Carrots and Sticks: The Seven Deadly Flaws

As I promised, here's more about Daniel Pink's Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us.

I particularly liked this list from Chapter 2, Seven Reasons Carrots and Sticks (Often) Don't Work.

Carrots and Sticks: The Seven Deadly Flaws

1. They can extinguish intrinsic motivation.
2. They can diminish performance.
3. They can crush creativity.
4. They can crowd out good behavior.
5. They can encourage cheating, shortcuts, and unethical behavior.
6. They can become addictive.
7. They can foster short-term thinking. 

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