Bob Nelson is recognized around the world as one of the leading authorities on energizing, motivating, and inspiring employees to new peaks of performance. Nelson is founder and president of Nelson Motivation, Inc., a fast-growing, innovative training and consulting firm headquartered in San Diego, California. As a practicing manager and best-selling author, he is an internationally recognized expert in the areas of employee recognition, rewards, motivation, productivity, supervision, leadership, management and suggestion systems.

He is author of the best-selling book 1001 Ways to Reward Employees‹which has sold over a million copies worldwide‹and 1001 Ways to Take Initiative at Work (Workman Publishing).

Nelson is also co-author of the best-selling books Managing for Dummies (IDG Books Worldwide)‹which has sold over 200,000 copies worldwide‹and Consulting for Dummies (IDG Books Worldwide), as well as 14 other books on a variety of business topics.

Nelson was selected by Time magazine to be its "staff management expert" for the new Time Vista Boardroom interactive business Web site. In this online forum, he responds electronically to questions from executives and managers around the world. He is also the resident business management, career and success expert for iVillage's Women's Network online community Web site (www. ivillage.com).

In addition, he has been featured extensively in the media, including television appearances on CNN, CNBC, PBS and MSNBC, radio appearances on all major radio networks, David Essel Live, and National Public Radio, and print appearances in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, and many more. Bob Nelson writes for and edits a newsletter, Bob Nelson's Rewarding Employees.