It has become like e-mail. I've heard employees exclaim, 'Oh, no, not another assessment. For assessment data to be meaningful, it must open worthwhile discussion. It's also critical to balance the recognition of individual team members with the recognition of overall team performance. A common fear among employees is that individual contributions may be overshadowed by the team, he adds.
Compensation is particularly important to cross-cultural teams.
It requires flexibility and commitment and a related reward system so people are willing to make that extra effort. In fact, team compensation is such a hot issue that corporate presenters at CSWT's compensation conferences are practically attacked by attendees who are scrambling for more information on how to reward teams. Likewise, return on investment is a key concern of employers. Nobody knows how to put it on a ledger sheet and make decisions about it. The CSWT, however, is partnering with its corporate sponsors to develop a system to track what teams cost and how they pay off.