Incentive

Pitfalls of over-rewarding children's achievements

24 Feb 2013

Many parents give their children a small treat, or a gift, when they do well in school as encouragement. Some resort to giving cash or a coveted gadget as an incentive to work harder.

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NEW WAY FORWARD

18 Apr 2012

A new wave of upscale boutique resorts is emerging in Asia for exclusive meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (MICE) events.

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Meanwhile, the real looters go scot-free

16 Aug 2011

The looting and mayhem in Britain's worst riots in decades have people scratching their heads and asking how this could have happened.

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TIME FOR TEAMBUILDING

6 Apr 2011

Incentive travel from Taiwan to Australia is expected to continue growing in the coming years, according to Faline Lin, business events manager, north Asia, at Tourism Australia, based in Taipei...

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Executive incentives

24 Sep 2010

Cecilia Yeung Wai-ling, director of sales
Jetour Mice Services

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Voice in the wilderness

29 Jan 2010

I am a house captain at my school, and after the recent athletic meet, I was frustrated and disappointed. It seemed that I was the only one working hard to achieve good results.

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Opinion

Alex Lo

A dangerous demagogue in our midst

3 comments

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Jake Van Der Kamp

Ferry subsidies to push rents up further

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How you can help

This will be my last column about our expedition through the Arctic and what we've learned about climate change. While this series of stories is ending, the climate change story will continue for...

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High-quality training, clear incentives

The catering industry is notorious for its high turnover, low job security, long hours and lack of adequate training. But there are some companies in the region that are working hard to buck this...

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Executive lives her childhood dream

Boredom does not present itself in the meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions industry (Mice) because challenges arise on a daily basis, says Jackiline Tsang Wan-man, project executive...

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Travel is a great way to motivate staff and customers

Incentive travel is not just about booking airline seats and making hotel or resort reservations, but about creating a valuable team-building and social exercise that can help companies to...

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Creative locations in short supply

What makes an event memorable is a typical question event planners have to deal with when clients seek their professional advice.

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In Brief

Hiring to remain steady as recession not expected

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