How do you feel about performance incentives?
Your interviewer is assessing your work ethic. Describe your approach and your perspective on the different methods one might use to motivate their team. Describe your methods for influencing innovation, whether by individual recognition and mentorship or by inciting a friendly workplace competition through rewarding incentives. When performance incentives are abused, they can adversely affect a company's overall budget. Communicate that you keep your eye on the big picture. Through proper leadership, performance incentives can be a useful tool, but one that is often unnecessary.
"I feel that performance incentives are a great idea. They keep an employee motivated to do a great job and ensure that they are on top of their KPI's. The majority of people are very enthused about being rewarded for their successes."
"I think performance incentives are important for driving people to get results. For me, personally, they give me some skin in the game and get my team engaged in making an impact towards the results."
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Anonymous Answer
I strongly believe in them. They are a great source of motivation for me personally and also the team to have that extra incentive to deliver for the company knowing that you get recognized for your accomplishments and hard work.
Stephanie's Feedback
Great! It sounds like you are very self-aware about what motivates you at work.
