Research:
"This webcast is about trying to understand the
essence of what makes talent tick," said Jim
Finkelstein, President and CEO of FutureSense,
who has more than 30 years experience specializing
in compensation, specifically business and people
strategy.
In understanding talent motivation, he encourages
managers to "be students of human behavior" and
"to take a holistic view of rewards and incentives."
"If you don't understand their motivation," he said,
"you can't design the incentives."
This report also includes "soft stuff " that's often
forgotten or ignored. Finkelstein said "many HR
professionals stay stuck in old ideas and are not
considering what is new, exciting and rich."
The following paper will cover 16 thoughts, in
alphabetical order, on what makes "talent tick,"
according to Finkelstein. Some keys to take away
from this discussion:
o Can you find the fuel for motivation before
you start designing incentives?
o Are there generational differences that need
to be reflected in the design of your programs?
o What do you do for an encore? When people
are motivated by your current plans,
how do you keep their attention?
o Can you keep shifting incentives and
rewards when your business priorities
change? How do you engage people again
and again?
o If I work on multiple teams, how can you
motivate me to the nth degree?
