The Daily Stat: To Boost Workers' Productivity, Tell Them How They Rank

Are you having trouble viewing this email? If so, click here to see it in a web browser. HOME   |   BLOGS   |   THE MAGAZINE   |   BOOKS   |   AUTHORS   |   STORE RSS   |   Mobile OCTOBER 4, 2012 To Boost Workers' Productivity, Tell Them How They Rank After a German wholesaler began privately informing its warehouse workers how they ranked among other employees on pay and performance, their average productivity jumped 6.8%, an effect that showed no signs of abating over the long term, say Jordi Blanes i Vidal and Mareike Nossol of the London School of Economics. The initiative, which didn't cost the company a thing, suggests that providing information about employees' relative performance is unambiguously beneficial to a firm's profitability, the researchers say. Source: Tournaments Without Prizes: Evidence from Personnel Records Share Today's Stat: FEATURED PRODUCT HBR Guide to Getting the Right Work Done Ebook Now Available Is your workload slowing you – and your career – down? Learn how to get the right work done. Whether you're a new professional or an experienced one, this guide will help you prioritize and stay focused, work less but accomplish more and stop bad habits and develop good ones. Not only will you end each day knowing you made progress—your improved productivity will also set you apart from the pack. ADVERTISEMENT Follow the Stat: BEST SELLERS HBR's 10 Must Reads: The Essentials HBR's Must Reads Library Set Guide to Persuasive Presentations Guide to Better Business Writing Guide to Getting the Right Work Done PREVIOUS STATS Among Blacks, Parental Layoffs Are More Likely to Keep Kids Out of College The Effect of College Drinking Is Like Having a Lousy Teacher A Psychopathic Trait Helps Presidents Lead Better to Take a Temp Job After You're Laid Off For a Relaxing Commute, Hitch Your Car to a Wireless "Road Train" What Would You Do with 13 Weeks' Leave? The cost of job loss and the great recession Kidnappers Abduct 1 in Every 2,000 Colombians GE's High-Deductible Health Plans Hurt Its Own Businesses Lost Teeth Bring Increased Revenue for U.S. Children Introducing Mobile ManageMentor Powered by the proven content of Harvard ManageMentor™ iTunes >> Android >> UNSUBSCRIBE   |   UPDATE YOUR PROFILE   |   MORE EMAIL NEWSLETTERS   |   PRIVACY POLICY Was this email forwarded to you? If so, sign up to start receiving your own copy. ABOUT THIS MAILING LIST You have received this message because you subscribed to the "The Daily Stat" email newsletter from Harvard Business Review. If at any point you wish to remove yourself from this list, change your email address, or sign up for other email newsletters and alerts, please visit the Harvard Business Review Email Newsletter Preference Center. OPT OUT If you do not wish to receive any email messages from Harvard Business Review, click here. ADVERTISE WITH HBR This enewsletter is read by thousands of decision makers every day. Learn more about connecting your brand with this audience. Copyright © 2012 Harvard Business School Publishing, an affiliate of Harvard Business School. All rights reserved. Harvard Business Publishing | 60 Harvard Way | Boston, MA 02163 Customer Service: 800-545-7685 (+1-617-783-7600 outside the U.S. and Canada)