There was a headline in Sunday's (9/11) New York Times that read No More Desk Potatoes and referred specifically to the world of late night talk shows and how they are evolving away from the long time and traditional paradigm of a desk and a couch.
But it made me think that there probably people in your organization who are indeed Desk Potatoes - they sit in their office, cubicle, etc., for what seems to be all the time, diligently working on this, that, or the other - and are rarely seen outside that habitat.
Well, why not have some fun with these folks using as a prop, just for example, Mr. Potato Head. When in the independent judgment of some individual (or group) in the organization it is decided that a colleague has achieved a certain degree of Desk Potatoeness, confer upon them the royal order of The Desk Potato by giving them a My. Potato Head with the person's name taped on, inscribed, etc., with a note commending them on their accomplishment and also an invitation to come out and have coffee, for example, and temporarily escape their Desk Potato-osity! This is intended to be all in fun, so be sure the person who receives this honor have a good sense of humor and can stand a little teasing.
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