A number of incentive pay strategies are discussed along with the potential benefits and drawbacks. A persistent lack of understanding in the area of incentive pay management has frequently kept agricultural employers from benefiting from this immensely powerful tool. The potential exists to help employees earn substantially greater amounts while the farm employer reduces total labor costs. Supervisor power is the subject of Chapter 9. Power can only be maintained when it is not abused.
Abuse of power can take different forms, such as favoritism, dishonesty, and sexual harassment.
Chapter 10 discusses how each manager or supervisor has to consider themselves, the individual to whom they want to delegate, and the situation, in making decisions to delegate. When an individual succeeds in delegating a task, then she can be free to deal with other pressing organizational decisions. The approach suggested here is to begin slowly, and provide substantial feedback and training. Employees often have much to contribute in terms of creative thinking and solutions to challenges, and this potential is seldom tapped to its potential. Conducting effective meetings is the subject of Chapter 11.