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Which benefits of Gainsharing interest you most?

Bonuses that track with profits

Avoiding fixed pay increases

Pay tied to results

Lowering Costs

Increasing productivity

Accountability for everyone

Responsibility for everyone

Self-policing for everyone

Tying self-interest to goals

Greater communication

Improving employee retention

Regular, systematic planning

Crystal-clear goals

Focused performance feedback

Vigorous problem solving

Increased return on investment for technology

Systematic quality improvement

Systematic “fix” implementation

Focused customer service

Focusing on what it takes to be a success

Office and production on same page

Common objectives and language

Leveraging immutable laws of human behavior

Everyone working together

Focusing on the 80/20 drivers of success

FREE Gainsharing Success Strategies

We’ve learned through hundreds of Gainsharing projects how to motivate, tie pay to performance, and create accountability. It all starts with knowing what to do.

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What is Gainsharing?

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Gainsharing is a bonus system that rewards employees following improvements in operational performance

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A communication system that details the sales, productivity, and costs of the organization and reviews where and how improvements can be made

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An accountability system that relies on the input and efforts of the entire team and holds individuals and departments accountable for carrying out responsibilities

Featured Gainsharing Success Strategies Articles

When Metal Fabricators Share the Gains

The Fabricator magazine published a great article about Gainsharing in metal fabrication companies based on an interview with Dr. Chuck DeBettignies. Click on the...

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Gainsharing vs Profit Sharing – How They’re Different

Often people mistakenly say “Profit Sharing” when they are talking about their Company’s Gainsharing System. I get the impression that people use the terms...

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Entitlement — It Just Ruins Everything

Entitlement. An “entitlement” means that I have a right to something. I should get what I’m entitled to. There isn’t anything that I need...

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Why Profit Sharing Disappoints

Companies want to give people an incentive to work harder and smarter. They also want to reward people when performance is there, but avoid...

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How Can We Help Supervisors Deal with Slackers?​​​​​​​

Slackers —> Dedicated to the avoidance of work and effort. Our supervisors typically get very little training when they’re promoted to supervisor. Often they’re...

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How to Motivate with Incentives

Motivation is a complex issue. Let me get right to the point . . . People do what they do to get what they...

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Three Biggest Mistakes People Make Implementing Gainsharing

(1) Not Being Specific on How to Drive the Gains Without focus, without specific action plans, your improvement efforts will fizzle and die. Managers...

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Accountability – Visibility | All Progress Starts by Telling the Truth

Often, managers are hesitant to post workers’ performance numbers. “We shouldn’t single them out.” If it’s the truth, we shouldn’t shy away from showing...

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Like Marines, Supervisors need to “Shoot, Move, and Communicate”

New supervisors are typically set up to fail. They’re thrust into difficult situations with little or no training. Supervisors want to do well, but...

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Which is the Key to Productivity? – People or Technology

When we think of improving productivity, there may be more emphasis on technology than in the past.   It can seem the importance of...

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How to Keep the Spark Alive: Long-Term Pay-For-Performance Success

By Charles DeBettignies, Ph.D. How do you keep the spark alive in a Gainsharing System or other pay-for-performance program? That’s a question that I’ve...

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Do You “Lean Into the Problem” or “Just Muddle Through?”

People ask what successful Gainsharing companies have in common. They all . . . “Lean into the problem.” It seems either you’re just “muddling...

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Are You Taking the Excitement Out of Your Employees’ Work?

One of my “pet peeves” is the way most companies “pull the juice” or the excitement out of work for most people. We do...

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New Study Reveals Sacrifices Employees Would Make to Have a Bonus System Implemented at their Company

A shocking new study by the B2B division of Staples Inc. (Staples Advantage), reports surprising benefits of Gainsharing-type incentive systems. This study discovered that...

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Technique to Get Participation In Meetings that Works Every Time

Do you get frustrated when people just sit in your meetings, never participating or offering ideas? You’ve gone to so much trouble to prepare...

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How to Have More Accountable, Self-Managing Managers

Do you need to “baby sit” them to be sure that things happen and that they drive results? That’s what you’re paying them to...

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Shocking Study Shows Half of Your People Are Disengaged

Have you ever wondered how many of your employees were really with it? You know, really trying to do what the company was trying...

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Controlling Costs When Times Get Tough

One of my Gainsharing clients made a casual comment to me recently that they were in a “Cost containment mode”. There must be thousands...

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Fortune 500 Company Uses Gainsharing to Weather Downturn and Achieve “Self-Managing” Labor Costs

Do you need “Self-Managing” labor costs? That is, your labor costs go down when demand goes down. That’s what happens in Gainsharing companies. –...

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How to Avoid “Turning Your People Off” When They Come Up With Ideas

We can accidentally turn our people off forever when they mention problems they see at work. When an employee brings up a problem, they’re...

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How To Take Advantage of the Emerging Recovery

Are you going to miss the opportunities the recovery will bring? Now that things are turning around economically, if we don’t get organized, we’ll...

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It’s Time to Get Personal

By Charles DeBettignies, Ph.D. Have you ever been frustrated by the lack of urgency in your company to achieve goals? There doesn’t seem to...

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Who Else Needs to Control Labor Costs, but Has Constantly Changing Demand?

Does it seem like your labor costs go up and down with the weather? That’s how it actually is for one of America’s top...

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Featured Gainsharing Success Strategies Articles

When Metal Fabricators Share the Gains

The Fabricator magazine published a great article about Gainsharing in metal fabrication companies based on an interview with Dr. Chuck DeBettignies. Click on the...

Read More +

Gainsharing vs Profit Sharing – How They’re Different

Often people mistakenly say “Profit Sharing” when they are talking about their Company’s Gainsharing System. I get the impression that people use the terms...

Read More +

Entitlement — It Just Ruins Everything

Entitlement. An “entitlement” means that I have a right to something. I should get what I’m entitled to. There isn’t anything that I need...

Read More +

Why Profit Sharing Disappoints

Companies want to give people an incentive to work harder and smarter. They also want to reward people when performance is there, but avoid...

Read More +

How Can We Help Supervisors Deal with Slackers?​​​​​​​

Slackers —> Dedicated to the avoidance of work and effort. Our supervisors typically get very little training when they’re promoted to supervisor. Often they’re...

Read More +

How to Motivate with Incentives

Motivation is a complex issue. Let me get right to the point . . . People do what they do to get what they...

Read More +

Three Biggest Mistakes People Make Implementing Gainsharing

(1) Not Being Specific on How to Drive the Gains Without focus, without specific action plans, your improvement efforts will fizzle and die. Managers...

Read More +

Accountability – Visibility | All Progress Starts by Telling the Truth

Often, managers are hesitant to post workers’ performance numbers. “We shouldn’t single them out.” If it’s the truth, we shouldn’t shy away from showing...

Read More +

Like Marines, Supervisors need to “Shoot, Move, and Communicate”

New supervisors are typically set up to fail. They’re thrust into difficult situations with little or no training. Supervisors want to do well, but...

Read More +

Which is the Key to Productivity? – People or Technology

When we think of improving productivity, there may be more emphasis on technology than in the past.   It can seem the importance of...

Read More +

How to Keep the Spark Alive: Long-Term Pay-For-Performance Success

By Charles DeBettignies, Ph.D. How do you keep the spark alive in a Gainsharing System or other pay-for-performance program? That’s a question that I’ve...

Read More +

Do You “Lean Into the Problem” or “Just Muddle Through?”

People ask what successful Gainsharing companies have in common. They all . . . “Lean into the problem.” It seems either you’re just “muddling...

Read More +

Are You Taking the Excitement Out of Your Employees’ Work?

One of my “pet peeves” is the way most companies “pull the juice” or the excitement out of work for most people. We do...

Read More +

New Study Reveals Sacrifices Employees Would Make to Have a Bonus System Implemented at their Company

A shocking new study by the B2B division of Staples Inc. (Staples Advantage), reports surprising benefits of Gainsharing-type incentive systems. This study discovered that...

Read More +

Technique to Get Participation In Meetings that Works Every Time

Do you get frustrated when people just sit in your meetings, never participating or offering ideas? You’ve gone to so much trouble to prepare...

Read More +

How to Have More Accountable, Self-Managing Managers

Do you need to “baby sit” them to be sure that things happen and that they drive results? That’s what you’re paying them to...

Read More +

Shocking Study Shows Half of Your People Are Disengaged

Have you ever wondered how many of your employees were really with it? You know, really trying to do what the company was trying...

Read More +

Controlling Costs When Times Get Tough

One of my Gainsharing clients made a casual comment to me recently that they were in a “Cost containment mode”. There must be thousands...

Read More +

Fortune 500 Company Uses Gainsharing to Weather Downturn and Achieve “Self-Managing” Labor Costs

Do you need “Self-Managing” labor costs? That is, your labor costs go down when demand goes down. That’s what happens in Gainsharing companies. –...

Read More +

How to Avoid “Turning Your People Off” When They Come Up With Ideas

We can accidentally turn our people off forever when they mention problems they see at work. When an employee brings up a problem, they’re...

Read More +

How To Take Advantage of the Emerging Recovery

Are you going to miss the opportunities the recovery will bring? Now that things are turning around economically, if we don’t get organized, we’ll...

Read More +

It’s Time to Get Personal

By Charles DeBettignies, Ph.D. Have you ever been frustrated by the lack of urgency in your company to achieve goals? There doesn’t seem to...

Read More +

Who Else Needs to Control Labor Costs, but Has Constantly Changing Demand?

Does it seem like your labor costs go up and down with the weather? That’s how it actually is for one of America’s top...

Read More +

Whenever you’re ready . . . here are six ways we can help you:

Gainsharing DVD
Gainsharing Executive Briefing DVD
This free DVD gives a quick primer on Gainsharing and its “must have” features. It was created by a television producer and includes on-site interviews with actual Gainsharing users. Click here to get your free copy +
gainsharing blueprint
Gainsharing BluePrint
Answers the question “How could this be applied in my Company?” Outlines both the formula and “Boots on the Ground” connection fundamentals required for an effective Gainsharing system. Click here for more info +
gainsharing webinar
“40 Minutes to a 5 to 15% Productivity Improvement” Webinar
Learn how to motivate employees and give them “skin in the game” to drive results. Click here for direct access +
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Invite Dr. Chuck To Speak For Your Group or Trade Organization
I would be pleased to serve your trade organization or other groups as a speaker. Click here to email me about your opportunity +
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In-person, On-site Presentation at Your Company
Let’s put a presentation together for your Management Team and others. It’s an ideal way to explore how Gainsharing applies to your specific circumstances without the cost or inconvenience of travel for your people. Click here to email me to discuss customizing the presentation for your Company.
gainsharing webinar for your company
Webinar For Your Company
We can also develop a custom webinar presentation for your company. This makes it easy to get a quick overview using technology to maximize convenience. Click here to email me to request more info.

gainsharing dvdFREE Gainsharing Executive Briefing DVD Get Now

"Before Profit Driver Gainsharing®, our productivity was about 60% of standard. Today the entire shop runs at about 140% of standard. We know that when we get in a competitive situation, our employees can do everything necessary to make it profitable.

We could never do that before Gainsharing. "

- Clinton Scoble, Jr., President, BWF America

"Profit Driver Gainsharing made our year financially. It basically puts a new management culture into your business."

- Bill Bugg, President, window manufacturing company

"Gainsharing has helped us understand our Company better. It makes us pay attention to, and take action on the things we need to do to be successful."

- Chip Giardina, Controller, Saw blade manufacturing company

Q&A – Get the Benefits of Gainsharing Working For You! What is Gainsharing?


Gainsharing is a system that includes (1) a financial measurement and feedback system to monitor company performance and distribute gains in the … Read More +

If your company does not have a Gainsharing System, You are missing out.


After your company has invested in people and capital equipment, the most effective investment they can make, to maximize the other investments they have … Read More +