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OCTOBER 2008 CONTENTS F E AT U R E S Headlines Wall St. woes on the minds of Motivation Show attendees; IMA Circle of Excellence; Incentive PAGE 6 Platinum Partners announced Edited By Leo Jakobson and Alex Palmer merchandise travel gift cards AWA R D S & G I F T C A R D S Potentials Here and Now Eco-friendly and socially conscious awards from The Motivation Show; Apple and Hartmann join the industry directly PAGE 84 Edited By Alex Palmer and Leo Jakobson Cover Story: Face time with senior executives is the top motivator of Cisco Systems’ Chairman’s Club winners PAGE 14 By Andrea Doyle Gadgets & Power Tools: High-End Roars Whether handheld or benchtop, the best power tools will cut deep with participants PAGE 86 By Marc Boisclair Safety Incentives: Safety drives a limousine service’s motivational efforts Seen at The Motivation Show: PAGE 28 PAGE 22 By Leo Jakobson PAGE 22 Learning: Diving into incentives for the mind enhances both loyalty and the bottom line PAGE 28 By Alex Palmer Among The Motivation Show’s award choices were watches that roar and a Canon that flashes PAGE 88 By Leo Jakobson and Alex Palmer D E P AR T M E N T S Editor’s Note: Incentive brings MetLife spokesdog Snoopy to The Motivation Show, and his boss to the Platinum Partners awards ceremony PAGE 4 By Jennifer Juergens Incentive Interview: Author Jim Haudan paints a picture of success and motivation PAGE 20 By Alex Palmer Research: Travel IQ Incentive’s new PAGE 86 research on the incentive travel business PAGE 66 By Leo Jakobson T R AV E L Travel News Two takes on stretching your travel dollar; the Reno/Lake Tahoe area offers both value and luxury to incenitve planners PAGE 71 Edited By Alex Palmer and Leo Jakobson Case Study: Emphasizing engagement keeps Herman Miller employees in their Aeron chairs PAGE 24 By Jenny Cromie Florida Coast to Coast: A top-tobottom look at what’s new in the Sunshine State PAGE 75 By Edward Schmidt Jr. PAGE 81 Primer: Offering pre- and post-incentive trip extensions is a necessary part of the award PAGE 27 By Phil E. Mullins Caribbean Escape: A bevy of choices for planners Off the Cuff: Nicholas Pesty’s career has taken him from Paris to the Sofitel Philadelphia PAGE 90 By Jennifer Juergens PAGE 81 By Harriet Edleson On the Co v e r Cisco Systems’ Christine Castle, director of global sales operations, incentives and engagement programs, discovered that the global technology firm’s top salespeople were motivated more by face time with the top brass than anything else, including the destination: Hawaii. Photo By Shaun Fenn. ADVERTISER INDEX For information on advertisers’ products and services, turn to page 89 incentivemag.com | October 2008 | Incentive | 3 http://www.incentivemag.com

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

Incentive - October 2008
Contents
Editor's Note
Headlines
Cover Story: Face Time with Senior Executives is the Top Motivator of Cisco Systems' Chairman's Club Winners
Incentive Interview
Safety Incentives: Safety Drives a Limousine Service's Motivational Efforts
Case Study
Primer
Learning: Diving into Incentives for the Mind Enhances Both Loyalty and the Bottom Line
Research: Travel IQ
Travel News
Florida Coast to Cost
Caribbean Escape
Potentials Here and Now
Gadgets & Power Tools: High-End Roars
Seen at the Motivation Show
Advertisers Index
Off the Cuff

Incentive - October 2008