2026-04-02 References to Photography in the book 1001 Ways to Reward Employees

If you are truly wild about photography you can find it everywhere. Take this book for example—1001 ways to reward employees / by Bob Nelson. It has many chapters on how to build sales and strengthen employees. It has references to Kodak (Polaroid is also mentioned, but we will start with Kodak references).

Here are some mentions of Kodak—both the company itself and its products being used—contained in the chapters. They will give you some idea of the company that was a world leader in photography.

At Eastman Kodak in Rochester, NY an executive formed a Humor Task Force to gather Monty Python videos, Woody Allen books, plastic chattering teeth and other props for a “Humor Room”.

(page 78—Fun/Celebrations)

At Eastman Kodak in Rochester, NY, an employee whose suggestion is implemented receives 15 percent of the out‑of-pocket savings achieved in the first two years of use. If a suggestion results in a new product, the award is equal to three percent of the sales achieved in the first year. Kodak has given awards‑averaging $3 million annually—to more than 30,000 people.

(Page 109—Employee Suggestion Rewards)

Not about Kodak, but using their product.

Small teams of food service executives received a Kodak K 12 camera and a list of captions at a recent Society for Foodservice Management conference in San Francisco. After a twenty‑minute lesson covering the basic points of photography, they had two hours to snap pictures to match captions such as "to boldly go" and "team spirit." Claudia O'Mahoney, executive vice president of the association, says, "The cameras made the meeting successful because they allowed people to be their most creative."

(page 146—Group/Team Awards)

There are also some references in the five Appendix— in Appendix I (Where to get specialty reward items) under Eastman Kodak we find—

Eastman Kodak 343 State Street, Rochester, NY 146500519, (716) 724‑4000. Presents its newest Fun Saver disposable camera, the Telefoto 35, which has a telephoto lens and high‑speed film. Offers the basic Fun Saver 35, an upgraded version with flash, the water‑resistant Fun Saver, and a panoramic model that produces wide‑angle pictures

As for Polaroid

Employees at Polaroid, based in Cambridge, MA, get to choose by vote one paid holiday a year in addition to the nine regular ones provided by the company.

(page 44—Time Off)

Polaroid, headquartered in Cambridge, MA, places an extraordinary emphasis on continuing education. It picks up 100 percent of the tuition of job-related courses taken by employees and offers more than 100 courses internally to employees.

(page 196—Education/Personal Growth/Self-Development)

Credit 1001 ways to reward employees by Bob Nelson

Published 1994

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