Loading ...Two weeks already, and no time to talk about our latest Influence Insiders webcast about incentives (listen to recording here). Fortunately, Paul took the time to write a good recap on his blog.
The topic which I found the most interesting was “can additional responsibility / more work be a good incentive for top performers?” I believe that for most top performers it is, if the added responsibilities provide opportunities for recognition, advancement and/or learning. However, we should note that not everyone will be happy to get ‘more work’, so this incentive should be used carefully.
I recently heard the story of a very driven and talented person who would have LOVED to take on more responsibilities, but her manager wouldn’t assign her any additional work because if she did, the employee would be in a position to complain to her union and try to have her position re-classified to a level where she would earn more money. While this might be a valid concern, I don’t agree with the philosophy of not challenging employees and not offering them learning opportunities to keep them from being promoted! In my opinion, it’s better to have an employee learning new skills and looking for new positions internally, rather than having an employee feeling under valued and looking for new opportunities with competitors.
What do you think?
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