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The Invisible Employee
Using Carrots to See the Hidden Potential in Everyone

Adrian Gostick (Author), Chester Elton (Author)

9780470560211, Wiley

Hardback, published 19 January 2010

208 pages, Photos: 1 B&W, 0 Color; Exhibits: 1 B&W, 0 Color
22.4 x 14.7 x 2.3 cm, 0.363 kg

"... provides valuable lessons nestled among the pages of a clever and compelling story." (PublicNet.co.uk, March 2010)

There is a crisis in business today: the invisible employee. Feeling threatened, ignored, and unappreciated, invisible employees fight back the only way they know how—by staying hidden in the corporate shadows, doing just enough to get by, grumbling about this and that, and passing these techniques along to new workers. After all, why bother shining when no one notices your achievements? Why bother trying when you could be let go in the next batch of layoffs?

A business fable packed with hard-won wisdom, The Invisible Employee follows a group of people who live and work together on a mysterious island. In this second edition—updated with new case studies and current survey results—managers learn how to combat one of the most common negative attitudes in business: that smart employees keep their heads down and never do more than is asked.

Bestselling authors Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton show how effective leaders change this mind-set by engaging their people in their cause—setting clear goals, encouraging productive behavior, and celebrating every success along the way. The end result is an organization of productive employees who feel noticed, valued, and appreciated. In other words, they feel visible.

In today’s competitive environment, all of us are looking for the next big product, the next big capability or solution. But great managers are finding that recognizing people leads to a more engaged workforce and a more successful business. The Invisible Employee shows you how to bring out the hidden potential in your team and your business.

Learn more about growing a Carrot Culture at carrots.com

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction xiii

Chapter One Invisible People 1

Chapter Two Blink Outs 19

Chapter Three The See-er 41

Chapter Four Recognizing 79

Chapter Five Visible Results 127

Chapter Six Blink Backs 135

Conclusion Succeed! 159

Notes 165

Resources 174

About the Authors 176

Subject Areas: Business & management [KJ]

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