Carrots and Sticks Don't Work: Build a Culture of Employee Engagement with the Principles of RESPECT

"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 firstunawareof a better alternative. so, when it comes to changingyour organizational culture, carrots and sticks dont 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 practicethat will empower youto assess, troubleshoot, and resolve engagement issuesin the workplace: