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Employee Appreciation: Tips to plan a memorable team celebration
Himelstein, C. (2015, April 7). Employee appreciation: tips to plan a memorable team celebration. Retrieved from http://www.hr.com/en/magazines/all_articles/employee-appreciation_htsr0z9e.html
Article Summary
The exceptional article written by Himelstein presents guidelines on how to appreciate your employees as an employer. This article mentions simplistic things such as planning ahead and getting everyone involved. The article also mentions more complex suggestions such as typical ideas not relating to the workplace such as playing the videogame Rockband and other fun games such as BINGO. Himelstein advises that incorporating
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This article will help local companies, as well as off-island companies, in retaining their employees. Through a total rewards program an appreciation party, which falls under an intrinsic reward, should help with talent management. The article is also important because employees should be aware that losing employees would be a huge expense and by comparing expenses, an appreciation party would be more cost effective then for a few employees to leave an organization because turnover costs could be …show more content…
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Employee Appreciation: Tips to plan a memorable team celebration
Employee Appreciation Day was observed this past March 7 (and occurs annually on the first Friday in March) Whether or not you celebrated the occasion, showing employees appreciation for their hard work isn’t a once-a-year event anyway. Whether you’re recognizing a service anniversary, celebrating a team accomplishment, or sending off a coworker on their retirement, there are numerous opportunities throughout the year to appreciate employees in a meaningful and en¬gaging way any time they deserve special recognition. What follows are some helpful suggestions to jumpstart a memorable team celebration.
Pre-Game Considerations
Plan Ahead
Employee celebrations shouldn’t add stress to the workplace, and potential scheduling conflicts can be avoided with good planning. If you are treating your team to lunch, make sure they know they don’t have to bring food. If you’re taking them out of the office, poll the workplace ahead of time to choose a location that works for everyone. In general, be