When I worked at Santa Clara University and University of the Pacific I kept a list of the hire dates of all the people who were part of my team (at SCU) or who worked in the library (at Pacific). On the date, I would give the person a hand-written note congratulating them on the milestone and thanking them - as specifically as possible - for their contributions to the team and the university.
I don't really know how my colleagues and co-workers responded - well, I hope - but I felt good for remembering that without their hard work and good cheer less would be accomplished and the workspace wouldn't be as pleasant.
Do you do something similar? If so, what?
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Kings and/or Queens of Squash, and I am not talking about Pumpkins
Here's a little something a colleague of mine created for this time of year, which is to say, October/Halloween.
The idea was to identify some one or two people who had a particularly challenging year, handling projects and tasks in and out of their comfort zone, and, in effect, getting squashed.
These individuals were identified by any means possible, although it was usually pretty easy to spot them by the dark circles around their eyes and stress lines on their brows.
And, in a special ceremony, they were presented mini-pumpkins with their names on them and with all due pomp and circumstance and with thanks from one and all for enduring the squash.
This is a nice event that an accompany a Halloween Party or a Thanksgiving event or can take place on any given day which you designate. It is an easy and fun way to recognize and reward your colleagues and co-workers.
The idea was to identify some one or two people who had a particularly challenging year, handling projects and tasks in and out of their comfort zone, and, in effect, getting squashed.
These individuals were identified by any means possible, although it was usually pretty easy to spot them by the dark circles around their eyes and stress lines on their brows.
And, in a special ceremony, they were presented mini-pumpkins with their names on them and with all due pomp and circumstance and with thanks from one and all for enduring the squash.
This is a nice event that an accompany a Halloween Party or a Thanksgiving event or can take place on any given day which you designate. It is an easy and fun way to recognize and reward your colleagues and co-workers.
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