30 Days to a Happy Employee: How a Simple Program of Acknowledgment Can Build Trust and Loyalty at Work

by Dottie Bruce Gandy

It's not more money, bigger offices, better benefits, or flextime. Recent surveys reveal that the number one reason employees quit their jobs is that they don't feel valued on a human level. Growing employment opportunities and the lure of Internet companies have brought this prob- lem to near crisis level. Now, Dottie Gandy, a former regional director with the Franklin Covey Company, provides a simple, principle-based solution that will work to solve the problem in any business. In this clear, straight-foward book, she gives us a step-by-step plan that managers can implement immediately and which yields compelling results,

208 pages, Paperback

First published June 14, 2001

Reviews

[Lydia Howe · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a quick read, and there were certainly some gems in it. I didn’t fully agree with a few of the premises (that we deserve good things like acknowledgment and that we only see good in others when we have that same good in ourselves), but I do agree with praising people.

Being thankful and expressing it - especially in front of others - makes a huge difference and I’m thankful I was raised in a family that did that.

Overall the book (although short) felt too long for the subject matter. It did contain a lot of good information though.