exactly the way I asked Instead, give people meaningful information about their work. The more feedback focuses on specifics (great use of color”)—and the more the praise is about effort and strategy rather than about achieving a particular outcome—the more effective it can be.
In brief,
for creative, right-brain, heuristic tasks, you’re on shaky ground offering “if-then” rewards. You’re better off using now that rewards. And you’re best off if your now
that rewards provide praise, feedback, and useful information.
(For a visual depiction of this approach, seethe flowchart on the next page) When to Use
Rewards A Simple Flowchart