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Better Training
Through Gaming
The Wall Street Journal reports that many managers
now say it’s OK to play games at work.
Interview
with Dr. Mitchell (PDF)
Dr. Mitchell, a behavioral scientist and professor at
the University of Wyoming, explains why one of the biggest
mistakes managers make is to look for a quick fix for
workforce productivity improvement.
The
Snowfly Goal: Make Work Fun (PDF)
Do you know what you are getting for your incentive
dollar? A new online performance improvement/management
program tells you.
Professor Shares Incentive
Program with Local Call Centers
Good managers know employees respond to rewards and
incentives. But few realize that immediate incentives
work best.
Snowfly
Incentive Program Raises Stakes for Productivity (PDF)
Entrepreneur Dr. Brooks Mitchell, founder of Snowfly,
based his unique program on the belief that workers
will try harder and be more enthusiastic about achieving
workplace goals if they can obtain instant rewards for
their efforts. Several companies using Snowfly’s
system have had positive results.
Research
Curb
Your Employee Turnover (PDF)
Call centers receive better results when they harness
the tremendous power of steady but random reinforcement.
Games
at Work May Be Good for You (PDF)
Scientists from the University of Utrecht have studied
the effects of game playing on 60 employees in a Dutch
insurance firm and found that game players felt better
about their job.
Cash
or Carry? Does money work as an incentive? (PDF)
Dr. Brooks Mitchell and Dawn McCoy explore how employers
can get the most out of their employees. They discuss
which rewards produce sustainable behavioral changes
and give organizations the biggest bang for their buck.
New Age Incentives
When games are combined with an incentive program that
rewards desired daily behaviors, managers find that
getting the best from their employees is an achievable
and maintainable goal.
They
Want Food! (PDF)
In an analysis of reward redemptions for a 4,000
employee call center, food gift certificates were by
far the most popular items redeemed.
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