Corporate Culture

How to Cut Costs Without Cutting Morale

May 4, 2021 by Mikael Hellstrom

Businesses focus their cost-cutting efforts, trimming operational expenses, and rolling back what employee perks they can. If faced with a choice between layoffs and reduced perks, businesses and employees naturally favor the latter, less severe option. It’s better to give than to receive. You’ve probably heard these words of wisdom,…

Business Travel

A Few Words On Travel Incentives

April 29, 2021 by Alice Kikuchi

More than $1.2 trillion will be spent globally on business travel-related activities. That’s a lot (roughly equivalent to the GDP of Australia). Is it too much? There’s reason to think it is, and by several hundred billion at that. In essence, the business travel industry is more…

Corporate Culture

How to Harness the Motivational Power of Positive Reinforcement

March 26, 2021 by Kim Andreello

“We know from extensive research that human behavior is shaped by its consequences and that providing positive consequences for employee performance is one of the most powerful ways to enhance that performance.”Matthew Granwich et al. Developing a more engaged workforce makes good,…

Corporate Culture

How To Increase Employee Engagement

March 19, 2021 by Kim Andreello

In a blog post, Jason Finkelstein, CRO of Traitify, a firm that sells personality-assessment software used in recruiting wrote about how the workplace power dynamic has shifted radically from the employer to the employee. Never has this been more important and in focus than during…

Corporate Culture

The Culture Around Corporate Travel is Changing

February 12, 2021 by Scott Toelle

Reward programs have become an important part of the travel programs of many Fortune 500 companies, helping reduce overall travel costs and empowering employees. As business travel returns, managing costs will once again be an important company priority. But just as important as the expense side of the equation, companies…

Business Travel

Empowering Choice in Business Travel Drives Positive Behavior

February 5, 2021 by Alice Kikuchi

THREADING THE NEEDLE OF REWARDING TRAVELERS FOR ENGAGING IN LOWER-COST TRAVEL PRACTICES HAS INTRIGUED COMPANIES BEFORE, BUT MANAGING SUCH A PROGRAM CAN BE COMPLEX. Directly rewarding travelers can involve finance and human resources departments. Despite the process complexity that it requires, its impact on the bottom line makes it a…

Corporate Culture

The balance between policy enforcement and rewarding good behavior in business travel

February 2, 2021 by Kim Andreello

by Kim Andreello From recognition to punishment for non-compliance, today’s corporations have a wide variety of tools available to persuade business travelers to adhere to their travel policies and make the decisions necessary to keep costs down. Spurred in part by the desire to retain traveling employees in a tight…

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