Sanctions and Rewards

Sanctions and Rewards are designed to strengthen the performance of employees and also recognize hard work. Those can range from financial rewards or penalties, reputable awards and ranking, and promotions. Promoting personal responsibility is important in the workplace because it builds chemistry along with creating a strong system that is a strong factor when working in the cybersecurity field. Competition is always healthy in the workplace. It can increase user satisfaction which will also increase equity as well. 

Financially, bonuses can be put in place to reward employees that are performing well. When those are granted it helps employees work harder so they can receive more. Efficiency will increase in the workplace meaning that employees will demonstrate textbook work in order to remain trustworthy. Posting certificates or ‘Employee of the Month’ can also motivate employees to work towards a goal and gain recognition for their hard work. Promotions are also a very firm way of recognizing a star employee. Awards can include interim management or a permanent position.

Sanction mechanisms that will be put in place financially could include restricting any type of extra pay or you could minimize hours which means smaller paychecks. If the poor performance continues then their termination would be introduced to the employee and would serve as a warning for all employees to see the consequence of mediocre work. Poor performance would include carelessness in the workplace, unsatisfactory work content, inappropriate behavior (poor attitude), etc. Public scoring and rankings although it recognizes great work it can also highlight poor performance, which creates a healthy competition so that performance levels increase as well.