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

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

Communicate, communicate, and then communicate some more.
Bob Nelson

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

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

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

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

Take your work seriously and yourself lightly.
Bob Nelson

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

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


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