SOME STATISTICS
  • 69 percent of managers called the lack of employee motivation the biggest problem facing their organization
  • 73 percent of employees say they are less motivated today than they used to be
  • 84 percent of employees said they could perform significantly better if they wanted to
  • 50 percent of employees say they intentionally put in just enough effort to keep their jobs
  • v 66 percent of employees also say their most important factor in staying in a job is whether they believe their employer cares about them.
   
Here is what we are hearing from companies giving How to be a Great Success to their staff such as ATT Mobility, UCSD Medical Center, Thrifty Foods Simmons Mattress, Morton Salt and many others Giving the book is creating a positive shift in workplace attitude. Company after company is telling us how surprised they are by the volume of enthusiasm they get from giving these books to staff. We keep hearing its appreciated and read, with a lasting impact far exceeding every expectation.Over and over again were hearing about employees sending emails after receiving the book, thanking their managers and bosses for caring about them. Then, an interesting thing happens when employees feel they are cared about. They care back!
 What exactly is How to be a Great Success in the Workplace?
How to be a Great Success in the Workplace is the first book of its kind, written as a primer or guide for anyone in your workforce.
It is not intended to replace a company manual or handbook, but to supplement it. The book is intended to apply equally well in
any company or workplace, with staff ranging from entry level to skilled professionals, and every demographic including age, gender
and cultural backgrounds. The book is both motivating and teaching, for some people on your staff it will teach new concepts, for
others it will reinforce or give important reminders. The book addresses virtually every issue important in a workplace such as the
importance of attitude, teamwork, making effort, communicating well, character, reputation and dealing with inevitable workplace
stresses. The books 150 pages are delivered with humor, including 175 cartoons. We keep hearing that the humor draws readers
in, and enables powerful information to be presented in a noon-threatening manner. People spend close to 50% of their waking
hours in their job, so itŐs a rather important part of their lives and a great place for self-improvement. Most people want to improve
their workplace skills and achieve better results, they simply donŐt know how. This is where How to be a Great Success fits in.
 How do companies use How to be a Great Success in the Workplace?
Of course every workplace is different. Some companies give the book out as part of their orientation packages, while other
workplaces provide the book to every staff person, top to bottom. For instance several medical facilities have given the book
out to everyone from laborers to doctors and hospital directors, and in many more companies it has been given from top
management to as well as their frontline workers.
 Can How to be a Great Success in the Workplace be personalized?
The book is sold two ways, either the generic version where the cover says, How to be a Great Employee in Our Workplace
or the customized version where your company's logo is on the front cover.

CUSTOM VERSION

GENERIC VERSION
In addition each company can add a forward of up to 400 words that will be featured on the inside cover, with the name of the person writing the forward for the company can also appearing on the front cover. If you prefer, we can provide a generic forward for you, or you may elect not to include a forward. A Forward is a nice touch, which around half the companies choose to have and half don't. Below are a Couple examples.
The benefits are numerous. Consider the cost of hiring an employee in the first place. In most cases it costs thousands of dollars. Then there are the many hours that go into training each employee. With that much invested, it only makes good sense to maximize on your investment in that employee in anyway you can. Reading How to be a Great Success will elevate every employee a notch. Different things in the book will apply most strongly to different employees, hitting home, and prompting changes. Perhaps it will be new skills in getting along with others that are learned, or how to put in a greater effort, or being more organized, paying more attention to being late or absent, skills at being a better team player, making friendships at work, learning to take feedback without feeling criticized or learning to deal with stress. How to Be a Great Success is designed to create better staff, who stay in a job longer, with greater job happiness and satisfaction. When someone has a great attitude at work, which this book teaches, it impacts everyone! The reverse is even truer; a bad attitude of one person brings an entire workplace down. Finally How to be a Great Success will save considerable wear and tear on your Human Resources staff. Many Human Recourse people spend far too much of their time, and frustrations, dealing with problems of people not getting along, or not doing their jobs as well as they are capable. Or hiring, and rehiring for the same jobs, because of constant turnover. If How to be a Great Success alleviates a part of that problem, as it will, then it will be a huge bonus to making the lives of HR staff easier.


 How has 'How to be a Great Success' in the Workplace has been received by staff in other companies
We are pleased to say that the book is now being used by companies in 46 states and several Canadian provinces. These companies range from smaller workplaces to numerous companies with 100s or 1,000s of people working there. They also span the gamut of almost every industry including hospitals and health care, government, banks, factories, retail stores, restaurants, insurance, mining and transportation to mention a few. In every work environment, the response has been the same. Over and over again we keep hearing that the difference the book is making is going beyond expectations in team building, improving the overall tone of the workplace, increasing cooperation, and changing workplace attitudes for individual workers. That only spells good things for the companies using the book, including increased workplace harmony, stronger focus on teamwork, better efforts and attitudes all around, and ultimately with employee satisfaction and retention. As the Testimonial Page reflects, the response to the book has been overwhelmingly positive from employers and staff alike. We keep hearing from virtually every company using the book to inspire their staff that it is doing just that, and that giving the books will remain a permanent part of the company's culture. We are receiving a constant stream of referral as well as a result of the positive impact the book is making.

  Is ' How to be a Great Success' in the Workplace being read by staff receiving it?  
We are often asked if the book is getting read by employees receiving it, and the answer is a resounding, yes in company after company. It is also being reread and referred to as needs arise. The first key to getting anyone to do anything is to make it fun and interesting, and not a chore. How to be a Great Success fits that bill and will be a pleasure to read. The second reason is that most people are looking to improve themselves. Even though many of the principles may seem simple and basic to someone who has studied self-improvement and read numerous books or attended courses, for the average person these concepts are new, and reading them for the first time, exciting! This book will appeal to the optimist that is in all of us, each person will get something different from it, and have their engines fired in a different way. It will also serve as a book that they can turn to again in those inevitable moments of stress, or when their job, or life, turns hard. How to be a Great Success will provide the advice employees need to survive and endure, where before reading the book, they might have simple quit their job when things got rough. Most of all, How to be a Great Success at Your Company is a gift to an employee, because it helps them be happier and more successful in their lives in and out of work, and assists them in coping with life's problems and setbacks. How to be a Great Success encourages your employees to have better lives. Most important giving this book shows that their employer cares, and most any employee will appreciate knowing that.