How to get people NOT to work
The following is a summary of the video on Ted about why management methods from the 20th century are not applicable anymore in the 21st century.
Work that requires muscles:
You have two groups. Both have to do a MECHANICAL task.
The First group gets more money when they work faster.
The Second group gets something like public recognition for doing a great job if they work very fast.
Who is faster? The First group.
Work that requires the brain:
Same setting you have two groups. Both have to do a task that REQUIRES THINKING.
Again the First group gets more money when they solve the problem faster.
The second group does not get more money, but recognition when they think faster.
Who wins? The Second group.
How to get people NOT to work?
Don’t give them any of the following:
- Autonomy (ability to make your own decisions)
- Mastery (allow them to get good at something that matters)
- Purpose (do something bigger then themselves, that has meaning)
- BUT: Throw money at them, as much as you can.
A really nice explanation for why monitary incentives are not good for any creative task can be found in the post: “Be Lucky”
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