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Disincentives are more powerful than incentives

August 22, 2020August 22, 2020 by jessitron

With increasing variety, each newly created incentive is weaker.
Yet disincentives get more powerful.

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motivate/enable

July 19, 2020July 19, 2020 by jessitron

In the UberConf expert panel, someone (Travis) posed a question about “how do you motivate/enable [teams stuck in legacy] to start growing and continuously learning again?” Laine Vyvyan had a good answer: make it safe for them, and then show them it is safe now. Usually growth stops because new ideas are slapped down. When … Read moremotivate/enable

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