The carrot

Rainn Wilson answers questions (in character as "Dwight" from TV's "The Office") for Forbes:

Getting ahead at 'The Office' - Aug. 14, 2006.

[snip]

And moving in the other direction, do you have any tips on managing from below?

Keep the subordinates in line, use the carrot and the stick, but use the carrot like, the same way you would the stick.

So beat them with it.

Exactly.