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  • What to do in situations wherein IF-THEN extrinsic rewards are a mistake?

    IF-THEN extrinsic rewards have the sole purpose of short term benefits by stimulating desired behavior or compliance for doing routine bound , dreary tasks.

    Upon realization that an environment is not suited for IF-THEN rewards , extrinsic rewards should be made unexpected and offered only when the task is complete.

    In other words , where IF-THEN awards are a mistake , shift to NOW-THAT rewards.

    Adopted from Daniel Pink’s book Drive

  • Are “If-Then” rewards good for instilling creativity?

    Dan Pink in his book “Drive” makes a mention of the fact that “if-then” rewards better known as carrot/stick awards can be detrimental when it comes to instilling creativity and doing right brain oriented tasks.

    Hence these rewards must be used with caution mostly for the purpose of getting done “left brain” oriented mundane tasks by making use of an external driver e.g. money.