Employee of the Month: A Lesson At Jim Halpert's Expense

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Jim Halpert: recently promoted to the co-regional manager of the Scranton branch of Dunder Mifflin. In last Thursday's episode, fellow employee Andy suggests starting an employee of the month program. Thinking how this could improve office morale and by judging performance based on completely unbiased metrics, Jim makes an executive decision to implement the program.
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Taking "Trophy Value" Literally

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While most claim to work harder for cash, studies have proven that tangible, noncash incentives have a more positive effect on performance. According to the University of Chicago study cited in our Trophy Value Continuum post, people tend to prefer cash but perform at much higher levels when in pursuit of a noncash incentive. I wanted cash for running but worked harder for noncash options. The same holds true for your employees.
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