THE USE OF INCENTIVE programs across all levels of companies is on the rise, according to proprietary research by Promo magazine, sister publication of Financial & Insurance Meetings. Forty nine percent of the respondents in Promo's recently...

Men Often Don't seem to understand or value the concept of giving recognition — why they need to do it, how to do it, when to do it. They are typically focused on business objectives, such as increasing sales, and the relationships with the people...

If you think that you've read every book on motivation and incentivizing employees and they're all pretty much the same, you haven't seen The Art of Demotivation by E.L. Kersten, PhD, recently published by Despair Ink, a division of his company...

When you invest your money, you are primarily interested in generating a good return on that money. So why don't companies that invest in employees through incentives and recognition programs expect a tangible return...

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Incentive travel at many U.S. companies is feeling the pinch. Not only are trips shorter and closer to home, but some procurement officers are cutting luxury brands altogether, according to a panel of five hotel executives who spoke at the Society...

During a special luncheon ceremony at the Society of Incentive & Travel Executives' International Conference, held in Toronto last month, the best of the best in incentive planning received the association's coveted Crystal Awards...

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...