Distinguishing the Carrot from the Stick

Appreciate your people, and help them discover their self worth and potential.


When Emery Air Freight started encouraging supervisors to use positive feedback--telling workers when they were doing a good job rather than stressing the negative--customer service improved and sales increased. After three years, the company estimated the new system had made them $3 million.

That's a lot of carrots.

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