Hug Your People: The Proven Way to Hire, Inspire, and Recognize Your Employees and Achieve Remarkable Results
Hyperion, March 2008
In Hug Your Customers, Jack Mitchell showed business readers how to keep their customers happy -- and their profits booming. In Hug Your People, he elaborates on his big secret: hiring, motivating and keeping your biggest asset, great employees!
"Giving great personalized customer service has always been the foremost goal in my family, but one thing we never lose sight of is that you can't possibly deliver great service if you don't treat your own associates right." So says Jack Mitchell, CEO of his family's astoundingly successful chain of clothing stores. In Hug Your People, he shares his secrets for creating happy employees, secrets as simple as they are revolutionary:
Be NICE to them (and hire nice people to begin with)
TRUST them (they deserve it and will work even harder and smarter to continue to earn that trust)
Instill PRIDE in them (they are more productive when they are proud of their work)
INCLUDE them (since you can't do it alone)
Generously RECOGNIZE them (and not only with money -- but don't be chintzy, either)
Hug Your People is filled with real stories about real people. Jack offers his principles on "hugging" your associates -- whether they are the sales team, the cleaning staff, the delivery people, the backroom financial wizards, the marketing and advertising departments, or outsourced staff. Hug Your People is just what today's employees and managers need.
"Positive people power is fundamental to the overall success of any business." --Jack Mitchell
hardcover | ISBN: 9781401322373 | Publication Date: March 2008
Reviews:
“Hug Your People is totally inspiring. Jack Mitchell takes you on a
journey that is as much about life as it is about business. This book will not
only help you become a better leader but also make you a better person. At
Starbucks we experienced firsthand what the lessons that Jack imparts can do to help an organization. If you want a more rewarding relationship with another
human being, read this book.”
--Howard Behar, Director, Starbucks Coffee
“If you look behind the scenes at any business that succeeds over the long
term, you will find motivated, committed, energized employees. Jack
Mitchell is the grand master at motivating and inspiring employees to perform
brilliantly—and exceed their customers’ expectations every time.”
--Richard J. Harrington, President and CEO, The Thomson Corporation
“Hug Your People is the perfect sequel to Hug Your Customers.
Good customer service starts with happy employees, and Jack Mitchell knows it!”
--Sy Sternberg, Chairman and CEO, New York Life
“Hug Your People must be a ‘must read’ if Jack Mitchell authored it.
He knows more about motivating people—customers, employees, and all with whom he
comes in contact—than any other person I know.”
--Arthur Levitt, Jr., author of Take on the Street, former
chairman, SEC, present friend and customer of Mitchells
“If you want to run a business, but hate American corporate culture, this
book is the one to read. Here’s somebody whose advice you can use.”
--Paul Newman
“The concepts and strategies in Hug Your People will set you apart
from the competition. Your people will work harder, smarter, and with more
energy and enthusiasm. And in a way that is unique to your organization.”
--Harry Paul, co-author of FISH! A Remarkable Way to Boost
Morale and Improve Results
“In Hug Your People, Jack Mitchell explains how simple ideas, put into
practice, will let your employees know how much you value them. Be nice to them.
Trust them. Recognize them. Give them a hug. It works for Jack, it works for me,
and it will work for you!”
--Ken Blanchard, coauthor, The One Minute
Manager®
and Raving Fans®
“Your book is spot-on and very useful for me. If we can replicate, on a large
scale, what you do to “hug your people” we will have realized our goal of truly
cherishing our people. Your book taught me a lot, Jack. For providing me with
some great ideas, many thanks.”
--Indra Nooyi, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Pepsico
“In Hug Your People, Jack describes his family’s true key to success —
that extraordinary customer service and satisfaction is the result of treating
your associates like they, too, were family members. They go the extra mile, no
request is too big, they have a great positive attitude and always follow
through. Jack may just have the best customer service in America because his
associates take extraordinary pride in what they do and feel appreciated and
respected…just like the customers.”
--Cathie Black, President, Hearst Magazines
