The 2026 IRF Trends Report highlights how incentive professionals are navigating rising costs, geopolitical uncertainty,...
Research / Budgeting for Recognition Toolkit, Section 4: Additional Recommended Resources
by Incentive Research Foundation
Recognition programs have wide reach, so they can motivate broad-based employee behaviors. They answer the universal human need for appreciation. Everyone can qualify and, ideally, the great majority of employees will receive at least some recognition. Recognition programs encourage behaviors that incentive and reward programs might miss, such as exemplary customer service, collaboration, and learning.…
The 2026 Incentive Travel Index (ITI) reports relative stability amid mounting pressures, including geopolitical instability and securing airlift.
