We share how to plan an incentive travel program, starting with how the program fits into the company’s broader business strategy. Plan every experience and every event to live up to the expectations that inspired a year of hard work and commitment.

Companies that focus on being great employers and on inspiring the best work from their employees are more successful. Employee engagement boosts company valuation.

Organizations are finding out that it takes more than enticing perks to attract and retain top talent. From well-known companies to less recognizable organizations, they all have these things in common, making them the top companies people want to work for.

How do we recognize our outstanding teammates here at Next Level Performance? Kolleen Whitley describes how she contributes to the success of our company every day, for which she has been recognized.

Recognition and employee engagement programs serve as the framework for a psychological contract, providing employees with the guidance and opportunity to excel.

The goal of every sales incentive is to capture incremental increases in revenue. Successful sales incentives are fair, and give the entire sales force reasons to stay motivated and keep trying.

Recognizing teammates for the extraordinary contributions they make is important. Each year we take a few moments to honor our annual award winners.

With the solid foundation of reasonable pay, non-cash rewards are more memorable, have a higher perceived value, and the recognition experience is baked into the employer brand. This would have given United the flexibility to reassess and redirect their recognition program, adjusting goals and budgets as needed, without threatening the perceived compensation of every eligible employee.

Contributing to the Community Food Bank helps us to live up to our own company values in a meaningful way. We encourage you to consider what you and your organization can do to live your values through community service.

The IRF looks across all of the studies they have conducted throughout the year and identifies trends in recognition and rewards. They have recently released this year’s report, and here’s a sneak peek of what they found.

Convening top-performing salespeople for an annual group travel experience continues to be a popular incentive strategy employed by businesses throughout the world. However, the Incentive Federation survey shows an increase in the use of individual incentive travel.