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Incentive magazine gathered several incentive planners, travel and merchandise providers and corporate incentive managers and together for a wide-ranging discussion at this year’s Annual Industry Roundtable. The conversation included some surprises, some contrarian positions staked out, and some controversy. Click here to listen to the entire roundtable or to download specific topic segments.
Do you know what’s de-motivating your employees? Could it be that your star hires, who used to be more than eager to shotgun off the starting line, are now losing motivation on the job? Incentive magazine presents the weekly column-and-podcast feature from author and corporate consultant Paul Levesque. Each week Paul will tackle the incentive mistakes corporations make and address how you can start shifting your organization’s culture to one that breathes motivation. Click here to listen to the latest “Culture Shift” episodes and access the archive.
 Listen NowTake a deep breath. Hold it. Now breathe out. Kamal Sarma, author of the new book Mental Resilience: The Power of Clarity, suggests daily meditation is the key to a focused, creative and stress-free work day.
Listen NowHow do you motivate an employee who doesn’t want to be motivated? Corporate consultant Paul Levesque tells about one worker’s extraordinary about-face from cynicism to success.
This June at the Sheraton Hotel & Towers in New York City, Incentive magazine welcomed 10 esteemed members of the motivation industry to discuss trends, changes, and current challenges facing the industry today. Below is the entire roundtable discussion, separated into a series of audio tracks. Members of the roundtable included Dan Calabrese, senior director, northeast global sales of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide; Joanne Cuddeback, PMP, director of Employee Engagement, Maritz Inc.; Paul Hebert, executive director of Excellence In Motivation; Jon Von Rentzell, vice president of Enterprise Engagement, Carlson Marketing; Chris FJ Lynn, North American sales and marketing director of Visit London; Terry Markwart, director & assistant general manager, special markets of Consumer Imaging Group, Canon USA; Eric Mosley, CEO of Globoforce, Ltd.; Michelle M. Smith, CPIM, CRP, vice president, business development of O.C. Tanner and president of Incentive Marketing Association; Patrick Sullivan, president of PRA Destination Management, NY; and Spencer Toomey, vice president of The Corporate Marketplace, Inc.
Listen NowTopics discussed: Introductions, getting the C-suite involved in incentives, and peer-to-peer recognition.
Listen NowTopics discussed: Motivating more than just your sales team and giving winners a ‘real’ travel experience.
Listen NowTopics discussed: ‘Umbrella’ vs. ‘silo’ incentive programs and the role of cultural differences.
Listen NowTopics discussed: Generational differences, the value of research.
Listen NowTopics discussed: Certification programs and merchandise trends.
Listen NowTopics discussed: Brands and their relations with special markets.
Listen NowTopics discussed: Educational and environmentally-conscious travel incentives. |
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The Motivation Show: 2008 
Incentive is live from The Motivation Show this year, bringing you news, stories and analysis of the events and attendees. 
