Well, in a word…no. Are you motivated about something because you might be praised in 3 months?
Short-term goals and frequent feedback have been proven to keep employees driven and engaged. Managers have to know what is expected each day, each week, each month…so that they can learn to hold their people accountable the same way. One client has daily goals, saying “I want a manager to sit down at dinner after work either knowing that he did a good job that day, or eager to get back tomorrow and do a better one.” Your Managers will become more effective when they learn how to develop the right goals and, in turn, learn how to coach their managers to the same for theirs.