In an employer-employee relationship,
managers can often
use carrot or stick tactics
when motivating employees.
We give employees incentives
($, verbal, emotional, etc)
or we punish employees
($, verbal, emotional, etc).
In an organization
run by volunteers,
the stick option is not available.
Recently,
the stick option was used
in a volunteer-run organization
I belong to.
The volunteers said ‘F**k it’,
quit, and
they’re not coming back.
That leaves managers
with only the carrot option.
As they are unpaid,
the biggest carrot – money –
is unavailable.
The best volunteer organizations
have the carrot incentive tactic
perfected.
If you want to learn
how to motivate your employees
in a positive way,
volunteer in one of these organizations
and learn.
You’ll become a better manager
while you’re making the world
a better place.