Positive Reinforcement
Advantages & Disadvantages of Positive Reinforcement
Significance
Positive reinforcement at work occurs when a person is rewarded to encourage a behavior. In the workplace, positive reinforcement can occur in the form of praise, awards and recognition, bonuses and promotions. The most common, simplest form of positive reinforcement is commending someone for a job well done. Managers may dole out praise for completing a project in a timely manner, handling customers well, rising to the occasion when challenges come up, successfully leading a team on a project or performing exceptionally well.
Advantages
Positive reinforcement can improve employees' performance, writes Aubrey C. Daniels on Entrepreneur.com. Employees can tolerate much more stress in the workplace and perform for longer periods if they are guided by positive reinforcement, Daniels states. Positive reinforcement builds confidence and helps employees have a more pleasurable experience at work while avoiding the negative side effects associated with punishment or negative reinforcement, such as frustration, anger, anxiety and depression.
Considerations
Positive reinforcement is designed to increase desirable behaviors, so in the workplace, positive reinforcement encourages better performances, increased productivity and positive project results. Positive reinforcement can produce lasting, positive change in the workplace, states Central Michigan University professor Heather Kchodl. Positive reinforcement must be consistent and frequent and occur immediately after the desired behavior for the best results, Kchodl states.
Disadvantages
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Positive reinforcement is not always good, and negative reinforcement is not always bad, according to West Virginia State University professor Michael Perone. Perone suggests that the line between positive or negative reinforcement is not always clear, which makes measuring the results difficult. Too much positive
Significance
Positive reinforcement at work occurs when a person is rewarded to encourage a behavior. In the workplace, positive reinforcement can occur in the form of praise, awards and recognition, bonuses and promotions. The most common, simplest form of positive reinforcement is commending someone for a job well done. Managers may dole out praise for completing a project in a timely manner, handling customers well, rising to the occasion when challenges come up, successfully leading a team on a project or performing exceptionally well.
Advantages
Positive reinforcement can improve employees' performance, writes Aubrey C. Daniels on Entrepreneur.com. Employees can tolerate much more stress in the workplace and perform for longer periods if they are guided by positive reinforcement, Daniels states. Positive reinforcement builds confidence and helps employees have a more pleasurable experience at work while avoiding the negative side effects associated with punishment or negative reinforcement, such as frustration, anger, anxiety and depression.
Considerations
Positive reinforcement is designed to increase desirable behaviors, so in the workplace, positive reinforcement encourages better performances, increased productivity and positive project results. Positive reinforcement can produce lasting, positive change in the workplace, states Central Michigan University professor Heather Kchodl. Positive reinforcement must be consistent and frequent and occur immediately after the desired behavior for the best results, Kchodl states.
Disadvantages
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Positive reinforcement is not always good, and negative reinforcement is not always bad, according to West Virginia State University professor Michael Perone. Perone suggests that the line between positive or negative reinforcement is not always clear, which makes measuring the results difficult. Too much positive