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Why Incentive Plans Cannot Work
a range of extrinsic and intrinsic rewards to satisfy their employees’ unique motivations. In most cases, a cafeteria-style benefit package
Why Most Reward Systems Fail and What to Do About It
But today, in many workplaces, we simply accept that most people aren’t motivated, and we try to buy them off with the promise of a fat bonus (despite the fact that research shows that bonuses don’t work or are even counterproductive).12
Frederic Laloux • Reinventing Organizations: An Illustrated Invitation to Join the Conversation on Next-Stage Organizations
Rewards can deliver a short-term boost - just as a jolt of caffeine can keep you cranking for a few more hours. But the effect wears off - and, worse, can reduce a person’s longer-term motivation to continue the project.