tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35324813.post6610418814533596105..comments2024-03-23T03:39:09.089-07:00Comments on Construction Marketing Ideas: Rewards and innovationConstruction Marketing Ideashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16968597544299489425noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35324813.post-46081458534786775732007-11-04T21:44:00.000-08:002007-11-04T21:44:00.000-08:00I have to take issue with Mr. Kohn’s comments.He s...I have to take issue with Mr. Kohn’s comments.<BR/><BR/>He said: “Punished by Rewards -- The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plan$, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes.”<BR/><BR/>Since when were incentives bribes?<BR/><BR/>And when he stated: “The absence of rewards is necessary, but not sufficient, to create a culture of innovation.<BR/><BR/>That sentence makes no sense.<BR/><BR/>And when he goes on to say: “What we also need is what I like to call the "3 C's": choice, collaboration, and content. “<BR/><BR/>So what. That’s pretty accepted in any company.<BR/><BR/>Mr. Kohn obviously admonished anyone or any company advocating any type of acknowledgment for performance. That and his: “Punished by Rewards -- The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plan$, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes.” is indicative of a socialist view where individualism is to be not only tolerated, but subordinated to the greater good of the “community.” <BR/><BR/>But then again, Alfie Kohn is an American academic, so no “A”s, gold stars, praise or incentives should ever be given to the “workers”, but only elitist academic. Perhaps he feel the same thing about his university degree. Perhaps that should be rescinded and never again should any college or university award “degrees” - more “bribes.’<BR/><BR/>He also forgets, or since he has never been a business owner has not learned what we have, is that “disgruntled” employees leave for many reasons, and money, rewards or their absence, are just ne of the many reasons. In fact, during my 2 years as a retail store manager and 33 as a business owner I have found a tremendous advantage of the use of incentives, monetary or other wise. Heck, even when I receive one or more incentives of our own customers, the customer obtains additional positive results.<BR/><BR/>In fact, I find the mind set of referring to incentives as bribes, "offensive", to use the often utilized far left term. They have worked as long as mankind has existed and in every capacity possible. And we humans have been trained since beginning to learn how to walk to respond positively or negatively to incentives. So that societal training, and expectation just continues into our adult lives.<BR/><BR/>His book appears to be a subtle attempt at preparing the reader for socialism indoctrination. Unfortunately he selected the wrong element (the business world) of society for the market of his book. Personally I’ll stick with the psychiatric concepts of action and reaction, condition and response, and hundreds of years of proven results due to “incentives” in both personal and business relationships. <BR/><BR/>I guess comrade Kohn's readers should all be happy that at least it’s nice of Mr. Kohn to allow his workers to receive monetary compensation instead of two loaves of bread and a bottle of wine as their weekly stipend.Sonny Lykoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13685665897880775993noreply@blogger.com