Globoforce Webinar: Building the Business Case for Strategic Employee Recognition During Tough Economic Times

Guest Panelists from Global Communications Technology Leader Nortel to Discuss Importance of Employee Recognition Initiatives during Financial Crises

Southborough, Mass., and Dublin, Ireland (Vocus) October 16, 2008 -- Globoforce (http://www.globoforce.com/corporate/eng/), the leading worldwide provider of strategic, on-demand employee recognition solutions (http://www.globoforce.com/corporate/eng/about-us/), today announced that it will host a free, live webinar with its global customer Nortel, offering human resource and business leaders the tips and information necessary to stress the importance of employee recognition initiatives with their company's executive leadership, particularly during tough financial periods. The webinar, 'Building the Business Case for Strategic Recognition during Tough Economic Times,' will be held on Thursday, October 23, 2008, at 11:30 a.m. EST. To register for the webinar, click here (https://globoforceevents.webex.com/mw0305l/mywebex/default.do?nomenu=true&siteurl=globoforceevents&service=6&main_url=https%3A%2F%2Fgloboforceevents.webex.com%2Fec0600l%2Feventcenter%2Fevent%2FeventAction.do%3FtheAction%3Ddetail%26confViewID%3D278098173%26).

Webinar panelists, including Globoforce's Andrea Dumont, Senior Director of Global Marketing, and Nortel's Rob Schmitter, Global Recognition Leader, Tina Mulligan, Senior Manager of Global Total Rewards, and David Keneford, Human Resources Business Partner, will discuss the importance of having a well-defined strategic recognition strategy in place during tough economic times. Panelists will review program fundamentals along with tips and best practices for executive sponsorship, objection handling, training, and communications to ensure program success and widespread adoption across a global workforce. Nortel, a recognized leader in delivering communications capabilities that make the promise of 'Business Made Simple' a reality for its customers, has 33,000 employees in 59 countries.

The Globoforce monthly webinar series is designed to provide human resource and business leaders of Global 2000 organizations with an educational and informational forum to gain better insight into the best practices established and followed by Globoforce's roster of international blue-chip customers who have achieved their ambition for global strategic recognition. Providing insights into this powerful new approach for recognizing employees in the 21st century, the webinar will also deliver an overview of the five tenets of global strategic recognition and explain how Global 2000 companies can apply those principles to deploy a successful recognition program within the walls of their own organization.

A recording of the webinar will be available free of charge following the event on the Globoforce Web site and can be requested by visiting http://www.globoforce.com/corporate/eng/innovation-center/webinars/.

About Globoforce

Founded in 1999 and co-headquartered in Southborough, Massachusetts and Dublin, Ireland, Globoforce is the world's leading provider of on-demand, global, strategic employee recognition solutions for Global 2000 companies. Globoforce delivers an innovative, easy-to-use, on-demand software solution that engages employees across the globe, transforming the way enterprises motivate their workforce. Globoforce's blue-chip customer base, which includes Avnet, Dow Chemical, Global Crossing, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Intel, Intuit, Nortel, Procter & Gamble and Thomson Reuters, reflects the importance of recognizing and engaging the workforce in the 21st century. For more information, visit http://www.globoforce.com or visit the Company's blog at http://globoforce.blogspot.com/.

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