The Fairness Game —Fiorenza

What Would You Do?

Think about what you would do if given the choice. How close to a 50/50 split would you come? How does your answer change if you know that your new partner gets to choose next time?

Managers and supervisors should consider the fairness game and related concepts in each and every significant decision made with respect to the employees they manage and are asked to lead. And they should be reminded that while they may have the unilateral ability to decide how much to share in the first round of the game, their employees get to decide the next round and thereby, ultimately, control the game’s outcome.