Incentive - March 2008 - (Page 6)

MARCH 2008 www.incentivemag.com EDITOR’S NOTE Diversity Delivers ast July, Associate Editor Anne Marie Lee and I attended Working Mother’s conference on Best Companies for Multicultural Women. One of the most interesting things to me—aside from the fact there were more Fortune 500 companies represented than I’d ever seen—were the titles of participants at the event: Chief Diversity Officer (Deloitte), Global Head of Diversity and Talent Management (Citi Markets and Banking), Diversity & Inclusion (Novations Group). Who Knew? I certainly didn’t realize how many companies actually had whole departments for diversity, though we’ve been writing about this topic for years. We also thought diversity a timely subject considering what’s going on in politics. A woman and an African-American running for our country’s highest office? It’s about time. As Anne Marie Lee writes in her cover story on page 16, “Leading corporations like IBM, UPS and pharmaceutical giant Boehringer Ingelheim have long embraced diversity through their company policies and initiatives Where am I? Answer correctly and win a $100 Marriott travel card. Enter another and are continuously broadening their efforts to attract contest on pg. 68 new talent and connect with the global marketplace. In doing so, they are among a growing list of big companies garnering attention as some of the top workplaces for women and minorities.” This story made me think of my first job at Dollar Savings Bank in the Bronx. I was the only white female bank teller. All the others were African-American. When it came time for lunch one day, I went to sit with a group of tellers who clearly looked at me in shock. I slunk away from the table and was chastised later by someone sitting there. It just wasn’t done. Though the feeling was humiliating, it taught me a valuable lesson: If a member of the team doesn’t feel included, whether it’s based on race, gender, disability or any other personal trait unrelated to performance, it’s going to lead to turnover, loss of talent and no sense of belonging. It’s something really important to think about in the workplace. NEW FEATURE For the past couple of months we’ve featured “Where Are We?”—pictures of places from photographers across the globe. Check out the shot on page 68 and send me an e-mail with your guess. Winner gets a MARRIOTT gift certificate. Oh, and if you can guess where I am in the picture above (Hint: It’s on the East Coast), there’s another certificate we’ll give you as an award. Good luck. Enjoy the issue. Photo: David Fine Editorial and Executive Offices 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003-9595 (646) 654-4500, Fax (646) 654-7650 Group Publisher Daniel J. 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Incentive - March 2008 Contents Editor’s Note: Delivering on Diversity In The News Cover Story: Leveraging Diversity in the Workplace Incentive Interview: Paul Levesque on Why Awards Fail Case Study: AEIS’ Max!-imum Incentive Program Mine Employees’ Creativity with Innovation Incentives Incentive Must-Reads The Third Annual Gift Card Roundtable My Turn: Motivation or Bribery? Everybody Get Together In Her Shoes: Why Bosses Should Be Flexible Incentive Primer: Passport Problem-Solving potentials Here and Now Is CES Electronics Heaven? China and Crystal: More Than a Pretty Face Travel News Florida: What’s New on the Beach? Smooth Sailing for Incentive Cruising Come To Hawaii And Take It Fast Last Word: But Enough About You

Incentive - March 2008

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