Mike Cardus

AUGUST 30, 2011

In management as well as team development humans and behaviors do not operate in the same short term cause-effect process that machines do. There are secondary sources (academic journals, peer reviewed articles, existing Body of Knowledge, etc…) that are applicable and provide evidence for what you are doing. Curious Cat.

Team Building 158

Team Building Team Leadership Peer Review 158

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

And indeed, the evidence does suggest that incentive-based pay can be damaging in many settings. The research that has been conducted on business leaders suggests that financial incentives can work… and quite often do. Thus, while poorly designed incentives (e.g. Clearly, for lots of jobs, no such measure exists.

Execution 8

Execution Incentives Short-term Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2014

Most of us are, by nature, “cognitive misers,” a term coined by social psychologists Susan Fiske and Shelley Taylor to describe how people have a tendency to preserve cognitive resources and allocate them only to high-priority matters. There’s a good reason why we’re inclined to jump to conclusions based on limited information.

Incentives 14

Incentives Human Resources Short-term Self-aware 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2016

While financial incentive programs are popular, they may not achieve long-term behavior change; instead, they may lead to resentment and even rebellion among workers. This is because many traditional incentive programs are grounded on the assumption that people will behave in certain rational ways if paid to do so.

Planning 8

Planning Incentives ROI Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Digital therapeutics are being increasingly validated in clinical trials published in peer-reviewed medical journals and are available or are being developed for most chronic diseases. Training programs, pilots, or short-term trials may be available. Sponsored by Medtronic. Cost structure. Ease of use.

Health Care 8

Health Care Cost Technology Peer Review 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

So large-scale re-engineering programs, productivity drives, and changes to the incentive system are unlikely to work: they can easily be resisted, ignored or gamed. Atomic Object, a software company in Michigan, put in place a standing-only rule in meetings, to keep them focused and short. Lead by example.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Peer Review Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 29, 2016

Take the incentive out of “climbing the ladder.” If a short-term break is called for, rather than a complete switch, we have something we call “hackamonth,” where ICs can take a month to help another team on a specific project. Reviews also come in from colleagues in other functions.

Politics 15

Politics Tactics Review Learning-by-Doing 15