Ethics Human Resources Incentives 
HR Digest
JUNE 15, 2023
On any fair day, the balancing act performed by the unsung heroes of a company – the human resources team (HR) , is quite overwhelming. It is hosted by multiple industry professionals and experts. myHRFuture David Green hosts myHRFuture which aims at future progressive people leaders in a weekly podcast and video series format.
The Practical Leader
MAY 4, 2022
We’ve known for decades that lack of money can quickly turn people off, but financial incentives aren’t very effective at turning most people on. Less effective managers see “their people” as coin-operated human resources (assets with skin) to be manipulated with money.
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Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 29, 2016
It’s hard for good, ethical people to imagine how these meltdowns could possibly happen. many of us face an endless stream of ethical dilemmas at work. We were surprised that 30 leaders in the study recalled a total of 87 “major” ethical dilemmas from their career histories. Wells Fargo. Volkswagen.
Women on Business
DECEMBER 7, 2010
What if service people were given incentives for the “yes” answers they gave to customers and were docked pay for their “no” answers? If the person says “yes” they may have to do something and then take a risk for doing it. And frankly, it seems that some service people don’t feel like they are being paid to say “yes.”
Women on Business
JANUARY 3, 2011
If possible, provide some financial incentive like a small hourly rate or commission for work well-done. Make sure you say in your ad description what they need to be successful with you (eg – a computer with internet access, a nice phone voice, computer skills, etc.). I have used www.internhere.com to post my request.
Deming Institute
APRIL 7, 2016
Watch this short video for a great story illustrating this problem in action: There may be cases in which incentives work only as intended, but I suspect they are relatively rare. Gipsie Ranney, The Trouble with Incentives: They Work. Improving the system is by far the most difficult.
Strategy Driven
NOVEMBER 6, 2015
Human Resources program is active, professional and responsive to the organization. Incentives-rewards-bonus plan is annually updated, with realistic, measurable goals. The organization maintains and lives by an ethics statement. Personnel Policies and Procedures are written, and distributed to all employees.
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