Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pt. 1: The accelerator : how the best managers deliver extraordinary results. A missing ingredient ; The Basic Four of leadership ; Leadership accelerated ; Altruists and Expectors -- Pt. 2: Carrot culture : how great organizations create world-class results. Creating a carrot culture ; Are they engaged and satisfied? ; The building blocks of a carrot culture ; Carrotphobia : why we don't recognize -- Pt. 3: Managing by carrots : you can get there from here. The carrot calculator ; 125 recognition ideas -- Conclusion: Sustaining the carrot principle -- Appendix: Acceleration to business results ; The Jackson Organization's national employee database ; 2006 survey of 1,005 working adults ; Recognition ROI survey of 26,000 employees.