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by cdypls on Tue, 04/20/2010 - 17:02

So my team were not so good at filling in their timesheets. I used to spend hours on Monday and Tuesday chasing them up and still missed a few each week. Rather than threatening them to get their timesheets in, I issued a challenge:

If all timesheets are in by 9am Monday 2 weeks in a row, I would bake them a cake.

Well, they met the challenge and this is the cake I baked for them...

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Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 04/28/2010 - 09:20.  #

Did you really bake this cake Porl? I am very impressed if you did this without a helping hand!! From a female in IT@AMP who has never baked a cake in her life.

 
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/23/2010 - 17:14.  #

This is exactly how you turn a culture around!!!

 
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 04/21/2010 - 09:41.  #

Reward is scientifically proven to be a better motivator than punishment, and I love the time theme - very creative!

 
Submitted by GDSYD on Tue, 04/20/2010 - 19:10.  #

Looking forward to a veritable gallery of cakes.

 

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