Tag: carrot and stick
Defined by a Vegetable: Why Carrots Can’t Drive Performance
Exploring why values-based performance programs outperform traditional incentive schemes, featuring Jim Dittman’s insights on sustainable workplace transformation.
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Laws Aplenty to Keep us in Line
A while ago I wrote about how I felt that The Labour Party spent most of their time legislating to get things in the order they wanted. In the world of carrots and sticks, this would be the stick. Today, Lord Phillips, formerly the UK’s most senior judge, has criticised the government for introducing a “ceaseless torrent…
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New Labour and the Stick
I can’t help but reflect on the state of our nation’s governance. For years, I’ve had this nagging feeling about New Labour’s approach to running the country. It seemed to me that they were constantly churning out new laws as if legislation was the answer to every problem. In the world of carrots and sticks,…
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