Recently, organizations have been turning to “pay for performance” as a key building block to drive organizational success and build a performance-based culture. This is a culture driven by linking organizational goals to individual goals to motivate and reward good performance. Many companies have “merit” pay systems that do little to motivate employees to perform better and to differentiate employees who are high performers from those who are just getting by. With a performance management system in place, the ability to truly “pay for performance” becomes a realistic and desired goal.