Bernadette BoasExecutive Leadership Coach, Trainer and Speaker, Ball of Fire Coaching · Become the Leader Everyone Wants to Follow and No One Can Overlook.

Motivate Leaders: Tie Goals to Compensation NOW!

25 Feb 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief presentation, the speaker urges organizations to require every leader to define, track, measure, report, and be financially compensated for people‑management outcomes. The core claim is that leaders must be held accountable for team growth, success, effectiveness, and the presence of a trust‑based culture. By explicitly tying engagement, growth, and trust metrics to performance reviews and compensation—whether as bonuses or penalties—companies can create a direct financial incentive that motivates leaders to drive meaningful change in their teams.

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I communicate often all the way up the food chain of an organization how critical it is for the organization to have each and every one of their leaders define, track, measure, report, and be compensated with people management goals. Whether or not their teams are growing, whether or not their, their teams are successful, whether or not their teams are effective, whether or not there's a, you know, trust-based culture, whether or not they're high-functioning, or maybe they're even medium-functioning, working their way. But it's critical to make sure you tie engagement and growth metrics to leaders' performance reviews and their compensation, a plus or minus. And trust me when I say, hit the wallet and you will motivate individuals to make change.