On Tue, 14 Jan 2014 09:52:46 -0500, Robert Schweikert wrote:
After reading Drive by Daniel H. Pink recently I am more convinced than ever that we should stay away from anything that has any kind of awards, rewards, points, or whatever attached to it.
Systems of "do this - get that" barely work in the "pay for world" of employment.
I would also tend to agree with that (also having read Drive). Recognition tends to be more valuable and a better motivator than points. Points also tend to make for a more competitive environment rather than a cooperative environment, and a cooperative environment is what I think we need to be aiming at. Otherwise, there's the danger of (for example) people working on bugs not working together to resolve them because "they want the points" (I know a few people who are strongly motivated by "points" - I guess because "points mean prizes" to some people. That said, there does perhaps need to be a method for measuring contribution. Jim -- Jim Henderson Please keep on-topic replies on the list so everyone benefits -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner@opensuse.org