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Give Back, Get Back: Good Citizenship from Ship to Shore
A company that had to cancel its cruise donates it for a worthy cause; Site SoCal to host its annual holiday event and charity auction.

Frito-Lay Kudos to Million-Mile Safe Drivers
PepsiCo's Frito-Lay North America is recognizing 95 delivery drivers who this year have reached the career milestone of driving more than 1 million, 2 million or 3 million miles accident-free.

Ask the Experts
Each month, Peter Hart, CEO of Rideau Recognition Solutions; Dee Hansford, CEO of Dee Hansford Consulting; Kevin Cronin, vice president of recognition and rewards solutions for Perks.com; and others answer your questions about the incentive industry in Ask the Experts.

On Top of Real Recognition: Top 10 Ways to Tackle the H1N1 Crisis
The H1N1 virus is posing a very real worldwide health threat even though many are not taking it seriously. Don't wait until it strikes your company. Take proactive measures.

Travel Insider: 10 Unattractive Truths About Incentive Travel Planning
Beneath the fun exterior of successful incentive travel programs lies sleepless nights, logistics nightmares, and rude and demanding participants. But boy, it is a great job!

Holiday Parties Are Ripe for Acts of Corporate Goodwill
The director of socially conscious teambuilding supplier Impact 4 Good says now is the perfect time to implement corporate social responsibility into holiday programs.

The Influencer: Increasing Influence with Dialogue
It is a special skill to speak up and challenge authority in high-stakes situations, both at and away from work. When it comes to expressing your views, even controversial ones, it’s not a matter of courage but skill. If you know what to say and how to say it, no person or topic remains untouchable.

Please Skip the Carrots
The carrot has become the ubiquitous symbol of the incentive industry. We have allowed ourselves to be defined by a vegetable. It reduces the complexity of incentive programs and our importance to the economic recovery.

Separate Surveys Report Rising Employer Health Care Costs Are Driving Implementation of Wellness Programs
Companies are using gift card and merchandise incentives to spur employee participation, and they are also adopting behavioral change measures to improve employee health over the long term.

Mad About Incentives Meets Science Behind Incentives:
In their fourth collaborative article, Incentive columnists Ley Borlo (Mad About Incentives) and Joshua Klapow (Science Behind Incentives) look at figuring out the right value of an incentive reward from the perspectives of general industry dictum and the behavioral sciences.

On Top of Real Recognition: Top 10 Ways to Get Your Groove Back
If you've lost the attention of your employees, get it back through saying thanks and doing the little things that help motivate them.

Motivation@Work: Recognizing Your Front-Line Sales Force When the Chips Are Down
The sales industry has been hit particularly hard in today’s tough economy. When sales are generally down, look to motivation programs that tie in daily or weekly performance rather than the traditional annual program.

Give Back, Get Back: Cooking Up Chili and CSR in Cowboy Country
Site Classic in Fort Worth incorporates charity giving; you can too

The Influencer: Dealing with the Untouchables
You don't have to be Eliot Ness to solve your team's problem member who seemingly keeps getting away with bad behavior.

Going Global: The Hidden Dimensions of Global Events
This column will address the cross-cultural considerations which can significantly impact the success of a program that involves participants from multiple cultures

Watson Wyatt/WorldatWork Survey Finds Steep Drops in Employee Commitment and Morale
The cost-cutting actions that employers have been making to deal with the economic crisis have contributed to a sharp decline in the morale and commitment of their workers, especially top performers.

Restarting the Engines
Although carmakers continue to face a difficult environment, the stall in auto industry incentives may finally be over.

On Top of Real Recognition: Top 10 Ways to Keep Morale Up When Slackers Pull It Down
The slacker attitude can be contagious and infiltrate the workplace. Deal with slackers and lessen their impact on employee morale, especially when times are tough.

Incentive and Meeting Planners Prepare for Swine Flu Season
The popular pillow gift this season may be a bottle of hand sanitizer. With concerns about the H1N1 virus making a comeback this month as flu season approaches, meeting and incentive planners are going on the offensive. But as planners seek a balance between caution and crisis-mode, there is concern that some may not be doing enough.

Winners and Nominees for Incentive's 1st Annual Motivation Masters Awards
We announce the finalists of our first annual Motivation Masters awards. These 13 finalists are already the recipients of a 2009 Motivation Masters award in one of seven categories. On Dec. 6, we will announce the ultimate winner, the Motivation Master of 2009, at the 6th Annual Las Vegas Incentive Marketplace.

Incentive Magazine a Partner in CorporateRewardsXchange, Holding its 1st Motivation Masters Awards Ceremony at 6th Annual Las Vegas Incentive Marketplace
On Dec. 6, the finalists in Incentive’s inaugural Motivation Masters awards competition will come together at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas for the announcement of the winner. Incentive and online sister publication Sales & Marketing Management are the media partners of CorporateRewardsXchange, a cooperative merchandise platform by leading brands and fulfillment companies.