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> [Just the act of listening means more than you can imagine to most employees.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-nelson/just-the-act-of-listening-means-more-than-you-can-imagine-to-most/)

[Bob Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-nelson/)

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## More by Bob Nelson

> [Communicate, communicate, and then communicate some more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-nelson/communicate-communicate-and-then-communicate-some-more/)

[Bob Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-nelson/)

> [You get the best effort from others not by lighting a fire beneath them, but by building a fire within.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-nelson/you-get-the-best-effort-from-others-not-by-lighting-a-fire-beneath/)

[Bob Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-nelson/)

> [People may take a job for more money, but they often leave it for more recognition.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-nelson/people-may-take-a-job-for-more-money-but-they-often-leave-it-for-more/)

[Bob Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-nelson/)

> [Just the act of listening means more than you can imagine to most employees.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-nelson/just-the-act-of-listening-means-more-than-you-can-imagine-to-most/)

[Bob Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-nelson/)

> [You can't command people to do their best; they can only command that of themselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-nelson/you-can-t-command-people-to-do-their-best-they-can-only-command-that/)

[Bob Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-nelson/)

> [Take time to appreciate employees and they will reciprocate in a thousand ways.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-nelson/take-time-to-appreciate-employees-and-they-will-reciprocate-in-a/)

[Bob Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-nelson/)

> [An employee's motivation is a direct result of the sum of interactions with his or her manager.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-nelson/an-employee-s-motivation-is-a-direct-result-of-the-sum-of/)

[Bob Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-nelson/)

> [It is always easier - and usually far more effective - to focus on changing your behavior than on changing the behavior of others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-nelson/it-is-always-easier-and-usually-far-more-effective-to-focus-on/)

[Bob Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-nelson/)

> [You get what you reward. Be clear about what you want to get and systematically reward it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-nelson/you-get-what-you-reward-be-clear-about-what-you-want-to-get-and/)

[Bob Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-nelson/)

> [An open-door policy doesn't do much for a closed mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-nelson/an-open-door-policy-doesn-t-do-much-for-a-closed-mind/)

[Bob Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-nelson/)

> [Take your work seriously and yourself lightly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-nelson/take-your-work-seriously-and-yourself-lightly/)

[Bob Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-nelson/)

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