Managers should recognize five different achievements each week instead of rewarding only the top performer. When one person wins repeatedly, others disengage. Multiple paths to recognition keep more team members motivated and improve overall performance.
Here's something to try this week. Don't reward the winner. Seriously. Instead, reward 5 different things. Biggest improvement. Fastest lead response. Best CRM hygiene. Longest activity streak. Most peer recognition. Why? Because if only one person wins every week, everyone else eventually stops trying. But when people realize there are multiple ways to succeed, Something changes. Engagement goes up. More people join in. More people stay motivated. The goal isn't to make winning easier. It's to make success feel achievable. Because the best competitions don't just create one winner. They create a whole team that wants to play.
