Leading with Gratitude Eight Leadership Practices for Extraordinary Business Results

Adrian Gostick, Chester Elton

eBook - 2020

Two New York Times–bestselling authors show managers & executives easy ways to bolster morale, efficiency, and profitability with gratitude."I love, love, love this book! You will not only read it but mark it up and send it to your friends." —Alan Mulally, retired CEO of the Ford Motor CompanyWorkers want and need to know their work is appreciated. Showing gratitude to employees is the easiest, fastest, most inexpensive way to boost performance. New research shows that gratitude boosts employee engagement, reduces turnover, and leads team members to express more gratitude to one another—strengthening team bonds. Studies have also shown that gratitude is beneficial for those expressing it and is one of the most powerful v...ariables in predicting a person's overall well-being—above money, health, and optimism. The Walt Disney Company knows this firsthand. When the leadership of the Disneyland theme park gave thousands of managers... more