Globoforce Sponsors and Presents at The Conference Board's Senior Human Resources Executive Conference

Globoforce and Symantec Present 'Quantifiable Culture Change: Realizing Engagement Through Global Strategic Recognition'

Southborough, MA, and Dublin, Ireland (Vocus) November 26, 2008 -- Globoforce (http://www.globoforce.com/corporate/eng/), the world's leading provider of global, strategic on-demand employee recognition (http://www.globoforce.com/corporate/eng/about-us/) solutions, today announced that it is a sponsor of and will present a workshop at The Conference Board's 2008 Senior Human Resources Executive Conference being held December 2-3 at the Waldorf=Astoria in New York.

During the workshop 'Quantifiable Culture Change: Realizing Engagement through Global Strategic Recognition,' Globoforce Vice President Ben Miele, along with Symantec's Vice President of Human Resources, Tom Aurelio, and Senior Director of Global Compensation, Jennifer Reimert, will discuss how 21st century business leaders can no longer afford to ignore their global organization's fractured and disparate employee recognition programs. Attendees will learn that while these disjointed, unmeasured and unaccountable programs do nothing to drive employee engagement and productivity, program budgets continue to hemorrhage company funds on meaningless rewards with no return - something no company can afford during today's recessionary economy. Among many of the finer points of global strategic recognition, workshop attendees will learn how crucial it is for global organizations to tie awards to company goals and values, setting actionable and measured results for maximum ROI (return on investment).

Bill Catlette (http://www.contentedcows.com/), a leading human resources expert and co-author of 'Contented Cows Give More Milk,' said recently, "It seems likely that an ailing economy will cause many organizations to 'lean down' their spending in the traditional comp and benefits areas for awhile. We will be more reticent than usual to add to the fixed cost structure. With growing acceptance of the notion that a focused, fired-up workforce really does lead to improved outcomes, we will, however, likely see enhanced focus on performance-based recognition and rewards programs."

Globoforce offers today's forward-thinking companies the most advanced and robust online global employee recognition technology solution (http://www.globoforce.com/corporate/eng/what-we-do/how-we-do-it.html) in the industry and is the only recognition provider that offers locally relevant rewards to all participants across the globe through an innovative, multi-language, multi-currency platform. According to a recent Watson Wyatt study, companies with an effective employee recognition program enjoyed a 109-percent three-year median return to shareholders compared to 52-percent for those without such a program.

The Conference Board provides executives from around the world with opportunities to share practical business experience. This focus on actual business experience, rather than theory, primarily from senior executives from major organizations, along with a superior level of networking with peers, are the distinguishing features of Conference Board meetings. These meetings are rated as one of America's leading speaking platforms for top management. More than 150 CEOs address the Board's 12,000 participants each year.

For more information about Globoforce and Symantec at The Conference Board's 2008 Senior Human Resources Executive Conference, visit http://www.conference-board.org/conferences/conference.cfm?id=1680.

About Globoforce

Founded in 1999 and co-headquartered in Southborough, Massachusetts and Dublin, Ireland, Globoforce is the world's leading provider of global, on-demand, strategic employee recognition solutions for Global 2000 companies. Named a 2008 Inc. 500 company, 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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