Alfie Kohn


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By Alfie Kohn |  Apr 1, 1988

When Tom Peters argues that the problem in the real world is too little positive reinforcement rather than too much, he is doing two things at once. He i...  Read story

Incentives Can Be Bad For Business

By Alfie Kohn |  Jan 1, 1988

Whether they know it or not, most executives are Skinnerians. It was Harvard psychologist B. F. Skinner who popularized the theory of positive reinforcem...  Read story

No Contest

By Alfie Kohn |  Nov 1, 1987

Contrary to what you may think, your company will be a lot more productive if you refuse to tolerate competition among your employees  Read story