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carrot and stick |
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a carrot and stick (approach) rewards and punishments that influence someone's behavior. Our company uses a carrot and stick — more money is the carrot, loss of your job is the stick. Usage notes: used in different forms to describe different combinations of rewards and punishments: Management's proposed deal is all stick and no carrot.The latest round of peace talks offers both sides the carrot as well as the stick. Etymology: based on the reward of a carrot (= a long orange vegetable) and the punishment of using a stick to encourage a horse to move |
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The Good Guy guaranty uses the classic carrot and stick approach. We may be able to capitalize on the appearance of divided aims while leveraging the carrot and stick appeal to the disparate self-interests of our opponent. Supporters of SMART propose to take this carrot and stick approach to the next level, using it to achieve uniformity and reform among all states and across a breathtakingly broad swath of the insurance regulatory landscape. |
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