The primary reasons that organizations struggle to effectively evaluateand reward employee performance are two-fold: 1) lack of consistency in management thought and application throughout the organization, and 2) a disconnect between employee performance assessment and compensation rewards. This session will offer practical tools, tips and techniques that specifically address these two critical concerns, with an emphasis on how to implement the most effective mix of base and variable pay components. You will learn:

• The critical importance of successfully aligning performance management with total compensation, and the ramifications of not effectively accomplishing this important task.

• The two primary reasons why this crucial alignment is not achieved in many organizations, as well as practical tools, tips and techniques that specifically address and answer these concerns.

• How to design and implement the most effective mix of base and variable pay components to achieve optimal motivational value.

• How to design and implement a strategic employee performance assessment and reward methodology that successfully aligns performance management with total compensation—through the use of pragmatic, real-world examples proven to abolish the disconnect!