The idea of motivation and reward as a tool to drive productivity has existed for decades. In 1948, Yale University conducted the study “Hungry Rat: Motivation and Reward in Learning.” The study used two white rats to prove that hunger leads to motivation to achieve a reward. Now you may be asking, how do white rats compare to humans in the workforce? Well, this study proved that one single reward leads to further attempts to achieve that reward more regularly. Employee rewards....