After nearly 40 years...we've still got it!

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Things have come a long way since Hinda had its first set of offices on Printer’s Row. In the 1970s, Hinda purchased 120 Casio calculators to qualify as a distributor, convincing an auto parts company to use them as an incentive for selling parts. Now Hinda boasts an inventory of over 3,500 products in our current 75,000 square foot facility. We’ve gone from Therese Brisard manually writing down invoices onto index cards to pioneering online incentive programs.
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Unexpected Incentives

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Employee recognition doesn't always have to be anticipated by your staff for morale to improve. Sometimes it's unexpected little things that can boost morale and drive motivation. Tanveer Naseer posted a write-up last week explaining how a soda machine could teach all of us a thing or two about motivation. His post included a video of Coca-Cola placing a vending machine on a college campus and providing students with more than just the one Coke they were expecting.
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10 Myths?

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Within the last few weeks, a blog titled "10 Myths About Employee Incentive Programs" has circulated around the blogosphere and Twitter fairly quickly. Many people in our industry are already aware of the article, first seen on www.wisebread.com and then more recently posted on the AMEX-Open forum (where it was seen by most people). Several responses from the industry have already surfaced, including a good blog post from Paul Hebert.
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Better To Give Than Receive...

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To say that a corporation taking the initiative to become socially responsible is a “good idea” would be a solid understatement. Sure, giving back gives all of us a warm and fuzzy feeling all over, but what’s in it for the giver? True giving is generally done with the attitude (or at least should be) of not expecting anything in return. However, a company that gives back will reap many benefits in return.
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