Motivate Appreciate and Celebrate Your Staff Idea Guide

Motivate, Appreciate & Celebrate Your Staff Ideas

Motivate, appreciate & celebrate your staff

All employees appreciate being recognized for their contributions. Positive Promotions makes it easy to boost morale, express gratitude and acknowledge achievements by offering unique and cost-effective gifts for your staff. Whether you are starting a new program or expanding an existing one, we are here to help!


	Essential Ingredients
	Teamwork is crucial for the success of your facility. Your staff members probably have some thoughts on what a team needs. Request that they submit “Recipes For An Outstanding Team.” For example, a recipe might include a cup of reliability, a tablespoon of excellence and a pinch of humor. Another recipe might mention three cups of energy, two teaspoons of honesty and a dash of thoughtfulness. Thank each of your employees for his or her contributions to the team with a “Great Staff, Great Team” Lunch Bag or a “Great Staff, Great Team” Message Tumbler.


	Activity Most Likely To Succeed
	Design a memento that your staff members will keep for years to come. Start by gathering individual photos of all your staff. Then choose a title for each staffer, such as Most Organized, Funniest, Most Creative, etc. Put the photos and titles, along with a few articles about memorable events, together yearbook style. Have high-quality copies made. Give the booklets to your staff members with Deluxe Pen In Metal Case and “Thanks For All You Do” Greeting Cards.


	Service That Rocks
	Let your staff members know how well they’re doing by holding a rockin’ recognition week. Divide the staff into teams. Ask each team to pick a rock band name. Start the festivities by passing out “We Rock” Guitar-Shaped Stress Relievers to all team members. Throughout the week, have the teams compete in games, such as charades, Pictionary and hangman. Award points to the winning team of each game. At the end of the week, tally the points and present “We Rock” Portfolios With Lined Pads & Pens to the members of the team with the best overall score.


	Almost Snail Mail
	Who doesn’t like to receive something thoughtful in the mail? If your company has an internal mail system, make good use of it! Begin with a padded envelope for each of the people in your department. Inside every envelope, place a “Star Performer” Praise Pin With Presentation Card and a “You’re A Shining Star” Appreciation Treat Pack. Decorate the envelopes and send them on their way to be pleasant surprises.


	Worldly Meal
	Celebrate the cultural diversity that exists in your organization. Plan a luncheon that features international food. Locate maps of other countries and laminate them so they can be placemats. Have books of stories from around the world available. Leave a Photo Frame With Clock/Date/Temperature at each table setting. During lunch, give out “You’re An Essential Part Of Our Team” Silver Puzzle Key Tags to your employees. Explain that despite their differences, they all fit together into an excellent team.


	Steps to Wellness
	Office jobs often require a lot of time spent sitting down. Your dedicated staff members might not be getting in the recommended 10,000 steps a day for good health. Help change this situation. Explain the benefits of exercise, then give out “Thanks For Going The Extra Mile” Auto Scan Radios/Pedometers. Employees can use the pedometers to see how many steps they take before, during and after work. Then they’ll know how much walking they need to add. Give further encouragement by distributing “Above & Beyond” Deluxe Polycarbonate 22-Oz. Water Bottles, good for taking on walks.


	Fire Up The Barbeque
	Show your gratitude with a barbeque and potluck at a local park. Invite the employees in your department, or, if your company doesn’t have departments, invite all employees to be there. Ask attendees to bring their favorite side dish, and use those to complement the meat or vegetarian choices you grill on the barbeque. Organize some fun outdoor games, like Frisbee and croquet. During lunch, say a few words of thanks. Then hand out “We Succeed Because Of You” Buttons and “We Succeed Because Of You” Silicone Bracelets to everyone at the event.


	Filled With Favorites
	See to it that your employees receive useful gifts in 2008. Purchase enough “Committed To Excellence” Tote Bags or “I Make A Difference” Deluxe Organizer Tote Bags for everyone. Create a survey for employees that asks about their favorite things. Some examples include snacks, drinks and candle scents. Round up the items that each person listed and fill a tote bag. Present the tote bags with your heartfelt thanks.


	Close To Our Hearts
	If you have volunteers in your organization, take the next volunteer appreciation luncheon outdoors. Find a calm garden setting. Have an assortment of salads available, buffet style. Make sure all of the salads are low in saturated fat, trans fat and cholesterol. Express to your volunteers that you care about their well-being. Explain that you chose the relaxing location and the salads because low-stress environments and low-fat foods are good for heart health. As reminders of the event, hand out “Volunteers: Heart Of The Community” Tri-Fold Frame/Pen Caddies and “Volunteers: Heart Of The Community” 3-Piece Stationery Sets.


	Forecast: Showers
	Spend some time singing in the rain, singing your employees’ praises that is. Decorate a bulletin board or display case with paper raindrops. Hang a sign that says, “We Shower Our Staff With Appreciation.” Draw a template of a large raindrop on a sheet of paper. Photocopy, then make the raindrops available to all the managers or supervisors. Instruct them to write thank-you notes on the paper, cut out the raindrops, and place in a collection box. Each day for a week, hang up several of the raindrop notes. At the end of the week, distribute “I’m Appreciated Rain Or Shine” Umbrellas and “I’m Appreciated” Silver Charmers.


	Personalized Poetry
	Test your own creativity. Attempt to write a rhyming poem about each of your employees. In the rhyme, mention good characteristics of the person. Every day for a week, read one or more poems out loud (depending on size of staff). Present the subject of the poem with an “Attitude Is Everything” Thank You Pen.


	Fruitful Event
	Snacking is beneficial to health, if done correctly. Provide your employees with healthy snacks by serving fruit midmorning during your recognition week. Pick a category of fruit per day, such as citrus or berries. Or choose a color, such as yellow, to focus on daily. If you have a snack time devoted to apples, set an Apple Candle & Basket on each table and hand out Laser-Engraved Apple Key Tags.