If incentive pay is considered harmful, what are the other options? [closed]

Posted by Ricardo Cardona Ramirez on Programmers See other posts from Programmers or by Ricardo Cardona Ramirez
Published on 2011-03-05T03:41:25Z Indexed on 2011/03/05 15:32 UTC
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What kind of innovative non-cash financial benefits do I offer to my developers to retain them along with a competitive salary?

I recently read about incentive payments and their consequences. In our company we have a bonus according to the developer's performance, but it has brought many problems, such as those described in the article. If the subsidies are damaging, what choice do we have?

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