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Not so sure about this

Submitted by Dan on March 27, 2008 - 16:06.

I wouldn't describe my situation as 'suffering' under an incentive plan. It's worked well at my company to give our employees a kick in their already intrinsically motivated pants.

To draw the conclusion that incentive plans *never* work seems like a very hard line to take. This post feels like a book report done after reading something full of wrong ideas that appeal to you. Perhaps the case being made has been reduced for this summary and lost something.

(I recognize that it's easy to armchair quarterback someone else' work; I genuinely feel that there is some critical thinking left to be done on this topic.)

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