1. The Recognition PRO™ Story
Biography of Dr. Bob Nelson PhD
Few people have had the influence on the field of management and motivation as
Dr. Bob Nelson. He specializes in helping organizations improve their management
practices, programs and systems.
He is a co-founder of the Recognition Professionals International and previously
worked closely with Dr. Ken Blanchard (The One Minute Manager) as his principal
writer, co-author, chief of staff and vice president for ten years.
Dr. Bob has sold 4 million books on management and motivation, translated into
over 35 languages, including 1001 Ways to Reward Employees (now in its 2nd
edition and 58th printing), The 1001 Rewards & Recognition Fieldbook, 1001 Ways
to Energize Employees, 1001 Ways to Take Initiative at Work, Managing For
Dummies and The Management Bible. He is also the co-founder of Recognition
PRO™, an online employee recognition solution built on the work of 1001 Ways to
Reward Employees.
Dr. Bob has appeared in the national media including on CBS’ “60 Minutes,” The New
York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Money magazine, NPR and BusinessWeek, and
numerous times on CNN, MSNBC, and PBS. He 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.
Dr. Bob has been professionally speaking for more than 20 years and has presented
to thousands of organizations on 6 continents. He has also worked with or consulted
for almost 75 percent of the companies on the Fortune 500 list.
He holds an MBA in organizational behavior from UC Berkeley and received his
Ph.D.in management at The Peter F. Drucker Graduate Management School of
Claremont Graduate University in Los Angeles, where he worked closely on his
doctoral studies with the late Dr. Peter Drucker (The Father of Modern
Management). Dr. Bob teaches in the MBA program at the Rady School of
Management for UC San Diego.
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