Bob Nelson, Ph.D.

Bob Nelson's Key Accomplishments Include . . .
Known as the “Guru of Thank You” few people have had the influence on the field of management and motivation as Dr. Bob Nelson. He is president of a management training and consulting company that specializes in helping organizations improve their management practices, programs and systems. Bob Nelson is a co-founder of the National Association for Employee Recognition and previously worked closely with Dr. Ken Blanchard (The One Minute Manager) as the principal writer, co-author, chief of staff and vice president of The Ken Blanchard Companies for ten years.

Only a few professional speakers can claim to have sold as many books as Dr. Bob Nelson: some 3 million books on management and motivation, translated into over 25 languages, including 1001 Ways to Reward Employees, The 1001 Rewards & Recognition Fieldbook, 1001 Ways to Energize Employees, 1001 Ways to Take Initiative at Work, Managing For Dummies and The Management Bible.

Bob Nelson appears frequently in the national media including recently on CBS’ 60 Minutes, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Money magazine, NPR and BusinessWeek. He has also appeared numerous times on CNN, MSNBC, and PBS and has been featured in The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, USA Today, Fortune and INC. magazines and numerous other publications to discuss how to best motivate today's employees.

More About Bob Nelson . . .
Bob Nelson has been speaking for more than 20 years and has spoken thousands of times to over 800 companies (many on a yearly basis). He has also performed hundreds of public seminars with American City Business Journals, Lumacore, Get Motivated Seminars and Wyncom's Lessons in Leadership to live audiences in excess of 80,000 people. Bob Nelson has worked with, or consulted for, almost two-thirds of the companies on the Fortune 500 list.

• Developing a Culture of Recognition
• Keeping Up in a Down Economy
• Motivating Today’s Employees
• 1001 Ways to Energize Your Employees
• Taking Initiative: The Power Within  
• Overcoming an Entitlement Culture

“Welcome to Bob's World: A place of above-average managers and workers, all committed to personal excellence, good will and, of course, company profits."

-- The Philadelphia Inquirer

“Your message is so powerful, yet remarkably simple, and the results so impressive. Frankly, Bob. You are one of my heroes. You get it and see the trees from the forest.
We are in the people and human performance business. Your message is especially needed right now. Thank you for your efforts. I sincerely believe that the tools you provided
will have a significant impact upon our Association and the FAA. The positive effects of your ‘inoculation’ will be long-lasting in people's personal and professional lives.”

— FAA Managers Association, Washington, D.C.

“Bob Nelson’s mind is phenomenal and his generosity in sharing lavish! We’re just developing our Employee Recognition Program, and I feel like we’ve discovered a pure gold mine of ideas that will take us to dizzying heights! Thanks!”

—City of Newcastle, WA

"In three years of conference attendance, this was the most beneficial session. The speaker was motivated and energetic with lots of wonderful ideas!"

Cissy Eversol, Employee Involvement Association