08 May 2008

The Problem of Pay

To understand how compensation motivates -- or demotivates -- employees, managers must view their pay strategies through an emotional lens

by Rodd Wagner and James K. Harter
Adapted from 12: The Elements of Great Managing (Gallup Press, December 2006)
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To understand how compensation motivates -- or demotivates -- employees, executives must come to terms with, and learn to manage, the irrational, emotional nature of pay.
James K. Harter, Ph.D., is Chief Scientist Workplace Management and Well-Being for Gallup. He is coauthor of the New York Times bestseller 12: The Elements of Great Managing (Gallup Press, December 2006).
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Rodd Wagner is a Principal for Gallup. He is coauthor of the New York Times bestseller 12: The Elements of Great Managing (Gallup Press, December 2006). Wagner's latest book, Power of 2, is scheduled for publication in November 2009.
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Prakash Deshpande Posted On 6/12/2008 11:30:31 PM

It is True that only pay cannot make a employee engaged , but if there is discrimination among the collegues & same is know the engazed employee will definately Quit.hence the company's should avoid the same at make up such Gap's at every oppurtunity.P.S.Deshpande

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