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Bonus or No Bonus? | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Posted on November 29th, 2010 by admin in Miscellaneous , Operations & Strategy , Talent Management By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Bonus or no bonus? There is a tremendous amount of conflicting data as to whether or not incentive compensation in any form is an effective motivation tool. That is the question.

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Leadership Interview: Pete Wilson | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Whether paid work or a volunteer role within a church, placing people in positions where they can maximize their strengths, know that they are truly valued and that they play a significant role in fulfilling the vision will go a long way towards preventing burn out and loosing incentive. Great interview Mike! Our Freedom.

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Why is it so darn easy to say NO?

Women on Business

What if service people were given incentives for the “yes” answers they gave to customers and were docked pay for their “no” answers? Categories : customer service 2 Comments 1 Sandra Parrotto December 8th, 2010 at 8:08 am This is a great point. If the person says “yes” they may have to do something and then take a risk for doing it.

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Interns to the Rescue! :: Women on Business

Women on Business

If possible, provide some financial incentive like a small hourly rate or commission for work well-done. Make sure you say in your ad description what they need to be successful with you (eg – a computer with internet access, a nice phone voice, computer skills, etc.). I have used www.internhere.com to post my request.

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Leadership & Political Correctness | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

And if you succeed by learning to be politically correct in an organization what is the incentive to be anything else? Copyright/Legal Privacy Resources Sitemap N2Growth Blog © Copyright 2010 N2Growth. OXYMORON …Great leaders are not politically correct, but they are politically savvy – there is a difference. Our Freedom.

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Deadly Disease of Management: Emphasis on Short-term Profits

Deming Institute

In Warren Buffett’s 2010 annual letter to shareholders he mentions the advantage Berkshire Hathaway has because it doesn’t focus on short term results: At GEICO, for example, we enthusiastically spent $900 million last year on advertising to obtain policyholders who deliver us no immediate profits. In Profit Beyond Measure by H.

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Diversity & Leadership | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

This blog was recently nominated for Kevin Eikenberry’s Best Leadership Blogs of 2010 , and I noticed recently that Kevin was taking heat from the gender police for having only one woman on the list of nominees. Let me be clear: leadership and diversity should have nothing to do with one another.

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