Pay your people the least possible and you'll get from them the same.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- If you pay workers too little, they will do little work.
- In plain terms
- Low pay leads to low effort.
- What can you take from it?
- Pay fairly to get good work.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is your team paid fairly?
- How does pay affect effort?
Another view
Sometimes market rates limit what you can pay.
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One worthwhile task carried to a successful conclusion is worth half-a-hundred half-finished tasks.
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