John Ashcroft Quotes

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

There will always be people who think that money and benefits and even just having a job should be thanks enough. There are also those that think they do a great job without anyone having to thank them. But study after study has shown that no one is immune from the motivating effects of acknowledgement and thanks.

The cost of praising someone is nil - but every psychological study shows the payoff is huge.

It's always a pleasure to have a manager give you compliments.

The simple act of paying positive attention to people has a great deal to do with productivity.

I suppose if it has a practical purpose, I appreciate a pat on the back. I suppose it's rewarding, ultimately.

Employees who believe that management is concerned about them as a whole person - not just an employee - are more productive, more satisfied, more fulfilled. Satisfied employees mean satisfied customers, which leads to profitability.

My Christian Louboutins are also one of the secrets to my not-for-profit success. Here's why - and it's something that everyone who manages employees, whether in a for-profit business or a not-for-profit, should keep in mind: A little extravagance goes a long way.

Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job!

We know that recognition and intrinsic motivation are important to our success, but the key is finding ways to effectively operationalize them.

He gave me a lot of confidence because he said he liked my way of playing football. He said I was a person he really wanted to have in his squad. Something like that is always good to hear. It made me happy, especially as it came from such a great trainer like Jurgen Klopp. He showed how good he is at Dortmund with all the success he had.

Most CEOs walk around the office like we own the place, without realizing that the place itself isn't worth owning: a business's value comes from the people who walk out the door every night, who have to decide each morning whether to walk back in. One of the simplest things you can do as a leader is honor their choice and appreciate their work.

Always let your employees come to work with a smile.

When you're managing a large number of people, you learn that incentives matter tremendously. You really want people to be rewarded for doing the right thing for the customers and the organization.

The morale when I came in was not the best. It was because the agency had not been valued.

When I am presented with good work, I accept it. Wherever it is.

Let the master praise him, and say, 'Here ye do well.' For, I assure you, there is no such whetstone to sharpen a good wit, and encourage a will to learning, as is praise.

All of us love applause, and so we should - it means that the listener likes us!

Taking care of your employees is extremely important and very, very visible.

It's amazing that this is still news to people, but that affects the final outcome of the film. When people are treated well, and they're made to feel valued, they give 110 percent.

We treat our people like royalty. If you honor and serve the people who work for you, they will honor and serve you.

One should use praise to recognize what one is not.

Valuing public servants would boost morale among those on the front line of implementing government policy.

The employer generally gets the employees he deserves.

The way management treats associates is exactly how the associates will treat the customers.