Incentive and reward programs that have measurable criteria for achievement will eliminate any misperceptions about favoritism. You can build popular employee incentive/reward programs to recognize the following:

  1. Creative thinking (Who named a new product/service or came up with the best cost-saving solution?)
  2. Sales or productivity targets and service milestones
  3. Health- or safety-related goals
  4. Community service hours, if your organization prioritizes and supports volunteerism
  5. Customer care that goes above and beyond