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Virtual Holiday Party Ideas for Work
As companies increasingly embrace remote and hybrid work arrangements, it’s time to explore how we can bring some holiday cheer into our virtual workspace. That means diving into the world of virtual Christmas celebrations, online holiday parties, and all sorts of digital holiday games. It’s a great opportunity to recognize and celebrate the hard work your team has put in throughout the year in a more virtual setting.
Leveraging Corporate Training Programs to Drive Innovation
Many people view corporate training as boring, stuffy, and un-fun. While that may be true for some corporate training, there are many more that are fun, exciting, and have the potential to transform your team and their skills.
10 Interactive Corporate Event Ideas for the Office
As a leader, it’s important that you prioritize your team. A motivated, cohesive, and curious team will help make your business more innovative and profitable. With the right interactive corporate event ideas, you can help grow and develop your team while also building bonds and having fun.
10 End of the Year Virtual Celebration Activities for Work
Break out the noisemakers, because your remote team is about to close the book on 2022! And with 2023 looming ahead, you may be toying with virtual party ideas to ring in a new chapter. But with everyone living across multiple cities or even time zones, party planning may seem impossible (and complicated).
Implementing An Efficient Employee Listening Strategy
In order to support a thriving workplace, HR must turn its attention to employee engagement and retention regularly. After all, if employees aren’t engaged or staying for very long, it’s hard to create any kind of positive work culture. Part of making sure that employees are engaged and want to stay around is setting up a consistent and effective employee listening strategy.
Embracing a People Centric Workplace
Most of us spend about 1/3rd of our lives at work. That’s a lot of time to spend at work, and it can have a big impact on our lives. A toxic workplace can quickly wear you down and leave you burnt-out, while a supporting workplace can have you feeling engaged and inspired. That’s why it’s so important to have a people centric workplace that puts people and their wellbeing first.
9 Winter Team Building Activities Your Team Will Love
Winter is a season that often brings people indoors, but it doesn’t mean that your team can’t still come together for some fun. The best way? A good old fashioned winter team building activity. Even coming back to work after the holidays can be arduous, but just because the holiday season has come to an end doesn’t mean the holiday spirit has to go with it. Keeping employees engaged and motivated year-round is vital to the success of all companies.
The Role of Creativity in the Workplace: Fueling Growth & Innovation
Creativity in the workplace can be one of the most powerful assets you have. It can result in more innovation, increased engagement, better problem solving, boosted sales, and much more. Those are just a few of the benefits of creativity in the workplace, and there are many more. All that said, honing in on workplace creativity can be a challenge.
Dear Gourd! It’s National Pumpkin Day!
October 26th is National Pumpkin Day! Sure, Halloween is for trick-or-treating and dressing your kids up in cute costumes, but we think the adults deserve a treat too! We’re bringing you three creative ways to incorporate pumpkins into your next grown-up party. But first, let’s talk about National Pumpkin Day.
10 Ways Storytelling at Work Can Transform Your Team and Communication
Storytelling at work plays an important role in all of our lives, whether we realize it or not. When people think of storytelling, things like books, movies, video games, and TV shows may come to mind. But storytelling goes beyond entertainment; it is also something found in the workplace.
Teamsgiving: 5 Thanksgiving Team Building Ideas For the Office
Let’s bring Friendsgiving to the office and call it Teamsgiving Teamsgiving is a great way to show thanks to your hard-working team. The holiday season can get hectic for many companies, so it’s important to take a step back and appreciate the dedication and time your employees are putting into their work. Adding a fun element like Teamsgiving can make work more fun and increase morale to get through the rest of the year on a high note. The best part about hosting a Teamsgiving event is getting the chance to step away from the chaos and get to know your coworkers. This is especially important for remote employees who don’t get the same experience as those who work in the office.
Employee Treats – Not Tricks! Ideas For Celebrating Halloween 2023
What is Halloween really about? The candy? The costumes? No! Halloween treats for your employees!
Enhancing Company Internal Communication for Seamless Business Operations
In business, there are numerous factors that contribute to your ability to achieve your goals and be successful. One of the most important but often overlooked factors is company internal communication. Internal communication is what enables you and your team to come together around a goal and work towards it. It is a fundamental aspect of collaboration, which is necessary to achieve your business goals.
International Volunteer Day: What Is It & How You Can Get Involved
Volunteering year round is encouraged, but if you need that extra push there’s a special day dedicated specifically to doing good. Here we will outline what International Volunteer Day is, the importance and history behind it, and fun ways your team can join in and give back.
Employee Surveys: Do They Really Work?
Employee surveys have long been a tool for gauging workplace sentiment. It makes sense; why spend time overthinking and guessing when you can just ask employees directly? And in recent years they have become even more popular, predominantly being used to check satisfaction and engagement.
Dynamic Ways to Improve Work Performance
If you’re a manager or leader, you are likely always looking for ways to improve work performance. You want your employees to be doing their best work with the most efficiency possible. And as a leader, you play a big role in increasing work performance.
40+ Of The Best Check In Questions for Meetings
Check in questions for meetings are an overlooked but important part of team dynamics. They can help you build a cohesive team by ensuring everyone is on the same page, feels heard, and gets the support they need. Asking check in questions during your meetings can have a much bigger impact on your team than you might think, especially on team dynamics.
10 Inexpensive Halloween Ideas for Work on a Budget
Halloween is the most exciting part of the year. After all, who doesn’t enjoy candy and dressing up in fun or horrifying costumes? Fun Halloween activities for work can improve employee morale, engagement, and promote creativity.
Quiet Thriving: Creating Purpose At Work
In the past few years, there have been a lot of different buzzwords being used to talk about the workplace and working. One of the more recent ones is quiet thriving. Coined as a counter to quiet quitting, quiet thriving is all about actively making changes and taking action to make your work more engaging and fulfilling.
6 Ways to Celebrate Labor Day 2023
We are once more approaching the unofficial end of summer — Labor Day. Held on Sept. 4 this year, the holiday is always observed on the first Monday of the month in the United States as a celebration of the efforts and accomplishments of American workers.
Understanding and Supporting Introverts in the Workplace
Every workplace has extroverts and introverts. While extroverts often get a lot of attention and focus due to their comfort in social settings, introverts in the workplace have a lot to offer as well. There are a lot of benefits of introverts, such as often being hardworking problem solvers who are insightful and empathetic. The best cohesive teams and workplaces utilize what both extroverts and introverts have to offer.
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