"Our sense is that companies may have been sitting on budgets for the past 10 months or so waiting to see how things were going to play out and whether there was going to be more pushback from the media and community regarding incentives," said Mark Peterman, Chairman of the IRF Research Committee.
The economy is bad, business is down, and companies are laying off employees in record numbers. They need to cut expenses. An easy target is the company's incentive program. It doesn't produce goods, make sales calls, clean the building, or repair equipment. It just costs money the company doesn't have. Or does it?
Executives are people first. Sounds obvious, but this is key to heightening active support for Safety and Health from your company's apex.
Trust and involvement are vital components of the Incident and Injury Free safety program that has improved results for Baker Concrete Construction Inc.
Incentive magazine reports that the Incentive Research Foundation's Incentive Trends Survey found incentive travel planners are more upbeat heading into the new year.
In the study, scientists identify reductions in stress hormones and other stress-related biochemical changes in volunteers who rated themselves as highly stressed and ate dark chocolate for two weeks.
The board of directors for the 2009-2010 term has been announced by the Incentive Gift Card Council (IGCC), a special industry group of the Incentive Marketing Association.
Among its many functions at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, the Raytheon MCVC provides the necessary range interface for test plans and test management activities for on-range and environmental testing, and performs processing for Patriot As A Target missiles.
The inaugural event, designed for buyers and sellers of employee engagement products and services, will help attendees and exhibitors get to know one another as they engineer new ways to use rewards and recognition to drive performance, EEA says.
Stevie Awards, produced by the creators of the American Business Awards, are designed to recognize the accomplishments of outstanding women executives, business owners, and the companies they run.
This year's five winners "recognize that growth-oriented companies have not taken their focus off of safety or SHE matters -- a testament that safety is a business value and catalyst for growth," said Koen van Neyghen, president of DuPont Safety Resources for the EMEA region.
Ever find that what initially seems like a good thing just backfires? This is more likely to happen with an intervention when leaders haven't thoroughly thought it through.
Six incentive marketing professionals were presented with the Incentive Marketing Association's Certified Professional of Incentive Management (CPIM) certification at a special ceremony at the IMA Annual Membership Meeting held in conjunction with the Motivation Show in Chicago on Sept. 28, 2009.
Anyone who has participated in any of the National Safety Council's 95 previous annual Congresses might have a hard time taking literally the theme of the 2009 version of the event: "Beyond Your Wildest Expectations." That's because most in the industry already recognize it as the biggest show in the safety kingdom, and this year, despite the execrable economy, the preliminary numbers are setting up to maintain that tradition.
Many companies kick back reflexively during tight times, like a crossed knee tapped by a rubber mallet.
The St. Peters, Mo.-based facility became the latest VPP star site, OSHA's highest recognition for meeting or exceeding workplace safety and health standards.
It is generally accepted that around 80 to 85 percent of workplace "accidents" are traceable to some specific human behavior, either at the time of the accident or preceding it. Therefore, to achieve improvement, it is necessary to understand the root cause(s) of the unsafe behavior taking place and how that behavior can be replaced by new, safe behavior.
"We run a lot of tough, dangerous operations where complicated things go on, and I know how hard it is to reach a level of excellence that you have here, to attain VPP Star status," said Stephen Kelly, Battelle senior vice president and president of Battelle National Security Global Business.
"[T]here is some good news on the horizon," said Laura Sejen, global director of strategic rewards consulting for Watson Wyatt. "Employers plan to give larger raises next year, and many plan to reinstate previously cut pay raises as planning for an eventual economic recovery continues."
Picture this, if you will: An administrator looks at a year-end injury/accident report, head propped up by one hand and one finger across the lips with a baffling look of "Why are these costs so high?" Or picture a department's leader not reporting a small injury on the last day of a flawless (injury-free) month and saying, "I want my bonus for an injury-free month