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Motivation - Which works better? ... The ‘Carrot’ or the ‘Stick’?
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Written by Eric Connerton   
Tuesday, 25 December 2007

Let’s look at the basic idiom of the ‘carrot and stick’: rewarding good behaviour with a treat, or punishing bad behaviour.  But what motivates people more? Do people perform better when they risk being punished for bad actions and performance? Or do they ‘blossom’ with the possibility of being rewarded for exceeding expectations?

 

 

The question gets more complicated …. Is it as simple as it all seems?

 

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Basic Methods of Motivating People
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Written by Eric Connerton   
Tuesday, 25 December 2007

There are many ways to motivate your people.  Strong leadership, setting goals, creating sense of purpose, success, recognition, rewards, engagement, empowerment and personal achievement all contribute to the complexity of ‘feeling motivated’.   Many people in the workplace have the need for ‘social interaction’.  Carefully crafted, this strategy can also provide fantastic ideas to motivate performance.  

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The House of Success
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Written by Eric Connerton   
Tuesday, 11 December 2007

Although success is relative, success is something that all Managers aim to achieve, and can be attainable. However what is important is the groundwork and setting the stage for success: although Starship “built this city on rock and roll”, Managers need to build their success on a solid mindset.

 

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