Manager's Who Punish
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Case incident managers who use punishment. Please read the attachment and help answer the four questions.
1. What condition, or any justify the use of punishment.
2. Do most managers use punishment? If so, Why?
3. What are the downside of using punishment? or using positive reinforcement?
4. give an example of someone that worked for a boss that used punishment? and what was the behavioral response?
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Case Incident Managers Who Use Punishment
As sales manager for a New Jersey auto dealership, Charles Park occasionally relies on punishment to try to improve his employees' performance. For instance, one time he was dealing with a salesman who was having a bad month. Park talked to the employee about what he could do to help him move more cars. But after another week without a sale and a condescending attitude from the employee, Park confronted him. He screamed at the employee, told him his performance was unacceptable, then threw a notebook binder at him. Said Park, "I had talked to him before, said that I would help him out, but that we had to do something about his numbers. The day I tossed my binder at him, he actually sold a couple of cars." And Park is unapologetic about his behavior. "I am always tough on all my salespeople, but they know the reason is that I want them to do better. Do I think it's always effective? No. But if you do it once in a while, it works." Apparently
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Case Incident Managers Who Use Punishment
As sales manager for a New Jersey auto dealership, Charles Park occasionally relies on punishment to try to improve his employees' performance. For instance, one time he was dealing with a salesman who was having a bad month. Park talked to the employee about what he could do to help him move more cars. But after another week without a sale and a condescending attitude from the employee, Park confronted him. He screamed at the employee, told him his performance was unacceptable, then threw a notebook binder at him. Said Park, "I had talked to him before, said that I would help him out, but that we had to do something about his numbers. The day I tossed my binder at him, he actually sold a couple of cars." And Park is unapologetic about his behavior. "I am always tough on all my salespeople, but they know the reason is that I want them to do better. Do I think it's always effective? No. But if you do it once in a while, it works." Apparently Charles Park isn't alone.
When the pressure for meeting numbers and deadlines is high, some managers rely on punishment to try to motivate employees. Aubrey Daniels, a motivation consultant, says it can backfire on a manager when he or she avoids telling employees that there are negative consequences for poor performance. "Positive reinforcement is something that employees should earn," Daniels says. For instance, Daniel points out cases in which a high-performing salesperson refuses to do his paperwork but still ...
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