After a series of management studies were carried out it was identified that simple interest and concern for employee well-being alone was a great motivator. This has been confirmed so often that it has now been named as the Hawthorne Effect. A simple organization chart is also very important element of your people plan. It clarifies lines of communication and authority and shows who reports to whom. People who can't draw such a chart are penalizing themselves and their group by making relations vague and uncertain.
Good companies have a clear picture of their organization, one way or another.
Photo charts are especially effective. Job descriptions are an essential part of the people plan. They should be prepared by the key personnel person but cleared with the CEO and supervisor. The advantages are that the employee, supervisor and everyone else knows what the person is supposed to do. People say or feel that's not in my job description, so I shouldn't asked to do it. relying in the job description to cover every tiny detail, as well as to serve as a substitute for a supervisor and as a motivator.