Abolishing Awards Ceremonies and Honour Rolls
http://www.joebower.org/2013/10/abol...onour.html?m=1
This was on the radio recently. Warning, A clip from the radio interview automatically starts playing
Key point to consider: when you focus on the extrinsic motivations (rewards), you diminish the intrinsic motivations (personal desire for doing the best possible job)
Real world example: I worked at a place where they brought in a reward for not using your sick days.... and although a few staffers won awards, everyone else decided to use up their sick time (this was usually coinciding with the quarterly award announcement) .