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Alfie Kohn


Recent Articles about Alfie Kohn

Letter To The Editor;

ARECENT NEW YORKER CARTOON pictures a blackboard bursting with obscure mathematical formulations. One scientist, looking at the board, says to a colleagu...  Read more

The Debate Continues

I take a dim view of informal incentive schemes, having seen their divisive effects at a small software firm (120 employees). The president was enamored o...  Read more

The Debate Continues

Every successful company I have had included an incentive program for all employees. Every company that lacked one had mediocre performance at best, even ...  Read more

The Debate Continues

Tom Peter's point is well taken that more managers should observe the effects of negative feedback, criticism, and punishment. At our small, growing vide...  Read more

The Debate Continues

The real issue here is the need to generate energy in the workplace, but there's a point at which incentives and positive reinforcement become absurd. Ver...  Read more

The Debate Continues

Where is it written that competition must be between individuals or groups? The best competition pits employees against the forces that would keep them fr...  Read more

A Bad Rap On Incentives

The January edition of INC. featured our annual cover story on "The Hottest Entrepreneur in America," but -- hot though he may be -- the article didn't ge...  Read more

The Well-Read Entrepreneur

Selected influences on Jeff Koeze  Read more

Fire Me. I Dare You!

Here are some strategies from business experts and entrepreneurs for managing the prima donnas at your company.  Read more

Why Work?

Forget the carrot and the stick. In today's economy, motivation has to come from within  Read more

The Education of an Educated CEO

When Jeff Koeze took over his father's company, he knew almost nothing about it or any other business. But he knew how to learn, and 12 years later, he runs ...  Read more