Recognizing and Rewarding Employees

by R. Brayton Bowen and R Brayton Bowen

Positive feedback and recognition are proven and valuable ­­but too often overlooked­­ management tools. Recognizing and Rewarding Employees gives managers the rewards most successful at motivating employees, tips for showing appreciation for work done well, ways to promote achievement through recognition, and more.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0071356177
• ISBN13: 9780071356176
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

You just can't give raises every week! Find Something else!

I have long believed that for the most part your company pay plan is competitive within your industry. Then by definition, you are getting paid what you are worth in your environment. As a manager/supervisor that also means that you can not reward with money. To become successful leader, your had better look in other directions.My suggestion is using Mr. Brayton's Recognizing and Rewarding Employees as your starting point. He presents you with the tools. We all need to consider our method of using the tools.Picture the chapter headings as your core principals. Within each principal, the author lays out methods, details, actions or thoughts to support the principals. Take the chapter content to develop your leadership and managerial style. We are all individuals and as such will use different styles. However, the core principals being presented within each chapter remain constant.I found it helpful and easy to grasp the principals through the side boxes and the manager's check boxes. Understand the key principals, develop the tools to fit your style and you will improve your managerial results!

Full of Quick "Idea" Nuggets

Just as recognizing and rewarding customers lead to loyalty, the same is true for employees. Creating a caring culture is a tall order for employers, but it's exactly what employees want--and value. This book is brimming with ways to create that caring culture. Any business person can realate to the stories and examples. Best of all are the gray boxes sprinkled liberally throughout the book (almost on every page) that provide tips, tactics, and examples. I can randomly open the book and read one of these nuggests -- and within 30 seconds, I have a new insight, idea, or understanding. This book is a must-read for every manager who cares about employees.

Must Read for Managers

Finding aides for managers which help make the complex subject of employee supervision, motivation and commitment understandable are rare discoveries. Brayton Bowen's book, "Recognizing and Rewarding Employees" is one of those infrequent finds. This book includes practical, every day examples throughout. I found it could be read quickly, a few sections at a time. It is filled with real world examples throughout which include useful tips as well as insights you will conclude could only have been written by someone who's really "been there". Reading this book would be an excellent investment for all managers responsible for achieving results through others.

How to keep the employees you need for success

In today's tight labor markets every manager needs to hold on to the best and brightest employees and keep them motivated and energized. This book presents all the insights and commonsense approaches you need to make this happen. And it presents the information so you understand not only what to do but why. It is obvious that the author understands the theories and psychology underlying the managerial tips and tools he presents in a clear and easy to work with form. This is one of those books you'll stick post-its in and keep nearby to remind yourself what to do and what not to do when under stress.

Consider Bowen's Book "Required Reading"

Recognizing and rewarding employees is critical to the success of any manager and, more than that, any organization. While Brayton Bowen has served as the chief H.R. officer in five major corporations, he was not afraid to include the aspects of heart, spirit, and soul in this book. In doing so, he has taken this basic subject and brought it to life with fresh perspectives, examples, and persuasive logic for thinking anew about this important field. From first-line supervisor to chief executive officer, for anyone who has to recognize and reward the work of others, this book is required reading.