Financial Incentives Mugs

Isn't that the chap who has just received a �485,000 performance related bonus?

'This is the BEST well we've dug!!'

'Congratulations, Yomp - we're giving you a bigger carrot!'

"Carrots just didn't get me going anymore, so I switched to chocolate instead..."

Performance Management: "We decided to get rid of the stick and just use the carrots."

'Stick and Carrot Business Incentive Consultants.'

'We hoped you'd respond more enthusiastically to our incentive program.'

"It's wonderful, Harry! How late does Neiman-Marcus stay open?"

"Any questions regarding our financial incentive plan?"

Dangling Carrots

'It saves me the trouble of constantly asking myself 'What's my motivation?''

Carrots on sticks wardrobe.

Finish your spinach and claim a free laptop!

Well done, I hear you hit your target. Yes, a week for two in Hawaii.

Banker's Ecstasy - coming into some money.

Man chasing carrot.

Carrot on a stick incentive - dog and human.

'The problems with charities is that they are always needing donations.'

Christmas bonus

"I think I should warn you that the flip side of our generous bonus-incentive program is capital punishment."

"Do you ever feel like it's all pointless?" "I mean, I do the same thing every day. Nothing changes. I'm not getting anywhere." "It's so depressing I can hardly stand it." "What does it all mean? What is it all about? What keeps us going?" "It's payday!" "And soon, the weekend!"

When choosing between "the carrot or the stick." my experience is that that employees don't like carrots enough!

'Yeah, I bought it with the profits I made from day trading - ran me $150,000 per pound.'

'What can you suggest for someone who guessed right on technology stocks?'

Fund manager greeting a man who has found a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow.

'Well of course you outperformed me. The incentives were stacked in your favor.'

'That's not really the business incentive I was looking for.'

'From the neck up, I worry about credit card debt. From the neck down I worry about fat debt.'

Bait for corporations.

Competing for prospective employees by offering a retirement plan.

Motivation for children to eat their vegetables.

'As our new Sales Associate, you'll be on straight commission plus unemployment.'

Easter Bunny with a Stick and a Carrot.

Selling cars at 0% interest.

Shelia had become an 'outback' Lotto winner!