There followed a general discussion in which a variety of issues were raised and discussed. Though sentiment sometimes seemed to be one one side or the other of these issues, no formal standings were adopted. The task force is still in the process of deciding its focus. The current reward system makes little reference to mission, and may sometimes be seen as contradictory. These need to be consistent with one another.
Research indicates that the primary driver of performance is intrinsic rewards.
However, a strong emphasis on extrinsic rewards can reduce intrinsic motivation and therby reduce performance. The task force decided that any outputs would be proposals to faculty, for faculty vote. Bill suggested that we might focus our next discussion on how to effectively evaluate faculty, and how to incorporate continuous improvement. The task force continued its discussion. John pointed out that in order for us to be mission-driven, we need to have a mission which encompasses what we should be doing.