You have been reviewing the results of several projects' rewards and recognition systems to help you decide what would be the best plan for the new project you have been assigned to manage. Recent organizational growth has resulted in added responsibilities for many employees and has made communications more challenging. Leadership of the organization has expressed a concern that team members do not understand why they are having to do project work in addition to their daily responsibilities. The sponsor of your new project believes the team will perform better with good motivation. Which of the following is the best method to make reward systems most effective?

Pay a large salary increase to the best workers.

Present notification of rewards within the company.

Make the link between performance and reward clear.

Give the team a choice of rewards.