While many employers take the approach that their employees do not have to be motivated or that their salary should be enough motivation, there are small things that employers can do to get their employees to go above and beyond what is expected of them just by offering small employee incentives.

Rewards Programs have been successful for credit card companies to get customers to sign up for cards based on what they purchase the most. In most cases, the credit card companies have seen a lot of success through rewards programs because customers will spend more money on the credit cards to get the rewards rather than using cash or debit cards.

Incentive programs have been used with success for more than just credit card companies. I remember being offered incentives for fund raising programs while I was in elementary school. Everyone always wanted to sell the most candy bars so they could get the “big” prize. People will work for something if they think they can get it for free. Even recently, Disney is offering a free day pass to one of its parks if a person signs up to donate a day of their time to one of the sponsored charities listed by the company.

An employee program could be based on a similar structure as the credit card program. It works for employees that are compensated with commissions. The more that the employee does, the more money he or she can make. If an incentive program is used, you may be able to entice your employees to do more work or be more productive with their time for a minimal cost.