Hundred Percenter

One Hundred Percenter
$24.95
Reading this book has brought back some awsome memorys. Having spent some time in the militery & being well acquainted with tunnel rats & so on ,i
was able to get right into the book & identify with
Emmit the main character in the book.This book is as
nationalistic as you can get. You dont see that to
often today.This book is worthwhile reading.I salute
the young man that wrote it.

Hundred Percenters: Challenge Your Employees to Give It Their All, and They'll Give You Even More
$27.95
Most employees don't feel too thrilled with work; in fact, some hate their jobs so much, they're actually going out of their way to disrupt the productivity of their fellow employees. At least one out of ten employees fall into that category; chances are, they were driven to this state of total negativity by a boss who's clueless with the nuances of employee engagement. Either they're too harsh on their people, or they're too placating.

According to Mark Murphy, the ideal boss knows how to get 100% effort out of their employees by understanding what motivates them; they don't want the easy way out. They want to be challenged, to perform at superior levels and they want to feel as though their efforts are going to be beneficial for their careers. In other words, they need to feel as though they're valuable members of the organization.

The management skills necessary to make all this good stuff happen are not overly complex; in fact, they're really simple. However, as we've seen in so many organizations that comprise the shaky landscape of corporate America, getting management to understand these principles is anything but "easy". Therein lies the challenge.

Throughout the pages of this fine book, are examples of mistakes managers typically make in dealing with employee relations. Murphy then offers realistic suggestions to produce a favorable outcome. It's great stuff.

Employee motivational expert Paul Herr (Primal Management: Unraveling the Secrets of Human Nature to Drive High Performance) estimates the failure to get employees fully engaged and motivated about their jobs is costing America at least one trillion dollars per year in lost productivity; getting that turned around isn't that difficult, as long as the struggling companies out there have a willingness to change their ways. Getting them to read and heed this book would certainly help.