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If I remember correctly, the advice to give raises randomly also appeared in a serious, non-ironic "How to become a CEO" book [1]. There, it was positioned as
by latte 7y ago
If I remember correctly, the advice to give raises randomly also appeared in a serious, non-ironic "How to become a CEO" book [1].
There, it was positioned as a way to make subordinates work harder and make them more loyal - people were assumed to react to fuzzy, random bonuses and raises better than to a linear relationship between results and pay.
[1] https://www.amazon.com/How-Become-CEO-Rising-Organization/dp/0786864370 https://www.amazon.com/How-Become-CEO-Rising-Organization/dp...
- Ididntdothis 7y agoWorks in animal training too. Intermittent rewards make them work harder because they “may” hit the jackpot from time to Time.
- jeffusan1234 7y agoThis is how you reward children for good behaviour too, without decreasing their intrinsic motivation for said activity, a good reference for how to motivate without using money is "Drive" by Daniel Pink.
- kthejoker2 7y agoAh yes, from the famous executive consultant BF Skinner ... Other famous executive consultants: Pavlov, Milgram, Zimbardo, Mengele, Torequemada, Machiavelli, Sade ...