Dina Gerdeman
How to Demotivate Your Best Employees
Harvard Business School Working Knowledge, 2013
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An award program designed to boost productivity resulted in high achievers working less.
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Recognition motivates employees, yet some company award programs have the opposite effect. A recent Harvard Business School study reveals that it matters a great deal how managers award employees, and for what. Freelance writer Dina Gerdeman talked with one of the study’s co-authors to find out how a well-intentioned incentive program ended up alienating a company’s most valuable employees. getAbstract recommends her article to managers who want to recognize their employees the right way.
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About the Author
Dina Gerdeman is a freelance news and features writer for Harvard Business School and other outlets.
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