A very common incentive program structure is to reward the top 10% or 20% of sales performers. On the surface this seems like a very economically-sound approach. These individuals are delivering the greatest revenue to your organization so they should be rewarded. And it’s extremely easy to calculate program costs and expected return.

The problem is that top performer incentive structures cause most of your sales force to check out before the program even starts.

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