Rewarding the Team.

The article emphasizes the need for companies to make sure that team-oriented compensation plans are designed carefully. For many companies, having a compensation plan that rewards employees for successful teamwork fits their organizational model. While team-based pay is not a panacea for organizational ills, it can be a useful tool to motivate and reward employees. But to be effective, a company's culture must embrace the team concept, team divisions should make sense, and goals should be clear.