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Bob Nelson

Founder and President, Nelson Motivation

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Dr. Bob, as he’s called, is considered one of the world’s leading experts on employee motivation, performance, engagement, recognition, and rewards. He is president of Nelson Motivation Inc., a management training and consulting company. He has worked with many Fortune 500 companies, is a co-founder of Recognition Professionals International, and was chief of staff for Dr. Ken Blanchard (The One Minute Manager) for 10 years. Dr. Nelson has sold four million books on management and motivation, including 1001 Ways to Reward Employees (now in a new edition entitled 1501 Ways to Reward Employees); appeared extensively in the national media, including CBS 60 Minutes; and been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and other media discussing how to best motivate today’s employees.

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