Incentive - March 2008 - (Page 48)

By Alex Palmer It’s a Small World Managing a multilingual and multicultural incentive group can present challenges as well as rewards s the incentive industry continues to expand globally, with businesses across Asia, Europe and Latin America incorporating rewards and recognition more prominently into their strategy, planners are increasingly likely to see more international incentive groups, and often those that include a mix of nationalities within the same event. Having this kind of multicultural incentive event brings in a mix of complications and benefits planners are having to be aware of. “Two years ago when I started doing the incentives, I found that it was more one country, and now it’s more multi- A country,” says Elena Paige, national sales manager for PRA Destination Management’s Las Vegas office. “Businesses are more global.” Paige is currently planning an incentive trip in April for 150 software salespeople from several European countries. Much of the work for planners of multicultural incentive trips occurs during the registration period. With groups from a number of countries, passport and visa issues can become more complicated and require extra attention well in advance of the event [see Phil Mullins’ Primer on passports, page 52]. Working with the client company, planners assess 48 | Incentive | March 2008 | incentivemag.com http://incentivemag.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Incentive - March 2008

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