More Pro & Con

July 18, 2007

More Pro & Con

Compforce Must be Alfie Kohn's unlucky day. Ann Bares at Compensation Force has a well-written post about the pros/cons of rewards and incentives as well. Ann does a great job highlighting the fact that a balanced approach to motivation and influence is required in order to reap the benefits of this strategy.

As with most things - there are no hard and fast rules for driving behavior - or business - for that matter.

As we saw with the dot com bust - online isn't the only thing - nor is off-line - but balancing the two give you greater reach and capability. No different with rewards - balance will give you the results you want.

Tying back to the theme from yesterday's post - this is why you can't boil rewards and influence down to 200 words. You need to understand the nuances in order to arrive at the optimal mix and be successful.

Jul 18, 2007 1:04:56 PM | General Motivation

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