Why do incentive plans fail?

Each individual that has been hired has shown talent, skills and knowledge impressing others enough to offer them an employment opportunity. Once these talented individuals become part of the team, focus then turns to how to achieve maximum potential performance of the employee that was evident during the interviewing and hiring process. As such, a significant challenge for leaders becomes how to get employees to perform at optimal and consistent levels over extended periods of time. In today's hyper competitive business environment, many companies have turned to incentive plans to achieve such productive environments. . .

This article addresses why do incentive plans fail?