Comments on: Rewards and Punishment http://sankarshan.randomink.org/blog/2008/09/09/rewards-and-punishment/ A collection of jottings on various issues that excite no one else Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:39:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Rewards and Trust at Random thoughts and serendipity http://sankarshan.randomink.org/blog/2008/09/09/rewards-and-punishment/comment-page-1/#comment-66944 Rewards and Trust at Random thoughts and serendipity Sat, 13 Dec 2008 01:37:04 +0000 http://sankarshan.randomink.org/blog/2008/09/09/rewards-and-punishment/#comment-66944 [...] few months back I had blogged about Rewards and Punishment. The underlying theme was that rewards and punishment are two sides of the same coin of [...] [...] few months back I had blogged about Rewards and Punishment. The underlying theme was that rewards and punishment are two sides of the same coin of [...]

]]> By: sankarshan http://sankarshan.randomink.org/blog/2008/09/09/rewards-and-punishment/comment-page-1/#comment-66166 sankarshan Wed, 17 Sep 2008 03:50:06 +0000 http://sankarshan.randomink.org/blog/2008/09/09/rewards-and-punishment/#comment-66166 @Poelstra - thanks for pointing out the blog entry. And I quite like the way you related the Bug Zapping bits to the book. @Poelstra – thanks for pointing out the blog entry. And I quite like the way you related the Bug Zapping bits to the book.

]]> By: John Poelstra http://sankarshan.randomink.org/blog/2008/09/09/rewards-and-punishment/comment-page-1/#comment-65476 John Poelstra Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:22:48 +0000 http://sankarshan.randomink.org/blog/2008/09/09/rewards-and-punishment/#comment-65476 Another angle is to approach work from the perspective of making sure you aren't subjecting people to "Miserable Jobs". I am not convinced that it is the manager's job to motivate a person to complete a particular task, but it is a complex issue. I do think managers can provide an environment where it is easier for people to feel motivated and own this for themselves. Shameless plug: http://poelcat.wordpress.com/2008/02/23/miserable/ Another angle is to approach work from the perspective of making sure you aren’t subjecting people to “Miserable Jobs”. I am not convinced that it is the manager’s job to motivate a person to complete a particular task, but it is a complex issue. I do think managers can provide an environment where it is easier for people to feel motivated and own this for themselves.

Shameless plug: http://poelcat.wordpress.com/2008/02/23/miserable/

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