Presentation: Tweet"KEYNOTE: Incentives: why or why not?"

It's surprising how little of the research around incentives has made it into practice. There's widespread belief that the debate is around carrots vs. sticks or if it's carrots or sticks, what kind of carrots or sticks. It's also surprising how the understanding of this fundamental topic eludes many well-respected, experienced practitioners and coaches. Many managers (and parents) have NOT read Alfie Kohn's book, Punished by Rewards, even though it was published in 1993. It's now 2013 and there's even more research to show what incentives work (and don't work) for individuals and teams. This presentation will attempt to bring in the latest and help those of us who care about development teams to learn what works best.