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YOU Are the Reason Your Recognition Program Failed
On the internet no one knows you’re a dog. That now famous caption to a cartoon by Peter Steiner ran in the July issue of the New Yorker in 1993. Not much has changed in almost 20 years. You still need to know what you’re dealing with on the internet. The internet can be a [...]
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What the Girl Scouts Can Teach You About Innovation
The Girls Scouts will be 100 years old in March 2012. Their mission is: “…to empower girls and to help teach values such as honesty, fairness, courage, compassion, character, sisterhood, confidence, and citizenship through activities including camping, community service, learning first aid, and earning badges by acquiring other practical skills. Girl Scouts’ achievements are recognized [...]
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When Recognition Goes Bad
Highlighting top performers is great. We all love getting the notoriety and the praise. It’s a great way for companies to reinforce their message, their mission, and their values. But, like anything else – it’s a double-edged sword. But you don’t need to tell that to the folks in La Palma California. I’m sure, like [...]
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Upending the Incentive Industry Business Model
I’ve been looking at the incentive industry business model for quite a while. In fact, the reason we started I2I was to find a new way to make money by providing what our clients really, really want. Behavior change. The industry has been selling “points” for years and they have become very adept at it. [...]
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Does Name Brand Merchandise Matter in Your Incentive Catalog?
For years I drank the cool-aid with respect to the merchandise awards vs. cash battle royale. But now I’m a recovering incentive sales guy and understand that there is a time and place for both. It’s not an either or discussion – it’s an “and” discussion. It’s more about mix and management than about good [...]
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New Book from I2I – Manager’s Guide to Managing
I wrote it myself. Hat Tip to Ron Swanson. Email/RSS subscribers click through for video.
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Incentive Programs Are Your Worst First Option
You’d think the title of this post would be the last thing you’re read on a site that focuses on how to design incentives correctly. You’d think I’d spend my time telling you about how incentives are great, how they can cure poverty and how they are better than the iPhone 4S. But I can’t. [...]
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Free Recognition Workshop – Learning Should Be Your Main Job Function
Say the next sentence like the Dos Equis guy — I don’t recommend companies for a fee. Our company works with clients helping them design incentive and reward strategies. We also work directly with incentive and recognition companies to help find new ideas and market better. We don’t get paid a referral fee or a [...]
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