They offer you carrots they can dangle in front of you whenever the going gets tough, when you are in the 100th meeting of the day with someone whose views you find absolutely reprehensible and you're really struggling to stay the course.
Oferecem-nos cenouras que agitam à nossa frente sempre que as coisas ficam difíceis, quando estamos na 100.ª reunião do dia com alguém cujas opiniões achamos totalmente repreensíveis e estamos a debater-nos para nos mantermos na linha.