Love 'Em or Lose 'Em, 5th Edition

EIGHTEENRewardPROVIDE RECOGNITION

Ponder this: Which matters more, praise or pay?

So this is the chapter about money, right? If not, where is that chapter? Isn’t money a major motivator and a key reason people stay in their jobs?

Our competitors all pay 10 to 20 percent more for identical work. They come after us year after year, trying to steal us away from our organization. A few of us have been enticed away. While I would definitely appreciate a raise, I would not leave just to get one. The reason is that I feel rewarded in many other, less tangible ways. I’m rewarded by the actual work I do and by the appreciation my boss always shows. He has told me many times how critical I am to the success of the team. He is caring and finds creative ...