewhere

Book:Staying Up, Up, Up in a Down, Down World: Daily Hope for the Daily Grind

Source: Staying Up, Up, Up in a Down, Down World: Daily Hope for the Daily Grind

“Employees represent an opportunity to inspire not a burden to carry.”

Opportunity Inspire Burden Employee

Author:Simon Sinek

“Build with advocacy, follow with influence. Your employees are your biggest brand advocates.”

Influence Social Media Brands Employee Advocacy

Author:Jay Baer

“With the sincere devotion of our employees, Samsung has achieved stellar performances since its foundation.”

Performances Foundation Devotion Employee Sincere Stellar Samsung

Author:Lee Kun-hee

“Learn to sell. In business you’re always selling: to your prospects, investors and employees. To be the best salesperson put yourself in the shoes of the person to whom you’re selling. Don’t sell your product. Solve their problems.”

Persons Problem Business Products Sells Shoes Solve Selling Being The Best Employee Investors Prospects Salesperson

Author:Mark Cuban

“Second, you need to spread the large amount of information knowledge that you've gained-pooping like an elephant. This means sharing information and discoveries with your fellow employees and occasionally even with your competitors.”

Needs Mean Knowledge Information Amount Discovery Fellows Spread Employee Elephants Competitors Information Knowledge Sharing Information

Author:Guy Kawasaki

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