He says the center uses a similar strategy to incent staff attendance at monthly meetings. The center distributes a bonus on a quarterly basis and recently instituted a mandatory staff meeting policy. According to Mr. Maerki, staff members know when the meeting will be held ahead of time, and they must be signed in by 7:00 a.m. or have an excuse approved by their supervisor. “If you miss one of the three meetings in the quarter, that’s a 20 percent reduction in your bonus for the quarter,” he says.
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