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November 27, 2023 Employee recognition and rewards can influence an entire workforce to be more productive, loyal, and motivated. But what about being inspired? How do we motivate our employees [...]

Over the years, this magazine has profiled the incentive programs of thousands of companies, ranging from multinational pharmaceutical and high-tech firms with huge sales staffs to automobile manufacturers and insurance [...]

Tom Bates has competed in Survivor, Fear Factor, and the World Poker Tour. But he isn't a reality-show contestant trying to prolong his 15 minutes of fame by jumping from [...]

Ralph Breslauer wants a drink. Actually he needs a drink--or possibly several. That's because the executive vice president of sales and marketing for Concerto Software is about to part with [...]

Selecting the right destination is one of the most crucial tasks in constructing an effective incentive travel program. Good sites can make for magical experiences for incentive participants, and, conversely, [...]

At every stage of an incentive travel program, planners have an opportunity to optimize results by taking a proactive approach. No matter how ambitious an incentive, a program won't get [...]

Different lifestyles call for different needs. In order to create the most impact, a company should offer an incentive program that accommodates the desires, needs, and schedules of as many [...]

Wondering how companies are using merchandise in their incentive programs? Or how much they're spending on these products? Well, look no further. Incentive's 2005 Merchandise Report, a survey of 129 [...]

FOR MANY MANAGERS, the economic recovery projected for the coming months is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, better times bode well for the bottom line at most businesses. [...]

What may seem like a simple reward for a job well done can also deliver a powerful message to employees. Take the custom-made watches that 500 pharmaceutical salespeople received for [...]

Giving attendees the opportunity to hit the links has become par for the course for most incentive planners. But if you've gotten comfortable simply making sure players all have the [...]

Working a show is hard work and is often a case of survival of the fittest. Teams need to be 'on' for 12 to 18 hours a day and, typically, [...]

When Steve Damerow began his career in the incentive business, he was shocked to find that the first two incentive houses he worked for gave little attention to motivating their [...]

Take a look around--on the road, in the office, people are constantly on the phone. The need to stay connected has been a boon for telephone-service companies, while the excessive [...]

I t's a really good time for making excuses. Each week seems to bring new highs, but not the kind that make us happy. Instead, we hear about the high [...]

Looking to give your top performers a little piece of the spa to take home with them for the holidays, or to use as a pillow gift during an incentive [...]

Industry research shows 40 percent of companies now have social recognition programs in place. Besides thanking people face to-face you can go online and use your social recognition program to [...]

When 1,400 corporate financial executives were asked: 'Other than financial awards, which one of the following are effective means of motivating your employees?'-- 38 percent cited frequent recognition of accomplishments. [...]

It's easy for a harried manager to overlook the consistent contributions of her staff. Recognition should be reserved for a major achievement; otherwise it will lose its meaning. Right? Wrong! [...]

Despite rising unemployment rates, companies are competing for top employees Even as layoffs mount and unemployment rises, the war for top talent is fierce. In fact, the U.S. Bureau of [...]

The psychological principals of managing people--and what to do about them Managing employees can be one of the most rewarding endeavors you can ever undertake. There's nothing quite like the [...]

Just because the bears have replaced the bulls on Wall Street is no reason to abandon motivation. A slowing economy is the prime time for incentives Today's business climate is [...]

Now that the 21st Century is here, what will we do with it? More than 30 years ago the Stanley Kubrick film, 2001: A Space Odyssey, predicted that Pan Am [...]

Here's how to map a performance improvement strategy to navigate employee and consumer motivation on an international scale The face of global business is changing rapidly. Factors such as mergers [...]

YOU'VE DRAINED the applicant pool to fill your workplace WITH ENOUGH WARM BODIES to get the job done, but the work just isn't up to snuff. Before you start making [...]

Improved performance may be a snooze away In the book Power Sleep (Harper Collins, 1999), author Dr. James B. Maas suggests ways that employees can enjoy the benefits of taking [...]

What employers can expect from work/life programs Less work and more money? One day in the office and four at home? What do today's employees really want from their employers? [...]

When is it time for a company to try its first incentive? When it's ready to do it right. The Supremes said it best: You can't hurry love. Maybe Diana [...]

New video detailing Seattle's fish market helped. Sprint surpass employee retention goals and improve its customer service rating At Sprint Global Connection Services, agents take hundreds of calls a day. [...]

Enlightened companies fuel performance improvement by discovering what employees believe about themselves and their organizations The key to motivation and performance lies in each person's head. Unfortunately, too few people [...]

Up to this point, all of your program planning has been in abstract terms of goals, measurements, and budgets, but now it's time to choose your awards. This is the [...]

'When life force equals the challenge at hand,' says Peggy Dylan, of the Twain Harte, CA-based Sundoor Foundation for Transpersonal Education (sun door.com), 'be it a fire, illness, or a [...]

It's no secret that morale in the workforce has decreased significantly over the past few years. As economic conditions such as increased workload, mergers, and downsizing have increased, Corporate America [...]

Markets today demand greater innovation. Changes are coming faster than ever before. Your competitors are even more nimble. Customers have rising expectations. New ideas, better processes, innovative products and services, [...]

Up to this point, all of your program planning has been in the abstract terms of goals, measurements, and budgets, but now it's time to choose your awards. This is [...]

Now that you have set your goals, this is the time to determine exactly who you will motivate and how. Begin by pinpointing the partners throughout your distribution channel. Who [...]

Does your Chairman's Club photo look the same every year? Do the same faces wear self-satisfied smiles in every shot, indicating that they once again raked in the most rewards? [...]

* After last year's successful Collaboration on Managing with Carrots, recognition gurus Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton of the O. C. Tanner Recognition Co. in Salt Lake City return with [...]

According to a new Conference Board report, human resource (HR) departments are facing severe staff and revenue cutbacks as their responsibilities grow. Additionally, the report also found that HR executives [...]

Incentive planners looking to give participants a peek into the lifestyles of the rich and famous would do well to consider a day trip to the island of Ischia, located [...]

A recent study by Ossining, N.Y.-based research and consultant firm Coogan & Partners, examines organizational strategies at consumer products companies, revealing relationships between corporate growth and practices in areas including [...]

One morning, Joan Brock was looking for her daughter's pink socks. Rummaging through the drawer, Brock could see every color but pink. Finally, her daughter plucked out the right pair. [...]

IN JUNE OF 1905, the first issue of The Novelty News was published. In the beginning, the magazine wrote exclusively about specialty advertising. So complete was the focus on the [...]

While gathering information for a training program on interacting with clients, Imperial A. I. Credit, a financial services company in Jersey City, New Jersey, discovered a powerful tool for motivating [...]

Think a fair compensation plan with the occasional incentive can keep your employees motivated? What many executives don't realize is that they could actually be the ones causing their workers' [...]

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Nothing says thank you like a million bucks. With that in mind, the state of Pennsylvania is taking a gamble on employee recognition with its 'Golden Opportunities Employee Rewards Program,' [...]

Remember how you felt when you first started your job? While you likely had a mild case of the 'newbie jitters,' you were pumped. Hungry to learn and determined to [...]

It's nearly impossible to concentrate on work when you're cooped up in an office all day with 80-degree-and-sunny weather waiting outside. It's easy to let your mind wander to far [...]

Although big bonuses, exotic trips and upscale merchandise may mobilize people to reach important goals, intrinsic motivators--having a sense of purpose, being asked for advice, feeling competent, experiencing a sense [...]