Comments on: Incentives Can Negatively Impact Employee Engagement if Used Improperly http://leaderchat.org/2009/12/22/incentives-can-negatively-impact-employee-engagement-if-used-improperly/ A Forum to Discuss Leadership and Management Issues Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:48:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Harry Tucker http://leaderchat.org/2009/12/22/incentives-can-negatively-impact-employee-engagement-if-used-improperly/#comment-731 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:52:59 +0000 http://leaderchat.org/?p=628#comment-731 Hi David,

Daniel Pink’s newest book “Drive” provides some interesting analysis on the dangers that can arise from “carrot and stick” models.

While Mr. Pink shows some areas where carrot and stick may work, his presentation of the dangers inherent in their use provides for some eye-opening reading.

Take care and create a great day!

Harry

]]> By: Paul Hebert http://leaderchat.org/2009/12/22/incentives-can-negatively-impact-employee-engagement-if-used-improperly/#comment-730 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:45:14 +0000 http://leaderchat.org/?p=628#comment-730 While I’m not a big fan of incentives for everything – I do want to caution using A. Kohn’s research in business context. All of the research cited was done with children and in a school setting on activities they ALREADY enjoyed. None of those particular criteria apply in today’s business world. It is a huge leap to apply the findings from those studies to adults in the business world.

For a discussion on this issue see this post by Ann Bares:

http://compforce.typepad.com/compensation_force/2007/07/punished-by-poo.html

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