Traditionally, compensation and other “award” programs pretty much lived in their own silos but today – with a bigger focus on the “total rewards package” my spidey-sense says that there is a need for more coordination between these disciplines. For over 20 years I’ve designed internal incentive and reward programs with nary a thought about compensation structures. But the last few years have shown me that it is a critical element in the way that we influence behavior with our employees – especially sales folks.