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More fundamentally, what led to such a system in the first place? "People are fundamentally lazy and we need to do X to make them work" vs. "People are funda
by UweSchmidt 12y ago
More fundamentally, what led to such a system in the first place?
"People are fundamentally lazy and we need to do X to make them work"
vs.
"People are fundamentally awesome and will work hard if we can remove obstacles and demotivators."
- xcntktn 12y agoYou just described this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_X_and_Theory_Y http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_X_and_Theory_Y
- UweSchmidt 12y agoExactly, thanks!
- georgemcbay 12y agoOf course many middle-management types assume everyone is fundamentally intellectually lazy, just like a thief assumes everyone wants to steal his stuff.