Stack Ranking

A Foolish Idea

There is a firmly held belief amongst managers and H.R. professionals that the way to get people to perform better is to pay them for it. It “stands to reason” that employees are “coin-operated”, and it is a primary tenant of our management practices. If you want people to work harder, you must pay them more.

The best way to motivate your staff is with a carrot and a stick, and the best way to dangle the carrot (and wave the stick) is to rank people based on their performan...