KEEP YOUR SYSTEM SIMPLE
It’s important not to overcomplicate your system of goals and rewards. In one of my early ventures, I created a chart that had 18 different targets to hit and a simple “REWARD” written across the top. My employees were unclear as to what the priorities were and what the reward would be. Since then, I have found it’s best to have three or four target goals to hit, with a very specific reward at the end. The goals we typically fail to achieve are the ones that are complex and unclear.
Employees should also feel free to devise their own systems (within reason, of course). My son and his friends came up with their own motivating reward. They had a Burger King crown they kept in the office. They were all highly competitive, ...
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