Incentive - February 2008 - (Page 3) FEBR UARY 2008 CONTENTS Features PAGE 18 PAGE 26 merchandise travel gift cards Cover Story: On The Ball Incentives Pro athlete speakers like football legend Archie Manning add excitement to incentives, but that’s just one way planners can tap into the power of sports Edited By Leo Jakobson Incentive Primer: How to Use Sporting Events Robert Tuchman, president of TSE Sports & Entertainment, offers two sets of tips: How to hire a pro athlete as a speaker, and how to bring an incentive group to a big game Incentive Interview: Jim Avery on Doing the Right Thing PAGE 34 PAGE 28 A barrier-breaking African-American oil executive reflects on a lifetime of leading by example and mentoring those who came after him By Lori Becker Employee Empowerment Motivates and Pays Dividends PAGE 34 From The Ritz-Carlton to Qualcomm, companies that trust employees with the authority to make customers happy are finding that it is good for morale and business By Julie Barker Hospitals, Nurses Win With Flexible Scheduling PAGE 38 Hospitals that have turned to incentive-based, online tools to provide nurses more flexible schedules are seeing benefits in retention and on the bottom line By Alex D. Palmer Case Study: The Weitz Company Retains Its Boomers PAGE 42 PAGE 28 A general contracting firm finds empowering employees helps retain experienced workers and motivates those boomers to help train the next generation By Leo Jakobson On the Cover Legendary New Orleans Saints quarterback Archie Manning knows a thing or two about motivating and training others to succeed—his two quarterback sons led their teams to the last two Super Bowls. See pg. 18 for a look at how sports heroes like Manning can bring excitement to your incentive program. Cover photography by Nathan Sayers ADVERTISER INDEX For information on advertisers’ products and services, turn to page 90 PAGE 42 incentivemag.com | February 2008 | Incentive | 3 http://www.incentivemag.com
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Incentive - February 2008 Incentive Magazine - February 2008 Editor’s Note: Archie and the Boys In The News Cover Story: On The Ball Incentives Incentive Primer: How to Use Sporting Events Incentive Interview: Jim Avery on Doing the Right Thing Employee Empowerment Motivates and Pays Dividends Hospitals, Nurses Win With Flexible Scheduling Legal Ease: Safety Programs and Unions Case Study: The Weitz Company Retains Its Boomers Potentials: Here and Now Star Power in the Kitchen Awards: Gift Card Trends for the New Year Travel News The Manhattanization of Las Vegas Classics Renewed: Monaco and France Advertiser Index Off The Cuff: Tumi’s Mike Landry Incentive - February 2008 Incentive - February 2008 - (Page Intro) Incentive - February 2008 - Incentive Magazine - February 2008 (Page 1) Incentive - February 2008 - Incentive Magazine - February 2008 (Page 2) Incentive - February 2008 - Incentive Magazine - February 2008 (Page 3) Incentive - 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