West Bloomfield, MI – May 11, 2011 – Brian Grzyb was sidelined from triathlon training because of extreme lower back pain. Tony Gambee experienced years of excruciating ankle pain due to a freak accident. And retired teacher Barbara Degrazia gave up on an active life when arthritis assaulted her right knee. Unfortunately, each of these people suffered for years despite their best efforts...
Naperville, IL – May 10, 2011 – The business thought leadership organization, The Forum, has launched new branding, a revised mission statement and refreshed website – all designed to strengthen leaders’ focus on the role of employees in the success of their business. Formerly called the Forum for People Performance Management and Measurement, the new branding encapsulates the mission of the...
Frankenmuth, MI – May 4, 2011 – As Mother’s Day approaches, Americans across the country will be showering their moms with love and appreciation. And for one mom in Frankenmuth, Mich. — Judy Zehnder Keller – this Mother’s Day will be particularly special. That’s because Zehnder Keller, President of the Bavarian Inn Lodge, has been ranked as one of 2011’s Leading Moms in Business by...
St. Louis, MO – May 3, 2011 – How do you motivate high achieving employees who are key to your organization’s success? According to the Incentive Research Foundation’s (IRF) latest white paper, Critical Findings for Recognition Travel Programs, it might just be by creating an all-employee recognition travel program. The new white paper summarizes the most significant findings of the IRF’s latest...
April 18, 2011 – CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. – In observance of Earth Day, Friday, April 22, and to encourage its new and existing customers to “go green,” National Gift Card Corporation (NGC) announced today it will offer on that day a special bonus discount on all NGCecodes orders. In addition, a portion of the proceeds from the Earth Day sale will be donated to Environmental Defenders of McHenry...
Feb. 23, 2011 – NAPERVILLE, Ill. – The Recognition Council, a strategic industry group of the Incentive Marketing Association, has announced its new slate of officers as the incentive trade organization plans a busy year of outreach and education efforts in the coming months. Newly-elected President Jay Donlin of Newton Manufacturing Co., Newton, Iowa, said that the council plans to expand...
Jan. 19, 2011 – New York, NY – Do sales contests, incentives, and other reward activities do more harm than good to a company’s sales efforts? That depends greatly on their design and management, as well as how they align with the firm’s growth plan, according to a new Performance Perspectives executive briefing, “Sales Operations: The Quest for Efficiency Continues,” published today by...
New York, NY – Jan. 5, 2011 – Madison Performance Group, the global leader in the field of Workforce Engagement and Sales Incentive Marketing, announces the launch of its new corporate website and the adoption of its new brand which reinforces and better represents its global market leadership and commitment to providing current and relevant information, trends, tips and techniques for HR and...
Farmington Hills, MI, Dec. 21, 2010—Rupesh Srivastava has been elected as the new president of TiE Detroit effective Jan. 1, 2011. The announcement was made on behalf of the Board of Directors of Detroit chapter of TiE (Talent, Ideas, Enterprise) by Tel K. Ganesan, TiE Detroit president (www.detroit.tie.org) Rupesh Srivastava is President and CEO of Youngsoft Inc., an information technology...
Dec. 15, 2010 – Naperville, IL – After a daylong examination of the newly-emerging concepts of “Employee Enrichment” and “Human Value Connection,” business leaders and experts from the Forum for People Performance Management and Measurement concluded that more work will be needed to successfully implement these new workplace concepts that can often double performance results. In an Executive...