stated, "individual reward systems create unnecessary competition and reduce cooperation between employees. It also reduces creativity because employees will only do what is necessary to get rewarded."(Harrington) Moreover, Harrington said team-based incentives influence individuals to work well together and cooperate with one another.
             In looking at motivation and the various aspects that go into it, one can look at various companies to understand its significance. Personally, when I thought of motivation and leadership, I immediately thought of my International Management company I researched, Hewlett-Packard. Few business leaders get to be highly recognized names in the world at large or even the broadest business communities like the team of William Hewlett and David Packard. "In 1938 they pooled $538 to found their namesake Hewlett-Packard in a rented garage."(Blanchard, 92) Hewlett focused his energy on leading the technology side of the now $31 billion high tech leader. Packard wrestled with managing the day-to-day operation and died at the age of 83. These two people started off as regular people, but found the motivation to pool their thoughts and take a risk. Packard's employees awarded him a M.B.W.A. Degree---"Master By Walking Around", because of his beliefs that upper management should remain close to workers. The "HP way" also strives to "maintain a small company atmosphere even as the work force expanded to 100,000."(Blanchard, 93) Employees were allowed freedom, and Internal competition was encouraged, while working toward a shared objective. Packard's commitment to employees was also legendary. "In 1990 he came out of semi-retirement to help manage a corporation that successfully averted the job losses that subsequently hit many other High tech companies."(Blanchard, 92) David Packard was truly a leader to be admired. This prompts the question "What is a go...