FRESH IDEAS FORAPPRECIATING EMPLOYEES

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Looking for new ways to celebrate and appreciate your team this Employee Appreciation Day? Check out these 10 ideas to refresh your celebration this year.

1. OFFICE OLYMPICS

There’s nothing better than some competitive team spirit, so divide

the o�ce into teams for an Olympic celebration. Gift all the

participants team shirts, start the day o� with a company

meeting “opening ceremony,” host the games, and then deliver

commemorative medals to the winning teams in the afternoon.

2. MAKE IT ROCK

Show your team how much they rock on Employee Appreciation Day by having a music-themed celebration. Start with a Rock Band station or some karaoke, and add to the fun with music trivia, musical chairs, or Name that Tune.

Don’t underestimate the power of beautiful �owers. Flowers symbolize love and gratitude, and adorning your employees’ workspaces with an in-season bouquet can go a long way.

3. FLOWERS

The St. Louis Children’s Hospital extends employee recognition through social media during their employee recognition gala. Facebook posts of employees, and Skype calls to include employees who are remote or o�site, show just how much the hospital values its employees.

4. INCORPORATE SOCIAL MEDIA

St. Louis Children’s Hospital wouldn’t be the best place for childrens chare without our amazing sta�.

St. Louis Children’s Hospital40 mins | St. Louis, MO, United States

Our employees are the best arounds, and no one works harder then our wonderful nurse Meredith.

St. Louis Children’s Hospital25 mins | St. Louis, MO, United States

5. USE YOUR WEBSITEUse your website. Dedicate a page on your company website to appreciating your hard-working employees. Ground Floor Media, a Denver-based communications �rm, incorporates employee stories in its homepage year-round. Employees featured on the page are recognized for their contributions and passions.

THIS GUY IS AWESOME!

6. BE ORIGINAL

Typical employee appreciation celebrations give gifts like pens or mugs. But Two Rivers Marketing recognizes employees with much more company �air, delivering personal caricatures to employees. It’s a great idea for this Employee Appreciation Day. Employees will share their caricature with family and friends and most importantly, keep it forever as a token of your appreciation.

For employee appreciation day, hire a team of massage therapists to come to your o�ce for the day and give every employees a chair massage. It will be a great way to show your appreciation for their e�orts and those “back-breaking” times they’ve gotten the company through.

7. MASSAGE

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Take pictures of anniversary and performance recognition celebrations

throughout the year. Then, on the night before Employee Appreciation

Day, transform a big wall next to your o�ce entrance into a wall of fame

and feature pictures of teams and employees all over. Give employees

sharpies to autograph the photos they �nd of themselves and friends,

and hand out frames so they can keep the memories forever.

8. WALL OF FAME

9. PICNIC BASKETSDeliver a picnic basket full of delicious food to each employee’s desk on employee appreciation day. And have them invite a friend or family member in advance to join them for lunch during your Employee Appreciation Day celebration.

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10. MOVIE MARATHON

Have the company vote on a favorite movie series (Star Wars and Lord of the Rings are always hits!) and then rent out a movie theatre for employees and their families. Host a movie day, complete with snacks, to show your appreciation for your great team.

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list, helps organizations create great work environments by inspiring and

appreciating great work. Thousands of clients globally use the company’s

cloud-based technology, tools, awards, and education services to engage talent,

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forum for exchanging ideas about recognition, engagement, leadership, culture,

human values, and sound business principles.

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