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OverviewOn Fire at Work flies in the face of other books on workplace culture by showing that employee engagement isnt the ultimate goal--its merely the starting point. Renowned leadership expert Eric Chester has gone straight to the source--top-tier leaders of the worlds best places to work to uncover their best practice strategies for getting employees to work harder, perform better, and stay longer. On Fire at Work features examples and original stories from exclusive personal interviews with over 25 founders/CEOs/presidents of companies like Marriott, Siemens, BB&T Bank, Wegmans, 7-Eleven, Hormel, Canadian WestJet, Ben & Jerrys, and The Container Store, along with smaller companies like Firehouse Subs, the Nerdery, and Build-A-Bear. The guiding principle is that any organization in any industry--from Fortune 500 firms to mom-and-pop shops--can learn how to bring out the very best in their employees. The books content-rich research and conversational case study-based narrative make it a timely, actionable go-to reference on employee performance and productivity for C-level execs, corporate and government managers, HR professionals, and small business owners. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Eric Chester , Nido R QubeinPublisher: Destiny Image Imprint: Destiny Image Dimensions: Width: 15.70cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9780768408164ISBN 10: 0768408164 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 20 October 2015 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsEric Chester has written the definitive guide for attracting, developing, and retaining great employees, while also providing actionable and proven strategies for getting them to work as if they were co-owners. - Steve Caldiera, President and CEO, International Franchise Association Eric Chester has mined the expertise of the top business leaders in the nation and distilled it into seven pillars of wisdom. --Daniel H. Pink, Author of To Sell is Human & Drive Eric Chester has written the definitive guide for attracting, developing, and retaining great employees, while also providing actionable and proven strategies for getting them to work as if they were co-owners. --Steve Caldiera, President & CEO, International Franchise Association The key to engaging employees lies in creating a culture that inspires everyone in the organization to bring their best every day. This book provides the roadmap for how to achieve that objective. --J.W. Marriott, Jr., Executive Chairman, Marriott International, Inc. Eric Chester has written the definitive guide for attracting, developing, and retaining great employees, while also providing actionable and proven strategies for getting them to work as if they were co-owners. - Steve Caldiera, President and CEO, International Franchise Association The key to engaging employees lies in creating a culture that inspires everyone in the organization to bring their best every day. This book provides the roadmap for how to achieve that objective. -J.W. Marriot, Jr., Executive Chairman, Marriott International, Inc. Eric Chester has mined the expertise of the top business leaders in the nation and distilled it into seven pillars of wisdom. - Daniel H. Pink, Author of To Sell is Human and Drive Author InformationEric Chester For more than 15 years, Eric Chester has been the leading voice in recruiting, training, managing, motivating, and retaining the emerging workforce. Eric Chester is the co-author and publisher of eight anthology-style books for teens and young adults in the renowned Teen Power series, with more than 350,000 books printed and sold from 1995 to 2005. He is the author of three business leadership books focused on the employability of America's 80 million post-Gen X'ers, as well as two books for teens and young adults designed to help them be productive and highly valued employees. The first speaker to address the cohort of Generation Y (Millennials) as the new workforce, Eric Chester is currently the only industry expert in the world on the topic of developing work ethic in the emerging workforce. He is also the creator of a work ethic-based curriculum and training program being used in hundreds of schools and colleges in America. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |