Product Description

Morale is down--spirits are low--the workload is mounting. Today's hard-working employees need a break! And nothing feels better than Care Packages for the Workplace from internationally known, lift-your-spirits author Barbara Glanz. This timely gift-book format provides the hard at work with dozens of simple ``brighten-your-day'' ideas such as: beautifying the work space in order to do what Tom Peters recommends--``Fight Bland Dullness!''; putting a personal signature on all work; sharing a joke-a-day, one month at a time; holding grapevine meetings where rumors are openly discussed; partaking in good news hours where positive news is shared; creating special awards for a job well done; scheduling lunches with management.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #287781 in Books
• Published on: 1996-05-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 222 pages

From the Back Cover
"Several checkout lines were open and empty, but one had a long line. The customers patiently waited to have their groceries bagged by one special smiling clerk. why? Because Johnny always placed a note with his 'thought of the day' in each shopper's bag."

Humanizing the workplace need not be complex. Small gestures like Johnny's can make a world of difference. In this heartwarming book Barbara Glanz tells you exactly how to bring those little touches that mean so much to the place where you work, whether you are employee or boss. Filled with hundreds of happiness--and morale-boosting suggestions, CARE Packages for the Workplace shows you how to bring caring, communication, and respect to the place where you work.

About the Author
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Customer Reviews

Very disappointing
This book was not at all what I expected. As a member of middle management I was looking for suggestions on motivating employees on more of an individual basis. Most of the ideas in this book I felt need to be implemented by upper management throughout the entire organization. As supervisor of a small department, I do not have the resources or authority to implement these types of changes. Also, most of the ideas would only work in businesses with high customer contact. For those of us that work only within the organization, most of these ideas are not applicable.

There are better books on the topic...
This book is just okay. There are a lot of examples of how to improve morale at work, but the writing isn't that great, and the book isn't very well organized. There are much better books on the topic...try Managing to Have Fun by Matt Weinstein or 1001 Ways to Energize Employees by Bob Nelson.

Excellent book, literally hundreds of usable ideas
I used post-it notes to mark each page that had a good idea that I could implement, and I must have marked over 100 items. This is well worth the money. I am now trying to get Barbara to come to our company and kick start our "Work can be Fun" program.