Steve Kerr

It's one of the thorniest management problems around: dealing with unmotivated, low-performing employees. It's easy to point the finger of blame at them. But in most companies it's the reward system, not the workforce, that's causing poor attitudes and performance: many reward systems actually discourage desired behaviors while rewarding the very actions that drive executives crazy. In Reward Systems Steve Kerr describes the steps you must take to create an effective reward system: Clarify what you mean by "performance," devise an effective performance-measurement system, design a reward system that motivates people to do what you want them to do while also meeting their needs... To get the most from employees, you don't need to add headcount, upgrade your IT capabilities, or hire consultants. You do need to develop the right reward system. This book shows you how.