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I’ve found to keep people, you need to pay them enough to take the “money” question off the table, and the ensure they have something meaningful and rewarding t
by mmt 16y ago
I’ve found to keep people, you need to pay them enough to take the “money” question off the table, and the ensure they have something meaningful and rewarding to do.
I would conclude, then, if employees are seeking substantial[1] raises by whatever tactic, that they're not being paid enough to take the money question off the table.
With Google, that should be no surprise.
[1] There's an assumption of rational behavior here, admittedly.
- F_J_H 16y agoI agree. Have you seen any of Daniel Pink's talks based on his latest book "Drive"? There are some really interesting insights on money and motivation. In fact, in some of his examples/studies, paying people more actually hindered their performance. Here is a link to a summary of his book on RSA Animate. If you have the time, it is quite intersting: http://comment.rsablogs.org.uk/2010/04/08/rsa-animate-drive/ http://comment.rsablogs.org.uk/2010/04/08/rsa-animate-drive/