附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-237) and index.
The perils of traditional management -- Fads, fantasies, and fixes -- From "my own style" to a precise procedure -- Management by sloshing around versus precision management -- Business is behavior -- Behavior is a function of its consequences -- A most practical approach -- Management by common sense is not management at all -- Common sense versus scientific knowledge -- The popularity of a management approach guarantees nothing -- If it ain't broke, find out why -- Louder, longer, meaner -- Surprise! people don't do what you tell them to do -- Why telling alone does not bring out the best in people -- The astonishing power of positive reinforcement -- Behavior is a function of its consequences -- Every consequence every day -- The more immediate, the better -- Everybody's behavior makes sense to them -- No-fault performance: change--not blame -- The ABCs of performance management -- A way of seeing things as others see them -- Building trust -- The high price of negative reinforcement -- Positive or negative reinforcement: what difference does it make? -- Five easy clues that indicate negative reinforcement is present -- The bottom line on negative reinforcement -- Capturing discretionary effort through positive reinforcement -- What does positive reinforcement look like? -- Kinds of positive reinforcement -- Grandma's law -- Sources of positive reinforcement -- Decreasing behavior--intentionally or otherwise -- Extinction--doing nothing changes behavior -- Punishment--stopping behavior -- Effective delivery of reinforcement.
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