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JANUARY 2009 CONTENTS FEATURES PAGE 14 merchandise travel gift cards Editor’s Note: Rewards Must Be Sustainable Long-lasting corporate gifts are another form of sustainability Leap of Faith: Religion in the Workplace Enabling employees to keep their faith can improve morale and loyalty PG 6 By Vincent Alonzo PG 30 By Carol Patton Cover Story: Responsibility’s New Role The economy is weak, but corporate interest in eco-friendly policies remains strong Cook Up Engagement: Kitchen Teambuilding Cooking classes are an increasingly popular way of building camaraderie PG 14 By Alex Palmer PG 34 By Joe David Family Rewards: Who They’re Working For Why and how top performers’ families should be part of your incentive strategy My Turn: Procurement Possibilities Fighting the low-bidder mentality when reward program spending is questioned PG 24 PAGE 20 PG 37 By Bruce Tepper By Carol Patton DEPARTMENTS Headlines Latin America’s incentive market; a crumbling economy causes recognition awards to spike; report from EIBTM Motivation@Work: Hard Times Recognition Recognition when budgets are tight requires flexibility and sincerity PG 8 Ed. By Leo Jakobson and Alex Palmer PG 38 By Christi L. Gibson Incentive Interview: Patrick Lencioni The writer of corporate “fables” on beating three major demotivators Legal Ease: The Tax Facts on Corporate Gifts For every type of incentive reward, there is an IRS rule to follow PG 20 By Alex Palmer PG 40 By George Delta Primer: Working Design Design consultant Cary Johnson: Office design can help or hurt engagement On the Web www.Incentivemag.com Travel Insider: Tales from the dark side of incentive travels gone awry PG 28 By Alexandra Haake PG 66 Edited by Stacy Straczynski incentivemag.com | January 2009 | Incentive | 3 http://www.incentivemag.com

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Incentive - January 2009 Contents Editor's Note: Rewards Must Be Sustainable Headlines Cover Story: Responsibility's New Role Incentive Interview: Patrick Lencioni Family Rewards: Who They're Working For Primer: Working Design Leap of Faith: Religion in the Workplace Cook Up Engagement: Kitchen Teambuilding My Turn: Procurement Possibilities Motivation@Work: Hard Times Recognition Legal Ease: The Tax Facts on Corporate Gifts Travel News: Where to Go and What to Do The Bahamas: Islands in the Sun Field Reports: Four European Destinations Golf: Around the World in 18 Holes Potentials Here and Now Watches and Clocks: Strike the Pose Golf Merchandise: Awards with a Solid Swing Computers: Digital Delights Retailers Band Together for Gift Card Market Gift Cards: The Prepaid Reward Spectrum Advertiser Index On the Web www.Incentivemag.com

Incentive - January 2009

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