Are your incentives working?

There are a couple of interesting articles in the latest issue of Promo magazine:

Majority Not Happy With Employee Incentive Programs. Here's a snippet:

"The fact that more than half of respondents were unhappy with their incentive programs coupled with the greater importance of these programs to younger employees should be a major concern for companies," said Jane Herod, president of Maritz Incentives, in a statement. "With younger workers more willing to change jobs, and the improving economy, companies are at risk of high turnover, which is an issue that employers have not seen in several years."

Fortunately, they offer some fixes in Running a Successful Recognition Program.

For more on incentives and motivation, check out The Meetings Group's collection of articles on just this topic.

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