Rewards and recognition programs need some real help

Dirty little secret: most people make money by making other people more money.

I've written before about employee recognition and even about the mostly-flawed nature of incentive programs, and this one will have some similarities around the concept of rewards and recognition programs.

In short: you spend a lot of time at work, right? Periodically or maybe often, you perform well while there. What are the rewards and recognition str…