DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTOS OF BREUDER, MAZZOCHI, BERNSTEIN, AND NAPOLITANO: College of DuPage board seeks $25 million in damages from Robert Breuder – Robert Sanchez and Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180629/college-of-dupage-board-seeks-25-million-in-damages-from-robert-breuder
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— What Wisconsin says about what could happen to Illinois unions after Janus – Jonathon Berlin and Kyle Bentle
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/data/ct-union-membership-after-janus-htmlstory.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump Kathy Griffin.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/comedy/ct-ent-kathy-griffin-review-0630-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans promote anti-Americans.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–immigration-protests-20180630-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–immigration-protests-20180629-story.html
— Experts see potential for weaker unions as result of high court ruling – Mike Nolan (DIERSEN: What is your attitude toward unions? All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-union. They stress that I was a union member for almost 12 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1980. They should stress that if GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee, and that if GAO had been unionized in 1980, my Democrat GAO superiors would not have been able to a) force me to take a $19,203/year pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, b) keep me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, c) get rid of my mentor in 1987, d) not promote me beyond GS-13, e) always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, f) give me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, or g) force me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-supreme-court-ruling-local-reax-st-0701-story.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago’s minimum wage set to jump to $12 per hour – Yvonne Kim (DIERSEN: I worked for much less than $12 per hour in today’s dollars when I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; and cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-minimum-wage-increase-effect/
— After Janus, 3 ways unions can stay strong – Robert Bruno (DIERSEN: What is your attitude toward unions? All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-union. They stress that I was a union member for almost 12 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1980. They should stress that if GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee, and that if GAO had been unionized in 1980, my Democrat GAO superiors would not have been able to a) force me to take a $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, b) keep me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, c) get rid of my mentor in 1987, d) not promote me beyond GS-13, e) always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, f) give me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, or g) force me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/working/janus-supreme-court-unions-public-sector/
— Ted Cruz urges Illinois GOP to choose Democrat over ‘bigoted fool’ Art Jones
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ted-cruz-urges-illinois-gop-to-choose-democrat-over-bigoted-fool-art-jones/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans promote anti-Americans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/abolish-ice-chicago-pilsen-cook-county-jail/
— Obama Foundation hires diversity consultant: Brother of former Mayor Sawyer – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: To promote diversity is to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/obama-foundation-hires-diversity-consultant-brother-of-former-mayor-sawyer/
DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Thumbs-down: To a pricey parting gift to a political operative. – Editorial (DIERSEN: I should write a book about a) the political operatives who have worked the hardest against me and b) who they have worked for.)
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2018/06/29/thumbs-up-thumbs-down-community-rallies-behind-family-of-ailing-police-officer/aslzezk/
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: Documents obtained by The Associated Press this week showed that Timothy Mapes, former chief of staff for House Speaker Michael Madigan and state Democratic Party executive director, will receive more than $130,000 after resigning June 6. The money is compensation for 91 unused vacation days and half-pay for 146 sick days, the records showed. Mapes also will receive an annual pension of $134,000, which will increase each year. Mapes, on the job since 1992, earned $208,000 a year until he was forced out in a sexual harassment scandal. It’s another example of the sweet deals insiders secure for themselves at the expense of the public.)
- LOUIS POST DISPATCH
— Companies need older workers: here’s why – Mark Miller (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents promote age discrimination and reverse discrimination. They all agree that the federal government should get rid of its non-veteran White male employees who do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. They all agree that that federal government should be and is the employer of last resort, that is, the dumping ground for those who are Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
https://www.stltoday.com/business/local/companies-need-older-workers-here-s-why/article_9cc0d4d3-2f03-5e8c-a997-450c06d12283.html
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— PragerU: University Indoctrination – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/prageru-university-indoctrination/
CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Do border states have the power to repel illegal entry? – Daniel Horowitz (DIERSEN: Constructively, Mexico and its allies have declared war on America a) by their sending many millions of their citizens into America illegally, b) by their keeping many millions of their citizens in America illegally, and c) by their sending many mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally. By their words and by their actions, each and every one of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have made it clear that they side with Mexico and its allies against America.)
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/do-border-states-have-the-power-to-repel-illegal-entry/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: During an era of ever-evolving and newly discovered rights, we forget that sovereignty, both federal and state, is an absolute right that is being ignored in the immigration debate. We have the right, both as residents of states, particularly at the border, and as citizens of this federal republic, to be governed by our consent and to admit people to this country only through the consent of our laws. We’ve already explained that it is a founding principle that a president has the power and the responsibility to repel a large-scale incursion into our country. A state has a similar responsibility when it is experiencing an invasion and the federal government refuses to act. The entire purpose of a federal government What if our own federal government is impotent in protecting our border states from violent drug cartels and the crime, social ills, and public cost drain of mass migration from across the border, while the federal courts are downright preventing the states from protecting themselves? The Constitution is clear as to the responsibilities of the federal government and why we have one in the first place. The federal government exists not to impose more regulations on the people, but to protect their rights and security where states are inherently incapable of doing so effectively — namely, in repelling an invasion. Ironically, it is the one act of war a president can pursue without the consent of Congress, yet the invasion at our border is the only one we refuse to address. Article IV, §4 of the Constitution tasks the federal government with guaranteeing states’ protection against invasion. That is because, in the words of Madison (Federalist #45), the “few and defined” powers of the federal government were to be applied “principally on external objects, as war, peace, negotiation, and foreign commerce.” State governments, on the other hand, deal with “the internal order, improvement, and prosperity of the State.” This is war But what if an outside force buttressed by the most dangerous paramilitary organizations in the world invades a border state and disrupts its internal order, improvement, and prosperity – and the federal government doesn’t stop it? Well, the Constitution is not a suicide pact. Article I, § 10, cl. 3 (the Compact Clause) states: “No State shall, without the Consent of Congress, lay any Duty of Tonnage, keep Troops, or Ships of War in time of Peace, enter into any Agreement or Compact with another State, or with a foreign Power, or engage in War, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay.” The Constitution is clear that, all things equal, states shouldn’t engage in warfare with other countries. But all things are not equal in this case, and the Constitution made an exception for those times when states are invaded and in imminent danger. Well, is this really an invasion or imminent danger, you might ask? Andy McCarthy wrote an incisive column yesterday reminding us that we are looking at the immigration issue through the wrong lens. We view it as a legal problem, when in essence it’s a national security problem. Just consider the crime statistics in Texas alone since 2011: According to the DHS and the Texas Department of Public Safety, over 251,000 criminal aliens have been booked into local Texas jails between June 1, 2011, and April 30, 2018. They have been charged for a total of 663,000 offenses, including: . . . And those numbers only include those illegals verified by federal authorities through fingerprints. Roughly 50 percent, and often the most dangerous ones, are never interdicted by federal authorities before they commit murder and mayhem in Texas. Where is this coming from? It’s not a natural disaster. It’s coming from a concerted and organized massed migration completely orchestrated by the drug cartels, often with the help of the Mexican government. Click through to my tweetstorm quoting the Texas DPS explaining the results of the first Central American migration in 2014-2015: . . . As these quotes show, this is not some sort of legal problem with immigration loopholes, but our biggest current threat to our national security and homeland. These are often former Mexican military, in the case of the Zetas cartel, who now hold territory on Texas soil and use military tactics to divert the border patrol with bogus asylum seekers and bring in drugs, crime, and gangs. If this is not an invasion or an imminent danger, I’m not sure what is. I don’t think our Founders could have imagined such a colossal human and monetary toll from massive migration. Even without the military and drug cartel side of this, just the sheer wave of impoverished and often troubled migrants, of which over 90 percent turn out to be invalid asylum claims, should be enough to constitute an invasion. As Andy McCarthy rightfully observes, “If you look at federal asylum law, it addresses the individual migrant, not a systemic incursion. … It does not address what could happen if thousands of migrants simultaneously seek asylum.” States retain their sovereignty over violent incursions Amazingly, the political class questions even the president’s ability to repel the invasion without lawfare, but in reality, even a state, particularly Texas, should be able to do so. I’m not suggesting that the governor direct the Texas Air National Guard to drop bombs on the cartels, but the state would be well within its rights to start returning some of the migrants across the border. Joseph Story in his commentary on the Compact Clause writes that while the prohibition on states making war is obviously necessary, it was “wisely guarded by exceptions sufficient for the safety of the states, and not justly open to the objection of being dangerous to the Union.” Still, a state may be so situated, that it may become indispensable to possess military forces, to resist an expected invasion, or insurrection. The danger may be too imminent for delay; and under such circumstances, a state will have a right to raise troops for its own safety, even without the consent of Congress. Haven’t the border states (the ones that still care) waited long enough with too much delay? Some might suggest that this is not a declared war. But if you look at the original language of Article IV’s guarantee clause protecting states from invasion, Madison originally drafted its language to be read as protecting against “foreign violence.” It’s clear that this was not necessarily referring to formal warfare with a nation-state, but repelling violent incursions from Indian tribes. When the drug cartels use families and children to distract from the core of the invasion, the cartels are no different from Hamas using human shields at the Gaza-Israel border. Israel rightfully treats this as a military issue, and our government should too. If it fails to do so, the drug cartels should be on the receiving end of what happens when you mess with Texas. As Scalia asked: “Are the sovereign States at the mercy of the Federal Executive’s refusal to enforce the Nation’s immigration laws? A good way of answering that question is to ask: Would the States conceivably have entered into the Union if the Constitution itself contained the Court’s holding?”)
FEDERALIST
— Southern Poverty Law Center Loses More Legitimacy With Another Supreme Court Win For Its Target – Nicole Russell
https://thefederalist.com/2018/06/29/southern-poverty-law-center-loses-legitimacy-another-supreme-court-win-target/
LIFE SITE NEWS
— Trump nominates LGBT activist and former Log Cabin Republicans head to top State Dept. post – Calvin Freiburger (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes have always worked the hardest against me. I should write a book about them. Maybe someday, they will officially take credit for ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership, GAO employment, etc.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/trump-nominates-former-log-cabin-republicans-head-to-top-state-dept.-post
THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://thehill.com/homenews/news/394876-activists-to-rally-against-trump-immigration-policies
— Holocaust-denying Republican nominee: ‘I snookered’ Illinois GOP – JUSTIN WISE
http://thehill.com/homenews/394861-holocaust-denying-republican-nominee-i-snookered-gop
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois Republican Party spokesman Aaron DeGroot told Politico this week that the party is planning on supporting a write-in candidate for the general election.)
— Exploding immigration controversy vexes Washington – JONATHAN EASLEY AND ALEXIS SIMENDINGER (DIERSEN: Constructively, Mexico and its allies have declared war on America a) by their sending many millions of their citizens into America illegally, b) by their keeping many millions of their citizens in America illegally, and c) by their sending many mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally. By their words and by their actions, each and every one of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have made it clear that they side with Mexico and its allies against America.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/morning-report/393894-the-hills-morning-report
POLITICO
— Ted Cruz: ‘Vote for the Democrat’ over Illinois GOP Nazi – NATASHA KORECKI
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/29/ted-cruz-arthur-jones-vote-democrat-688743
— ‘I snookered them’: Illinois Nazi candidate creates GOP dumpster fire Republicans fear blowback from Holocaust denier’s run for Congress. – NATASHA KORECKI (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, Republican political organizations should always assure that in primary elections, at least one “real Republican” runs for each and every office on each and every ballot.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/29/arthur-jones-nazi-illinois-republicans-686875
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “First, it’s morally wrong and I think it’s really harmful to the party. The guy’s a complete nutcase. He’s a Nazi,” said conservative GOP state Rep. David McSweeney. “This is an absolute political disaster.” . . . In the meantime, Republicans have one last chance to save face. They can mount a write-in challenge if that candidate notifies three counties in the district of their intent by Sept. 6. “They didn’t run anyone against him in the primary. They didn’t file an objection to him, they didn’t find a write-in candidate and they didn’t run an independent candidate,” McSweeney said. “We’ve missed four opportunities. We better not miss the fifth.”)
CNN
— Journalists face a chilling new truth – John Avlon (DIERSEN: Because they cannot manipulate/dominate me, my critics/opponents do everything that they can to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out. While I have not received threats of violence against me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have succeeded in ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership. My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/29/opinions/journalists-face-a-chilling-new-truth-avlon/index.html
NBC NEWS
— Death threats won’t stop local journalists from reporting – Ethan Sacks (DIERSEN: Because they cannot manipulate/dominate me, my critics/opponents do everything that they can to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out. While I have not received threats of violence against me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have succeeded in ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership. My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/death-threats-won-t-stop-local-journalists-reporting-n887861
NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans want anti-Americans to run Mexico.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/29/opinion/mexico-election-amlo-andres-manuel-lopez-obrador.html
— To Draw Workers, Employers Offer to Help With Student Loans – Ann Carrns (DIERSEN: Of course, this encourages students to take out student loans.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/26/your-money/student-loan-repayment-benefit.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote LGBTQ activity in Alabama.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/06/29/us/alabama-lgbt-gay-communities-organizations.html
— He Was Denied a Commission in 1942. Now The Army Is Making Amends. – Rachel L. Swarns (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Black veteran in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black veteran could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black veteran in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Black veterans in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black veteran in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black veteran in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black veteran could have my job and my preferred corner office. In my defense, I would not have become an IRS employee in 1971 if Oldsmobile had not withdrawn a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/30/us/black-soldier-bias-japanese-internment-camp-survivors.html
WASHINGTON POST
— The U.S. just became a dangerous place to be a journalist – Jason Rezaian (DIERSEN: Because they cannot manipulate/dominate me, my critics/opponents do everything that they can to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out. While I have not received threats of violence against me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have succeeded in ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership. My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/global-opinions/wp/2018/06/29/the-u-s-just-became-a-dangerous-place-to-be-a-journalist/
— Trump administration plans to detain migrant families for months – Devlin Barrett
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-administration-plans-to-detain-migrant-families-for-months/2018/06/29/f9ffecb6-7bf7-11e8-93cc-6d3beccdd7a3_story.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans want anti-Americans to run Mexico.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mexicans-say-they-will-vote-for-change-on-sunday-1530264601
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Maryland attack tells journalists to take threats seriously – AP (DIERSEN: Because they cannot manipulate/dominate me, my critics/opponents do everything that they can to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out. While I have not received threats of violence against me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have succeeded in ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership. My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-news-newsroom-attack-journalists-threats-20180630-story.html
WBUR
— The Truth About Being A Journalist In The Trump Era – Miles Howard (DIERSEN: Because they cannot manipulate/dominate me, my critics/opponents do everything that they can to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out. While I have not received threats of violence against me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have succeeded in ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership. My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2018/06/29/anti-media-rhetoric-capital-gazette-miles-howard
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEWS EDITORS & ASSOCIATED PRESS MEDIA EDITORS
— ASNE-APME Newsroom Safety Best Practices (DIERSEN: I am a member of ASNE and APME.)
http://files.constantcontact.com/91232289201/77097611-02a1-4169-8a5b-3dee01cbb3b0.pdf
ZERO HEDGE
— Buchanan On The Democrats: “No Party For Old White Men” – Tyler Durden (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to pander to those who are anti-older people, anti-White, and/or anti-men, those who dominate the Republican Party, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, etc. paint themselves as being anti-older people, anti-White, and/or anti-men. They certainly paint themselves as being anti-Diersen. I am almost 70 years old. I am White. I am a man.)
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-06-29/buchanan-democrats-no-party-old-white-men
FORBES
— Trump’s Lean White House 2018 Payroll On-Track To Save Taxpayer’s $22 Million – Adam Andrzejewski (DIERSEN: GAO’s payroll is much leaner too. Why? Because it gets rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2018/06/29/trumps-lean-white-house-2018-payroll-on-track-to-save-taxpayers-22-million/#2cb674614e4f
BLOOMBERG
— Volkswagen Accused of ‘Company-Wide’ Age Discrimination in Suit – Christie Smythe (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents promote age discrimination and reverse discrimination. They all agree that the federal government should get rid of its non-veteran White male employees who do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. They all agree that that federal government should be and is the employer of last resort, that is, the dumping ground for those who are Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-29/volkswagen-accused-in-suit-of-company-wide-age-discrimination
HARVARD BUSINESS WEEK
— APRIL 9, 2018 FLASHBACK: The Dark Side of Performance Bonuses – Sean Silverthorne (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, its top priority was getting rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. Consequently, GAO gave performance bonuses to its employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran who made the aforesaid promotions.)
https://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/the-dark-side-of-performance-bonuses
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Companies continually test ways to incent employees to perform more effectively, often turning to worker-motivation tools such as bonuses, “up or out” employee ranking tournaments, and employee of the month rewards. Behavioral scientists warn that these programs, if not constructed carefully, can open a box full of unintended consequences that ultimately harm rather than help the organization. The financial crisis of 2008 was partially fueled by origination bonuses paid to bank loan officers who were incented to approve bad loans. Less well understood, but uncovered in HBS research several years ago, is that those bank bonuses also caused loan officers to perceive reality differently—they believed those loans would succeed. It’s not just financial incentives that are under study. Employers seek to change the behavior of workers in all manner of ways: to make more ethical decisions, to get flu shots, to lose weight, to be wiser about personal financial planning. Behavioral scientists are becoming the new HR superstars in some organizations. Research through the years at Harvard Business School has explored this good intentions-bad outcomes dilemma in many settings, from the glitzy world of Las Vegas to steamy laundry plants in Asia. The results these studies have uncovered are important to understand for org designers, compensation committees, and any function such as sales that depends on incentives to drive performance. Here is a sample of research from HBS into the dark side of employee motivation programs:)
MILITARY
— JANUARY 25, 2018 FLASHBACK: Military Experts, Leaders Say ‘Up or Out’ Promotion System Outdated – Claudia Grisales (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes promote “up-or-out.” In today’s dollars, were you earning $96,403/year by age 25, $113,920/year by age 30, $134,000/year by age 35, and $164,200/year by age 40, and if not, why not?)
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/01/25/military-experts-leaders-say-or-out-promotion-system-outdated.html
FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— JANUARY 25, 2018 FLASHBACK: Military personnel chiefs want more flexibility in career paths, but not an end to ‘up-or-out’ – Jared Serbu (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes promote “up-or-out.” In today’s dollars, were you earning $96,403/year by age 25, $113,920/year by age 30, $134,000/year by age 35, and $164,200/year by age 40, and if not, why not?)
https://federalnewsradio.com/defense-main/2018/01/military-personnel-chiefs-want-more-flexibility-in-career-paths-but-not-an-end-to-up-or-out/
— APRIL 12, 2018 FLASHBACK: Navy asks Congress for more authority to sidestep ‘up-or-out’ personnel system – Jared Serbu (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes promote “up-or-out.” In today’s dollars, were you earning $96,403/year by age 25, $113,920/year by age 30, $134,000/year by age 35, and $164,200/year by age 40, and if not, why not?)
https://federalnewsradio.com/defense-main/2018/04/navy-asks-congress-for-more-authority-to-sidestep-up-or-out-personnel-system/