Do Meetings Wreck Incentives?

Corporate governance scandals, the 2000-2001 recession, new legislation and regulations — all have left incentive industry professionals wondering if the “pure” incentive was dead, or at least in critical condition. In fact, CMI's 2006 Annual Incentive Trends Survey found that 52 percent of respondents always include meetings, and 33 percent include them sometimes. Only 15 percent of respondents exclude meetings from their incentive trips.