Carrots and sticks are not always the best motivators. If you have read Drive by Daniel H. Pink, you might agree. When you observe horses trained with traditional carrot and stick methods, you will notice that once you take the carrot and stick away, horses stop performing as desired.
This behavior can be observed in an organization as well. If bonuses are the only motivators, and management removes them, people’s performance usually suffers.
Respectfully,
-Michael J. Shull
“If you don’t listen to your horse, you will be taken by surprise.”
“It makes no sense to stir up a heard of horses if you have no intention of putting them to work.”
“You don’t want to ride an angry horse. Take it for a walk first and you might learn what is bothering it.”
“When you leave a horse pinned up, dysfunction worsens.”
“You can hop on a horse for the first time and expect to ride off into the sunset. However, without some initial groundwork, you are likely to be bucked off.”
“A horse seems calm until you let go of the reins.”
“Sometimes you don’t realize that you have a good horse until you get a bad one.”
“One horse can only transport one or two riders. Possibilities are endless with an army of horses. As a leader, your job is to delegate the proper amount of horsepower to each task—not necessarily ride the horse itself.”
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