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...

Picture this: three days doing nothing but sampling divine food and wine in the sun-dappled Italian countryside. In olive oil season, groups work with an expert “mastro oleario,” who teaches them the subtle differences between oils. On a visit to...

THE WAY JOSEPH RILEY sees it, incentive programs are a two-way street...