If I found one consistent theme as I walked the floor of the Motivation Show in late September, it was choice. Never have so many products been designed with so many options — so winners can pick what motivates them the most...
Who knew that the experience of a lifetime would come in a slick silver box with a portable camera (with a silver finish, of course) to capture the memories? But now it does — if you order a Great American Days award. More than 6,000 experiences...
University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers, Ann Arbor, had held a summer picnic as far back as people could remember. “When we began questioning managers about their recognition practices, they all pointed to that day as if to say, ‘Well...
Many companies miss the mark with employee incentives when they fail to match their motives with the right rewards. The goal of new research from the Forum for People Performance Management and Measurement at Northwestern University is to develop...
The use of incentives across all levels of companies is on the rise, according to proprietary research by Promo magazine (www.promomagazine.com), sister publication of Corporate Meetings & Incentives. In its recently released Premium...
Today's employees value time as much as — or more than — money. In fact, 66 percent say that they would gladly give up some of their compensation in return for more flexibility in their working hours, according to Robert Half International. Yet...
Each February, The Oregonian daily newspaper in Portland sends a few lucky people to the Poynter Institute for Media Studies in St. Petersburg, Fla. The purpose of the trip is training — but it has developed a reputation as a desirable perk for...