The month of November & December hold unexpected joys and surprises, which spill over into the next year. In keeping with its spirit of conclusion and climax, these months are dotted with occasions, get-togethers, and celebrations.
The calendar has a stream of ideas and activities to add spice and spark to work, every day. Fun and meaningful celebrations you shouldn’t miss. Explore the hints and cues of how your teams can come together to make a more meaningful difference to stakeholders and society.
Let’s cap off these months with the energy and cheer it deserves.
Company culture is an area that’s received more attention and focus over the years as businesses have seen and felt the power and difference it can make. In fact, in 2014 Merriam-Webster announced that “culture” was the word of the year, with more lookups than any other word. And in that same year, a global survey conducted by McKinsey & Co. found that spending time on culture was a key priority of C-Suite executives.
This is exactly why the world’s most successful companies understand that everything starts and ends with culture, and use culture as a competitive advantage. They clearly define it, effectively weave it into everything they formally and informally do, and consistently and effectively deliver against it across the entire organization. And if you want further proof of the importance of culture, just look at how many HR roles now have the word “culture” in the job title.
“Culture is the underlying fabric that holds an organization together. When the fabric is strong, groups can endure major challenges and thrive during better times. If the fabric is tattered, groups may manage to get by, but employees, projects and clients fall through the gaps.” Kevin Oakes - ‘Culture Renovation’
In this Guide, you’ll learn more on
What is Culture
Why is Culture Important
How to build your Culture
Maintaining your Culture “Garden”
The complete guide to increasing quality and quantity of survey responsesXoxoday
In an attention-hungry world, people ignore surveys for several reasons. But, it doesn’t have to be this way. Today, every stakeholder, be it a researcher, marketer, or a CXO understands the importance of good quality surveys and the role incentives play in boosting response rates.
Good survey design can assuage and resolve several challenges faced by surveyors across the globe.
Xoxoday has created this guide to teach you the best practices for creating surveys, walk you through the various reward systems, and show how a leading market research company automated survey incentives to achieve its business goals.
The guide is all about how surveyors can create quality surveys that respondents would like to fill. It has the following sections:
Reasons why people ignore surveys.
Best practices to conduct surveys.
How to maximize ‘Show Rate’ with rewards.
To differentiate between manual and automated systems for rewards.
How Nielsen used Xoxoday Rewards to automate survey rewards.
Reward ideas for your surveys.
Removing survey response bias.
Over the years, employee recognition has evolved from being a nice way to thank employees for their years of service, to something that can have a significant and meaningful impact on your workforce and your business. And because of this, it’s no longer seen as a “nice to do'', but a “have to do”.
However, as with anything in life and in business, it’s all about how you do it - do it the right way and you reap the benefits, do it the wrong way and you waste your time, energy and your company’s money.
It’s this “right way” of doing recognition that we will explore in this guide, sharing tips and stories to help you achieve the many positive impacts that it can deliver to your employees and your company.
4 employee engagement survey pitfalls to avoid this year | TemboStatusTemboStatus
HR departments have long looked to employee surveys for guidance on engagement decisions. Here are four mistakes that companies can make when rolling out their employee engagement survey.
1. Vague Questions
2. Insignificant Topics
3. Lack of Participation
4. Dishonest answers
Conventional wisdom teaches us to avoid ambiguity. Clarity of facts and process is highly valued, particularly by young agency people. Yet we know that ambiguity can be a stimulus to creative thinking.
Here are some thoughts on how ambiguity can work for your advertising agency.
HR Webinar: Don’t Be a Bad Boss: Reframe Your Leadership Mindset & Build a Wi...Ascentis
Imagine you’ve been tapped to lead a new project, initiative, or organizational change. You will need to lead others throughout this assignment. What does effective leadership look like in this situation? When the pressure is on, and your reputation is on the line, what are you going to do to get results?
Historically, success for leaders in this situation has focused on strategies like taking orders, getting the best talent, and then telling that talent what to do. More and more, this traditional form of leadership isn’t fast enough to keep up with the rate of turnover and the evolution of tools and skills available to achieve results. Success in our emerging business environment will require a different leadership mindset.
Company culture is an area that’s received more attention and focus over the years as businesses have seen and felt the power and difference it can make. In fact, in 2014 Merriam-Webster announced that “culture” was the word of the year, with more lookups than any other word. And in that same year, a global survey conducted by McKinsey & Co. found that spending time on culture was a key priority of C-Suite executives.
This is exactly why the world’s most successful companies understand that everything starts and ends with culture, and use culture as a competitive advantage. They clearly define it, effectively weave it into everything they formally and informally do, and consistently and effectively deliver against it across the entire organization. And if you want further proof of the importance of culture, just look at how many HR roles now have the word “culture” in the job title.
“Culture is the underlying fabric that holds an organization together. When the fabric is strong, groups can endure major challenges and thrive during better times. If the fabric is tattered, groups may manage to get by, but employees, projects and clients fall through the gaps.” Kevin Oakes - ‘Culture Renovation’
In this Guide, you’ll learn more on
What is Culture
Why is Culture Important
How to build your Culture
Maintaining your Culture “Garden”
The complete guide to increasing quality and quantity of survey responsesXoxoday
In an attention-hungry world, people ignore surveys for several reasons. But, it doesn’t have to be this way. Today, every stakeholder, be it a researcher, marketer, or a CXO understands the importance of good quality surveys and the role incentives play in boosting response rates.
Good survey design can assuage and resolve several challenges faced by surveyors across the globe.
Xoxoday has created this guide to teach you the best practices for creating surveys, walk you through the various reward systems, and show how a leading market research company automated survey incentives to achieve its business goals.
The guide is all about how surveyors can create quality surveys that respondents would like to fill. It has the following sections:
Reasons why people ignore surveys.
Best practices to conduct surveys.
How to maximize ‘Show Rate’ with rewards.
To differentiate between manual and automated systems for rewards.
How Nielsen used Xoxoday Rewards to automate survey rewards.
Reward ideas for your surveys.
Removing survey response bias.
Over the years, employee recognition has evolved from being a nice way to thank employees for their years of service, to something that can have a significant and meaningful impact on your workforce and your business. And because of this, it’s no longer seen as a “nice to do'', but a “have to do”.
However, as with anything in life and in business, it’s all about how you do it - do it the right way and you reap the benefits, do it the wrong way and you waste your time, energy and your company’s money.
It’s this “right way” of doing recognition that we will explore in this guide, sharing tips and stories to help you achieve the many positive impacts that it can deliver to your employees and your company.
4 employee engagement survey pitfalls to avoid this year | TemboStatusTemboStatus
HR departments have long looked to employee surveys for guidance on engagement decisions. Here are four mistakes that companies can make when rolling out their employee engagement survey.
1. Vague Questions
2. Insignificant Topics
3. Lack of Participation
4. Dishonest answers
Conventional wisdom teaches us to avoid ambiguity. Clarity of facts and process is highly valued, particularly by young agency people. Yet we know that ambiguity can be a stimulus to creative thinking.
Here are some thoughts on how ambiguity can work for your advertising agency.
HR Webinar: Don’t Be a Bad Boss: Reframe Your Leadership Mindset & Build a Wi...Ascentis
Imagine you’ve been tapped to lead a new project, initiative, or organizational change. You will need to lead others throughout this assignment. What does effective leadership look like in this situation? When the pressure is on, and your reputation is on the line, what are you going to do to get results?
Historically, success for leaders in this situation has focused on strategies like taking orders, getting the best talent, and then telling that talent what to do. More and more, this traditional form of leadership isn’t fast enough to keep up with the rate of turnover and the evolution of tools and skills available to achieve results. Success in our emerging business environment will require a different leadership mindset.
Creating a feedback culture in the workplace is key to driving employee retention, engagement, and ultimately, the success of your business. Still, most organizations struggle to provide their people with the timely, ongoing insights they need to stay on track. In this session you'll learn about:
• The nature of these challenges and why they exist
• The simple, social behaviors that help overcome them
• Specific strategies you can use today to help get your people on track
Presentation also includes a bonus discussion around gamification!
Engaging your employees and fostering a sense of community is key to your company's success. Studies have shown that companies with engaged employees outperform others by 202%. Take a look at these 12 eye-opening employee engagement stats and we think you will agree it's time to invest in an employee engagement strategy.
Motivating Your Team: 25 Ways to Increase Employee EngagementRobert Half
A disengaged staff can have a significant negative effect on productivity, customer service levels and retention. This guide discusses how you can keep your workers inspired.
Organizational Change Management: Game Changer or Flavor of the day?Deepak Babbar
This abstract reflects some of the practical challenges organizations undergoing business and information technology (IT) transformations face in today’s rapidly changing environment. When organizations embark on these large-scale initiatives, increasingly they are adding organizational change management (OCM) to the mix. This is, perhaps, an acknowledgement that previous initiatives have not met the mark because the people side of change was underestimated or not factored in.
Employee engagement ideas and employee alignment best practicesJack Morton Worldwide
We live in a marketing world of explosive change: new channels, newly empowered consumers and a new commitment by brands to re-write old rules. So why is it so much still hasn’t changed about how brands engage their own employees?
But isn’t it all one brand? And isn’t it all dependent on creating a distinctive and great experience—with employees at the core? We think so. It’s time for new words to describe employee engagement—words that speak to a new approach to the field. Instead of employee engagement, how about Brand Experience Alignment?
If you’re planning to launch an employee experience program, you’ll have more to do than choose survey questions. Creating an effective–and doable– employee communications strategy is essential. Prior to the survey, you should plan to deploy communication that increases awareness and inspires employees to participate. During the survey, you should seek to motivate employees to action within the given time-frame. After the survey, you’ll want to share what you learned and what you plan to do about it. Here’s how to do it.
HR Webinar: Five Action Steps to a Better, More Positive Work CultureAscentis
Happy and engaged employees are committed to and passionate about the work they do, resulting in better performance and lower turnover. Yet many companies fail to realize a positive healthy workplace culture. Why? Because it seems elusive, hard to measure, and hard to prove ROI. It’s also hard to address a negative culture where incivility or bullying may thrive because your organization may not have guidelines for addressing these behaviors and managers probably aren’t trained to step in.
This presentation changes all that. Attend and learn the real, tangible, and actionable steps to building a better workplace culture, using Civility Partners’ proven method for positive culture change.
Proko's Guide to Positivity and Effective Employee EngagementLeeWills3
Proko allows your employees to easily share good things about your culture and career opportunities, or simply acknowledge the people that are making work great.
Create e-cards and other sharable assets that employees can select, personalize, and share.
Import content to an easy-to-use, customizable microsite.
Track sharing activity and leverage those insights for future employer branding and employee advocacy activities.
Website: https://www.proko.co/product
American business is losing its war on customer engagement.
As a quick reminder on why we took up arms in the first place, it was June 2013 when Gallup first released its State of The American Workplace study that revealed only 30 percent of the nation's workers were fully engaged in their jobs.
Since then, companies have gone on to launch all kinds of well-intended missions, campaigns and strategies, all with the goal of upending apathy, discontent – and the low discretionary effort too often displayed by their rank and file employees.
Social media is about more than just listening to your communities, you have to care about what they say. The Brand Convection Model details the process and thinking around how brands can take masses of online conversations, filter them into intelligence and use this information to effect practical changes within the business that will lead to more sales and happier customers.
VS Live 2021 Orlando - vst14 feedback skillsAngela Dugan
Feedback helps us to build stronger teams, supports more effective problem-solve and collaboration, and ultimately contributes to delivering better products. Without it, we can spend time focusing on the wrong things, solving the wrong problems, maybe not even knowing about problems in the first place!
So if feedback is critical to us growing and thriving, why aren't we all excitedly showering each other with feedback all the time, and BEGGING others to give it to us? In my experience, people are generally not enthusiastic or confident in their ability to give feedback. Feedback usually isn't happening because feedback feels risky, vulnerable, scary, even downright anxiety-inducing.
As a manager, leader, and coach of many teams over the last 20+ years, I can help you get a good foothold on where to start. Even better, I can tell you where the bodies are buried so you avoid some of the mistakes I've experienced over the years too.
In this session, we'll warm up with an overview of what feedback is and is not. We'll also review the qualities of high-quality feedback, as well as the other kinds of feedback so you know the difference. We'll finish off with a quick summary of some "tips and tricks" to getting comfortable with giving and receiving candid feedback that has worked really well for me. You'll be a feedback champion before you know it!
Employee Engagement Calendar
Empuls, was launched as an employee recognition and rewards platform in early 2019. Fast forward to today, Empuls has all the tools you need to meaningfully celebrate your people's work and craft your unique culture.We know how you can fix employee disengagement - it's with a deep understanding of people's intrinsic and extrinsic motivators and engagement drivers.By constantly innovating on our platform, we want to help companies tap into their greatest assets through multi-dimensional employee engagement.We built Empuls because we know that when you appreciate and take care of your employees, they'll take care of your business.
Creating a feedback culture in the workplace is key to driving employee retention, engagement, and ultimately, the success of your business. Still, most organizations struggle to provide their people with the timely, ongoing insights they need to stay on track. In this session you'll learn about:
• The nature of these challenges and why they exist
• The simple, social behaviors that help overcome them
• Specific strategies you can use today to help get your people on track
Presentation also includes a bonus discussion around gamification!
Engaging your employees and fostering a sense of community is key to your company's success. Studies have shown that companies with engaged employees outperform others by 202%. Take a look at these 12 eye-opening employee engagement stats and we think you will agree it's time to invest in an employee engagement strategy.
Motivating Your Team: 25 Ways to Increase Employee EngagementRobert Half
A disengaged staff can have a significant negative effect on productivity, customer service levels and retention. This guide discusses how you can keep your workers inspired.
Organizational Change Management: Game Changer or Flavor of the day?Deepak Babbar
This abstract reflects some of the practical challenges organizations undergoing business and information technology (IT) transformations face in today’s rapidly changing environment. When organizations embark on these large-scale initiatives, increasingly they are adding organizational change management (OCM) to the mix. This is, perhaps, an acknowledgement that previous initiatives have not met the mark because the people side of change was underestimated or not factored in.
Employee engagement ideas and employee alignment best practicesJack Morton Worldwide
We live in a marketing world of explosive change: new channels, newly empowered consumers and a new commitment by brands to re-write old rules. So why is it so much still hasn’t changed about how brands engage their own employees?
But isn’t it all one brand? And isn’t it all dependent on creating a distinctive and great experience—with employees at the core? We think so. It’s time for new words to describe employee engagement—words that speak to a new approach to the field. Instead of employee engagement, how about Brand Experience Alignment?
If you’re planning to launch an employee experience program, you’ll have more to do than choose survey questions. Creating an effective–and doable– employee communications strategy is essential. Prior to the survey, you should plan to deploy communication that increases awareness and inspires employees to participate. During the survey, you should seek to motivate employees to action within the given time-frame. After the survey, you’ll want to share what you learned and what you plan to do about it. Here’s how to do it.
HR Webinar: Five Action Steps to a Better, More Positive Work CultureAscentis
Happy and engaged employees are committed to and passionate about the work they do, resulting in better performance and lower turnover. Yet many companies fail to realize a positive healthy workplace culture. Why? Because it seems elusive, hard to measure, and hard to prove ROI. It’s also hard to address a negative culture where incivility or bullying may thrive because your organization may not have guidelines for addressing these behaviors and managers probably aren’t trained to step in.
This presentation changes all that. Attend and learn the real, tangible, and actionable steps to building a better workplace culture, using Civility Partners’ proven method for positive culture change.
Proko's Guide to Positivity and Effective Employee EngagementLeeWills3
Proko allows your employees to easily share good things about your culture and career opportunities, or simply acknowledge the people that are making work great.
Create e-cards and other sharable assets that employees can select, personalize, and share.
Import content to an easy-to-use, customizable microsite.
Track sharing activity and leverage those insights for future employer branding and employee advocacy activities.
Website: https://www.proko.co/product
American business is losing its war on customer engagement.
As a quick reminder on why we took up arms in the first place, it was June 2013 when Gallup first released its State of The American Workplace study that revealed only 30 percent of the nation's workers were fully engaged in their jobs.
Since then, companies have gone on to launch all kinds of well-intended missions, campaigns and strategies, all with the goal of upending apathy, discontent – and the low discretionary effort too often displayed by their rank and file employees.
Social media is about more than just listening to your communities, you have to care about what they say. The Brand Convection Model details the process and thinking around how brands can take masses of online conversations, filter them into intelligence and use this information to effect practical changes within the business that will lead to more sales and happier customers.
VS Live 2021 Orlando - vst14 feedback skillsAngela Dugan
Feedback helps us to build stronger teams, supports more effective problem-solve and collaboration, and ultimately contributes to delivering better products. Without it, we can spend time focusing on the wrong things, solving the wrong problems, maybe not even knowing about problems in the first place!
So if feedback is critical to us growing and thriving, why aren't we all excitedly showering each other with feedback all the time, and BEGGING others to give it to us? In my experience, people are generally not enthusiastic or confident in their ability to give feedback. Feedback usually isn't happening because feedback feels risky, vulnerable, scary, even downright anxiety-inducing.
As a manager, leader, and coach of many teams over the last 20+ years, I can help you get a good foothold on where to start. Even better, I can tell you where the bodies are buried so you avoid some of the mistakes I've experienced over the years too.
In this session, we'll warm up with an overview of what feedback is and is not. We'll also review the qualities of high-quality feedback, as well as the other kinds of feedback so you know the difference. We'll finish off with a quick summary of some "tips and tricks" to getting comfortable with giving and receiving candid feedback that has worked really well for me. You'll be a feedback champion before you know it!
Employee Engagement Calendar
Empuls, was launched as an employee recognition and rewards platform in early 2019. Fast forward to today, Empuls has all the tools you need to meaningfully celebrate your people's work and craft your unique culture.We know how you can fix employee disengagement - it's with a deep understanding of people's intrinsic and extrinsic motivators and engagement drivers.By constantly innovating on our platform, we want to help companies tap into their greatest assets through multi-dimensional employee engagement.We built Empuls because we know that when you appreciate and take care of your employees, they'll take care of your business.
This is a presentation that I asked my HR Director if I could develop and present to our supervisor as I thought there was a need a Quorum Review. I was given the green light and the presentation was well received and given to a large audience. This presentation is the property of Quorum Review. Joni Caggiano
"The ideas and techniques suggested in this tune-up material are based on my experience as a sales professional and from practical actions that successful salespeople I have interviewed, use to ensure that they quickly return to an acceptable level of business after a long break from work. These techniques are not based on a textbook or some academic theory. They are based on tried and proven behaviors of successful salespeople." - Bill Gibson
POSITIVE ATTITUDE BY DR ALKA MUKHERJEE DR APURVA MUKHERJEE NAGPUR M.S.alka mukherjee
Anyone who studies the importance of positive thinking comes to realise that the more positive our thoughts the more positive our life will be. Some see this as the practical outworking of psychological principles: It is almost impossible for someone to allow into their life something they feel they don't really deserve - they will find a way to sabotage themselves if they ever do attract that thing into their life.
Others see it as a "Law of the Universe", and that we are all affected by the "Law of Attraction", or the "Law of Vibration". Many consider the effects of the Power of the Subconscious Mind and how a person's unconscious beliefs affect their life and their ability to achieve their goals.
Amongst these varieties of approach to Positive Thinking there is the underlying idea that our thoughts and feelings need to be "positive" in order to create more positive experiences in our life. However, there is a problem…
The problem is that even if we realise the importance of being positive that is often not enough to help us stay positive. We may be overcome with a dark mood, or a sullen frame of thought. We may get caught up in anger and resentment. We may feel bitter about things that have happened to us in the past, or we may feel ashamed or guilty about things we have done. All these can cause our efforts to think higher and better thoughts to be very difficult sometimes.
20090122 Positive Attitude and Inter Personal Relations - 42s Ati Epiviswanadham vangapally
This presentation was used in a seminar, attended by the staff of Electronic Process Instrumentation of Advanced Training Institute, situated at Ramanthpur, Hyderabad
At the point when you make appreciation the focal point of your everyday associations with others, each activity you perform will be established in thanksgiving.
ThisIsHome - Working out our new normalDavidMasson22
A fantastic resource from Thisishome.co.uk suggesting practical ideas designed to help tackle people and communication challenges during the lockdown.
as they evolve.
Time has been considered as one of the most essential things in one’s life. Without it, the society must be in great trouble these days.
Time management is considered as the most essential part of becoming a successful employee, student, or a person as a whole.
Time has been considered as one of the most essential things in one’s life. Without it, the society must be in great trouble these days.
Time management is considered as the most essential part of becoming a successful employee, student, or a person as a whole.
In this presentation, Danny Leibrandt explains the impact of AI on SEO and what Google has been doing about it. Learn how to take your SEO game to the next level and win over Google with his new strategy anyone can use. Get actionable steps to rank your name, your business, and your clients on Google - the right way.
Key Takeaways:
1. Real content is king
2. Find ways to show EEAT
3. Repurpose across all platforms
Top 3 Ways to Align Sales and Marketing Teams for Rapid GrowthDemandbase
In this session, Demandbase’s Stephanie Quinn, Sr. Director of Integrated and Digital Marketing, Devin Rosenberg, Director of Sales, and Kevin Rooney, Senior Director of Sales Development will share how sales and marketing shapes their day-to-day and what key areas are needed for true alignment.
The Forgotten Secret Weapon of Digital Marketing: Email
Digital marketing is a rapidly changing, ever evolving industry--Influencers, Threads, X, AI, etc. But one of the most effective digital marketing tools is also one of the oldest: Email. Find out from two Houston-based digital experts how to maximize your results from email.
Key Takeaways:
Email has the best ROI of any digital tactic
It can be used at any stage of the customer journey
It is increasingly important as the cookie-less future gets closer and closer
It's another new era of digital and marketers are faced with making big bets on their digital strategy. If you are looking at modernizing your tech stack to support your digital evolution, there are a few can't miss (often overlooked) areas that should be part of every conversation. We'll cover setting your vision, avoiding siloes, adding a democratized approach to data strategy, localization, creating critical governance requirements and more. Attendees will walk away with actions they can take into initiatives they are running today and consider for the future.
AI-Powered Personalization: Principles, Use Cases, and Its Impact on CROVWO
In today’s era of AI, personalization is more than just a trend—it’s a fundamental strategy that unlocks numerous opportunities.
When done effectively, personalization builds trust, loyalty, and satisfaction among your users—key factors for business success. However, relying solely on AI capabilities isn’t enough. You need to anchor your approach in solid principles, understand your users’ context, and master the art of persuasion.
Join us as Sarjak Patel and Naitry Saggu from 3rd Eye Consulting unveil a transformative framework. This approach seamlessly integrates your unique context, consumer insights, and conversion goals, paving the way for unparalleled success in personalization.
Monthly Social Media News Update May 2024Andy Lambert
TL;DR. These are the three themes that stood out to us over the course of last month.
1️⃣ Social media is becoming increasingly significant for brand discovery. Marketers are now understanding the impact of social and budgets are shifting accordingly.
2️⃣ Instagram’s new algorithm and latest guidance will help us maintain organic growth. Instagram continues to evolve, but Reels remains the most crucial tool for growth.
3️⃣ Collaboration will help us unlock growth. Who we work with will define how fast we grow. Meta continues to evolve their Creator Marketplace and now TikTok are beginning to push ‘collabs’ more too.
SEO as the Backbone of Digital MarketingFelipe Bazon
In this talk Felipe Bazon will share how him and his team at Hedgehog Digital share our journey of making C-Levels alike, specially CMOS realize that SEO is the backbone of digital marketing by showing how SEO can contribute to brand awareness, reputation and authority and above all how to use SEO to create more robust global marketing strategies.
Most small businesses struggle to see marketing results. In this session, we will eliminate any confusion about what to do next, solving your marketing problems so your business can thrive. You’ll learn how to create a foundational marketing OS (operating system) based on neuroscience and backed by real-world results. You’ll be taught how to develop deep customer connections, and how to have your CRM dynamically segment and sell at any stage in the customer’s journey. By the end of the session, you’ll remove confusion and chaos and replace it with clarity and confidence for long-term marketing success.
Key Takeaways:
• Uncover the power of a foundational marketing system that dynamically communicates with prospects and customers on autopilot.
• Harness neuroscience and Tribal Alignment to transform your communication strategies, turning potential clients into fans and those fans into loyal customers.
• Discover the art of automated segmentation, pinpointing your most lucrative customers and identifying the optimal moments for successful conversions.
• Streamline your business with a content production plan that eliminates guesswork, wasted time, and money.
The Secret to Engaging Modern Consumers: Journey Mapping and Personalization
In today's digital landscape, understanding the customer's journey and delivering personalized experiences are paramount. This masterclass delves into the art of consumer journey mapping, a powerful technique that visualizes the entire customer experience across touchpoints. Attendees will learn how to create detailed journey maps, identify pain points, and uncover opportunities for optimization. The presentation also explores personalization strategies that leverage data and technology to tailor content, products, and experiences to individual customers. From real-time personalization to predictive analytics, attendees will gain insights into cutting-edge approaches that drive engagement and loyalty.
Key Takeaways:
Current consumer landscape; Steps to mapping an effective consumer journey; Understanding the value of personalization; Integrating mapping and personalization for success; Brands that are getting It right!; Best Practices; Future Trends
Mastering Multi-Touchpoint Content Strategy: Navigate Fragmented User JourneysSearch Engine Journal
Digital platforms are constantly multiplying, and with that, user engagement is becoming more intricate and fragmented.
So how do you effectively navigate distributing and tailoring your content across these various touchpoints?
Watch this webinar as we dive into the evolving landscape of content strategy tailored for today's fragmented user journeys. Understanding how to deliver your content to your users is more crucial than ever, and we’ll provide actionable tips for navigating these intricate challenges.
You’ll learn:
- How today’s users engage with content across various channels and devices.
- The latest methodologies for identifying and addressing content gaps to keep your content strategy proactive and relevant.
- What digital shelf space is and how your content strategy needs to pivot.
With Wayne Cichanski, we’ll explore innovative strategies to map out and meet the diverse needs of your audience, ensuring every piece of content resonates and connects, regardless of where or how it is consumed.
Videos are more engaging, more memorable, and more popular than any other type of content out there. That’s why it’s estimated that 82% of consumer traffic will come from videos by 2025.
And with videos evolving from landscape to portrait and experts promoting shorter clips, one thing remains constant – our brains LOVE videos.
So is there science behind what makes people absolutely irresistible on camera?
The answer: definitely yes.
In this jam-packed session with Stephanie Garcia, you’ll get your hands on a steal-worthy guide that uncovers the art and science to being irresistible on camera. From body language to words that convert, she’ll show you how to captivate on command so that viewers are excited and ready to take action.
5 big bets to drive growth in 2024 without one additional marketing dollar AND how to adapt to the biggest shifting eCommerce trend- AI.
1) Romance Your Customers - Retention
2) ‘Alternative’ Lead Gen - Advocacy
3) The Beautiful Basics - Conversion Rate Optimization
4) Land that Bottom Line - Profitability
5) Roll the Dice - New Business Models
Everyone knows the power of stories, but when asked to come up with them, we struggle. Either we second guess ourselves as to the story's relevance, or we just come up blank and can't think of any. Unlocking Everyday Narratives: The Power of Storytelling in Marketing will teach you how to recognize stories in the moment and to recall forgotten moments that your audience needs to hear.
Key Takeaways:
Understand Why Personal Stories Connect Better
How To Remember Forgotten Stories
How To Use Customer Experiences As Stories For Your Brand
2. Dear HR Superstars,
Let’s finish what we started in January!
Are you ready?
Sweet November just brought us another chance to complete all the magical things
we had on our To-Do list for 2021!
November is a delicious mix of the warm and the chilly… a cocktail of thoughtful
reflections and eager anticipation… a bridge connecting a year full of memories to its
Grand Finale in December. The weather is loaded with romance ❤ – the kind that
brings out the artistic and creative side in all of us… the mood is perfect for celebrating
the milestones we have crossed and the atmosphere is just right to start planning for
our next big adventure. It is, perhaps most significantly, the official month of saying
“Thank you” (25th
November is Thanksgiving Day after all) – the simple yet powerful
glue that binds us together, and makes work fulfilling. Can you think of a more
rewarding month than November?
As always, the start of a new month brings a cloudburst of opportunities to rejig your
journey, reignite relationships and reboot the big dream. Welcome these occasions to
make the workplace a better and happier place… one that not only generates impact
for business, but adds meaning to society, the planet, and our future.
Yes!
November is the warmest
month, as now is when we say
“Thanks!” for the whole year!
3. A stream of ideas and activities to add spice and spark to work, every day. Fun and
meaningful celebrations, you shouldn’t miss the hints and cues of how your teams can
come together to make a more meaningful difference to stakeholders and society.
Concepts and thoughts that will inspire employees to approach career, relationships,
and success in new ways.
What you will find here
As always, we have laid out ideas and activities you can initiate at work - but don’t
restrict yourself to it. Use this calendar as a thought-starter, and in a way that works
best for your teams! Feel free to surf around, shortlist the ideas you think have
potential, and bookmark the rest as reminders for later!
Let this planner be… just the beginning!
This planner is your oyster
4. Empuls Townhall.
Use #NationalGratitudeMonth to initiate gratitude posts month long on your
Celebrating the month can be done in several ways:
How to observe #NationalGratitudeMonth
Encourage your employee to start a gratitude journal. Ask them to write
about what they’re thankful for every day. They are sure to find plenty
of ways to identify and appreciate their ‘good fortune’. Every now and
then, checking back on the list is a great way to reset perspective and
get back on the ‘right track’.
Share your gratitude with others. Letting someone know you’re grateful for
their care, service, or friendship is often the missing link of modern society.
Regularly practicing it at work helps fill a gaping chasm in our soul,
completes the ‘equation of life’, and generates a surge of positivity that
touches and transforms everyone in its wake.
Show your appreciation by giving back to your community, neighbourhood,
or favourite organization.
Do the math...count your blessings to multiply them this November - ‘The
Gratitude Month’
As the Roman orator and philosopher Marcus Tullius Cicero once said: “Gratitude is
not only the greatest of virtues but the mother of all the others.” National Gratitude
Month in November encourages us to embrace the power of gratitude. Gratitude is
more than simply saying “thank you.” Gratitude’s amazing powers have the ability to
shift our focus away from the petty events and emotions of Every day, and take in the
breathtaking grandeur of the life we have been gifted to live. Practicing daily gratitude
lifts us from the predictable treadmill of daily life, revives our connection with our
surroundings, and makes us happy in a way nothing else can!
First things first: Let’s figure out…
What makes November special?
5. Psychological benefits:
They experience
more optimism
and happiness.
They experience
more joy and
pleasure.
They’re more
alert, alive,
and awake.
They have higher
levels of positive
emotion, in general.
Social benefits:
They feel less
lonely.
They’re more
forgiving.
They’re more
outgoing.
They feel more
generous, helpful,
and compassionate.
Physical benefits:
They exercise more
and take better care
of themselves.
Their immune systems
are stronger.
They have lower
blood pressure.
They sleep longer
and better.
They’re less bothered
by aches and pains.
Highlight the physical, psychological, and social benefits of Gratitude to your
employees.
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NOVEMBER DAYS TO DAZZLE!
World Quality Day
Chaos Never Dies Day
World Kindness Day
International Day for Endurance
International Men’s Day
Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day
Thanksgiving
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9
13
19
24
27
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7. Quality is a 365-day job and a 24X7 mission for any team that wants to improve
everyday. Many companies celebrate the 8th
of November as Quality Day in full
swing. The primary purpose behind this celebration is to raise the level of
quality awareness in the company and to recognize the efforts and
contributions of professionals who deliver quality.
Celebrating World Quality Day is best done by ensuring that leaders at the top
discuss, debate, and collaborate with workers across roles and hierarchies to
co-create a quality vision for the business – and focuses on every aspect of work,
such as efficiency, culture, and customer satisfaction. It is also an opportunity to
celebrate the success of your organization and the milestones your people have
achieved in the recent past – and convert them into stories that keep inspiring and
motivating teams in the future.
World Quality Day
8th
NOV
Activities you can plan...
Recognize and reward the contribution of your
workers through small but meaningful gestures,
messages, memes, creatives, and posters.
Ask people to nominate a ‘quality individual’
who deserves a pat on the back.
Encourage your employees to define quality in
their own words. Spotlight the best comment
and reward them with some brownie points.
Show a movie where the hero is committed to
excellence.
Organize a virtual workshop on mental health –
a vital ingredient of quality performance.
8. World Quality Day provides a chance to reflect on the role of quality
management in our lives. It’s also a day to think about how we can develop
more efficient processes, systems, and outcomes as individuals and team
members.
Take a moment and think about the importance of always doing your best.
Whether it’s at work, or at your home. Do you always put forth your best effort?
In what areas do you think you could improve?
Comment in a line or two about your definition of Quality! Tag a colleague to
see what their definition of quality is.
#WorldQualityDay
AN ACT OR A HABIT?
What does quality mean to you?
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Here is a day dedicated to remind us one of life’s enduring truths: That the moments of
quiet, perfect reflection we all aspire for might be just a state of mind. One that merely
exists in aspiration, but not in reality. In that sense, the 9th of November is one of the
most important days of the calendar since it points us to a practical, if bitter, truth. The
day nudges us to accept what we can’t change, and find out creative ways to stay
focussed, productive and happy.
Chaos Never Dies Day
9th
NOV
Here’s a new ‘Chaos theory’
It’s good for you!
Use Chaos as a lever to get creative and find out ways to:
Manage distraction.
Organize thoughts and action
Stay productive and happy
10. Are you up for the craziness challenge?
Do something creative that you really enjoy - like cooking, baking, art or
photography – anything that pulls you away from the madness-at-hand. Call a
long-lost friend, or a family member you haven’t connected with in years, and
catch up on the good old days. You will find it surprisingly therapeutic!
Let’s take a break from all the chaos and Immerse ourselves in a creative
outlet. no real way to escape the day-to-day craziness that life throws our
way. Rather than run from it, though, why not convert it into a fun challenge
and find innovative ways to master it?
Post a pic or leave a comment of how
you choose to spend the day or
something creative from your gallery
which you want to share with all of us.
11. World Kindness Day
13th
NOV
With stress, panic, and temper at an all-time high, there’s never been a better time
to bring out our kinder side – with acts of empathy that can melt the tension, lift
the spirit and knit us closer together. So go ahead and sprinkle a little extra
sweetness out into the world on November 13 – starting from, yes, the workplace.
Show your appreciation by sharing your wealth of knowledge… helping people
out of distress by donating your time… or just given someone a patient ear in
your next meeting. Random acts of kindness – such as acknowledging the
liftman, complimenting a stranger from another department, or tipping the person
who delivered your afternoon tea - can improve the work climate in surprising new
ways, so don’t hold back! Last but not least – don’t forget that what goes around,
always comes around. Be kind, and you will be treated with the same sweetness.
Here’s a list of some ideas that are sure to spread positive vibes at your
workplace:
“Here’s Your Smile for Today”
Tag a teammate and write them a line that reads, “Here’s Your Smile for Today!”.
Attach a funny gif and add a special note for them.
Send a message of Gratitude
Think of teammates who have gone above and beyond on a project or helped you out recently.
Go ahead, express your gratitude and send them a few words of praise, give a core value badge
and recognize them for their great work.
12. Pass out Random Mystery Notes
Help a co-worker start their day off right by surprising them with kind messages on Empuls
through a mystery friend. Randomly write encouraging notes and share them on Empuls with
the help of a friend as one of your World Kindness Day activities. Don’t forget to leave some
clues behind.
Recommend
Give someone a glowing word (or twenty) of recommendation on LinkedIn, or a professional
worksite
The month of November is important for the masculine soul, as it brings together several
dates and events that are important to men. Not shaving and growing a moustache is
perhaps the most trending manifestation of International Men’s Day.
At its core, 19 NOV is symbolic of a chance to improve the lives of men living in various
cultural contexts and situations around the world. There are numerous ways in which
one can achieve that goal.
International Men’s Day
The phenomenon is popularly called MOVEMBER…
19th
NOV
13. Post fun facts or informative messages throughout the month in honour of
self-care.
Encourage your folks to post a photo on Empuls where men take a selfie with
a poster completing this phrase: “I am a man who ….” followed by the hashtag
#IMD2021.
Encourage the ladies at the workplace to tag their male colleagues and peers
and write a few words of encouragement for them to celebrate.
Recognize key gender diversity champions in your organization.
Let your employees post photos with the heroes of their lives – whether they
are colleagues, friends, fathers, brothers, spouses, or family, with a caption
completing this phrase - ‘He’s the man who……’
Figure our partner NGO whose causes you can contribute time, resources or
intellect to.
Hold a poll or survey where the men at work indicate the growth / betterment
opportunities they would like. Make it happen via small steps and gestures all
year around.
Let’s take a look at some…
14. Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day
24th
NOV
Whether it is the ability to whistle through
your nose or crack complex mathematical
calculations faster than a computer, we all
come factory-fitted with remarkable talents
and charming abilities that are unique to us.
We owe it to ourselves and to the people
whose lives we touch every day – to bring
them out in the open, celebrate their magic, and make the world a better place in
the process. Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day is your employees’ chance to shine!
Host a talent show at work or among your friends and give them an opportunity to
show off their skills. Make a video of you performing your talent and post a link to the
video on Empuls (song, guitar, dance, magic). Create different groups on Empuls and
encourage your employees to share their talent there.
Got a gift? Time you unwrapped it!
What good is a talent for, if it doesn’t spread sunshine and laughter? We know
you have a very special one (maybe more), and guess what? Now’s the time
to make it shine! After all, nothing underlines our true personality and
endears us to the world more than when we articulate what we are truly
capable of!
So are you ready to celebrate your unique talent?
Whether you sing, dance, juggle, look like a celebrity, or can do headstands
while singing a song and balancing a basketball on your feet, do everything in
your power to let us know about your unique talent.
Post pictures of your profound talent, and make sure you also tag someone in
the company who you think has a fascinating talent to share.
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15. Thanksgiving
25th
NOV
Saying Thanks is the simplest, easiest, and
sometimes, the powerful-est way to express
gratitude, humility, and admiration - three of
the most profound emotions humans are
blessed with. The workplace brings a
multitude of opportunities to indulge in
Thanksgiving – a timeless American tradition
that has since evolved into a platform for
embracing diversity and celebrating the role
of everyone who has a contribution to our
lives. There are many ways to celebrate
Thanksgiving at work:
A simple thank you note can do wonders. Enable your employees to
share virtual notes of gratitude, thanking their peers or manager for their
support on Empuls. This will strengthen the relationship between
members of your team, helping them work together better. Sending
Thank you messages on Empuls is a simple yet effective way to
appreciate employees who work remotely. Launch a “Thank you” themed
employee recognition week and give your folks a chance to fill up your
Empuls town hall with messages of gratitude and make for an
extraordinary social recognition moment!
Make it note-worthy!
Encourage your leaders to host a fun virtual meeting where they talk
about how each of their team member’s contributions has added to the
organization's overall growth. Each team member can share how
their manager and colleagues have helped them grow and succeed.
Reward achievement with citations, fun certificates, and gifts.
Hail the greats!
16. Urge your leaders and managers to support you and publicly thank their
teams and coworkers this Thanksgiving! You can use the below badges
to add some color to your gratitude.
Reward the good - with the badge!
Thanksgiving has evolved into a bigger ‘occasion’ in the modern-day and
is widely accepted as an occasion to get to know our community better.
At the workplace, this gives us an incredible opportunity to tell our origin
stories: Who we are, where we come from, and where we are headed.
Encourage workers to share their journey in any form they want:
pictures and captions, write-ups, memes… what have you!
Tell your origin stories
MORE POWER
TO YOU
Your Commitment KUDOS TO YOUR
CREATIVITY
WHAT A STAR
INCREDIBLY
INSPIRING
ABOVE & BEYOND
Employee giving is a growing buzzword today. Workers like being
associated with a company or business with a responsible community
conscience and regularly contributes to the community it lives in. So, tie-up
with NGOs and organizations that are active in the space. But don’t stop
there. Link the talents, tasks, and KPIs of your employees with these
organizations - so that workers can witness their impact first hand. And
feel the warm glow within - one that always accompanies an act of giving.
Give back to the community
17. Encourage employees to share their family recipes for Thanksgiving
dinner and ask for pictures of recipes being made into reality!
Swap Recipes!
YES, THERE’S MO’ TO NO’...VEMBER!
(Than meets the Eye)
Search Discover Celebrate
18. The grand finale of 2021 is here...
Are you ready to give the year a memorable farewell?
Did your plans bear fruit? Or did they
exceed your expectations? Were there
glorious experiences to take away?
Be it soul-searching or a report card
of the last 12 months, or a blueprint
and launchpad for the next 12,
December is the month where it all
comes together.
So for all its laughter, tears, fortunes and lessons, let’s give 2021
the rousing sendoff it deserves by making it a memorable month!
The month of December holds unexpected joys and surprises, which spill over into
the next year. In keeping with its spirit of conclusion and climax, the December
calendar is dotted with occasions, get-togethers, and celebrations. With Hanukkah,
Christmas, Kwanzaa, and New Year’s arriving one after the other, December is also
the final sprint to the holidays! So let’s cap off the month with the energy and cheer
it deserves.
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Special days in December
Special days in December
International Ninja Day | Dec 5th
Pretend to be a Time Traveller Day | Dec 8th
International Mountains Day | Dec 11th
Christmas | Dec 25th
New Year Eve | Dec 31st
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20. December is procrastination awareness month
Procrastination is the habit of postponing things for “a later date”. This
arrives at just the right time. After all, most of us have been putting off
working on our goals and slackening a bit – in anticipation of the holidays
and the celebrations. And yet, this is also when getting into high gear and
organizing our workflows can help us end the year on a smarter note and
give 2022 a super start.
Theme of the month
So invest your time and creativity in spreading awareness about procrastination,
remind them that the first step to ‘correcting course’ is acknowledging the
problem, and finally, how to break the habit for good!
21. Help your employees deal with procrastination. Here’s a list you can start with:
The book is intended for kids and has easy ideas that can be used
successfully by anyone who wants to end their procrastination habit.
See You Later Procrastinator! (Get it Done)
by Pamela Espeland and Elizabeth Verdick
Sometimes we put off certain activities and tasks because of the anxiety
they produce in us. The way to overcome this type of anxiety, according
to Larina Kase, is to confront it. Kase teaches readers how to keep doing
an activity that they’d usually avoid until a positive result occurs.
Anxious 9 to 5: How to Beat Worry, Stop
Second-Guessing Yourself and Work with
Confidence by Larina Kase
Here are some steps and activities you can take
Share book recommendations
This book features 24 tips, tools, and strategies that are aimed toward
helping readers analyze their use of time, ferret out inefficiencies, and
change bad habits, including procrastination.
Getting Organized at Work by Kenneth Zeigler
21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time
by Brian Tracy. Based on a famous quote by Mark Twain, Eat That Frog
provides 21 effective methods for conquering procrastination and
accomplishing more.
Eat That Frog!
A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying
Guilt-Free Play by Neil A. Fiore.
The Now Habit
22. Nail those deadlines by asking the people around you to hold you
accountable.
Use Relatives/Spouses/friends to Give Yourself Firmer Deadlines
Stop putting off tasks by prepping ahead of time so you can jump right in
when it's time to do them.
Focus Faster by Preparing Next Tasks Before Breaks
Organize a ‘Beat Procrastination Challenge’
Share tips and strategies to overcome the urge to delay. Encourage your folks to add
their own ideas and comments to each tip. They can even challenge each other, or
themselves, to ace the target! Here are some ideas, as ever, feel free to add more!
It’s said that once you've invested 10 minutes working on something,
you're more likely to see it through than stop midway.
Beat Procrastination with the 10-Minute Rule
If you're going to procrastinate, at least be smart about it. Try it, and then
share your story of how you turned procrastination into an advantage!
The Art of Productive Procrastination
Yeah… sometimes that morning cup of caffeine might be holding you
back instead of revving you up.
Quit Coffee to Reduce Procrastination
23. International Ninja Day
5th
DEC
Ninjas were originally members of Japanese society who were exceptionally skilled in
martial arts and stealth. It’s fairly common to exclaim, “Oh, S/he’s a Ninja!” after a
particularly solid performance at work. Or, if someone dropped the mobile but caught it
before it hit the ground, people may chuckle, “Ninja!” Comments like these are
especially appropriate on December 5th
.
Here are ways to make the day count:
It is a great day to celebrate the unique qualities and traits of a Ninja,
such as zen-like calm, steady focus, balance, total focus and dedication
to their mission, mindfulness, agility, preparation, and, of course,
exception mastery over skills. You can make short messages, creatives,
and memes around these themes and share them on Empuls or your
intranets to build awareness and appreciation of the qualities of a Ninja!
Recognize and applaud the Ninjas at your workplace. Get creative in
choosing the way you choose to reward them – be it handwritten notes,
praises in public, or shout-outs on Empuls.
24. Badge their greatness. NINJA BADGES are a fun way to underline the
‘Ninja’ who resides in each one of us – albeit in various avatars.
A ‘naturally’ resourceful, agile and
wise worker known to take any risk
unarmed.
The analytical and visionary with a solid
grasp over his or her domain, and who
is a master of the art of strategy.
The adaptable Ninja who is always
sensitive to his / her surroundings,
and agile enough to respond with
responsibility.
The go-to saviour Ninja who can put
out any fire and get you out of those
last-minute panics.
The Ninja you can count on to pull a
rabbit out of the hat at will – be it
figuring out the perfect menu for the
company Offsite, or adding the WOW
touch to a big pitch presentation.
The Ninja who routinely turns
everyone’s craziest ideas into
workable plans.
Here are some Ninja Badges you can put to use:
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Pretend to be a Time Traveller Day
8th
DEC
A day of imagination and time-hopping when we revisit the past and pre-visit the future.
Encourage your teams to bring all their creativity to this day. A quick activity that’ll inject
some thoughts of curiosity is sure to bring out some interesting story versions.
The best travellers transcend geography, preferring to trek along the highway of
time instead. If you could do the same, what are the destinations in your past and
your future you would like to visit? Today – on ‘Pretend to be a Time Traveller Day’
– let us defy the rules of the game and let our imagination roam free.
Time never stands still, and neither should we!
How about a trip down the timeline?
26. Choose your time period and decide whether you are traveling to the past or the
future. Add your comment for: Where would you go, and what would you see?
Make it more interesting by tagging your co-workers in your story.
The most creative comment/story with the max number of likes wins!
Happy TIME TRAVELLING!
Revisit actions and figure out if we could have done them better.
Return to milestones and congratulate ourselves again, reminding ourselves of
our true powers and talent!
Step forth into the great unknown and figure out trends and patterns, even
before they become trends!
Venture into tomorrow and prepare ourselves for its opportunities, in advance.
Of course, all this is firmly dependent on our powers of imagination and our gut
instincts and feelings, so make sure to be mindful of both before you start.
Here are some of the goals we hope to achieve today:
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International Mountain Day
11th
DEC
International Mountain Day is observed globally on December 11th
every year. The
celebration aims to increase awareness of the importance of mountains for the health of
the planet and the well-being of billions of people. Your employees will be delighted to
be a part of creating awareness about the importance of Mountains. You can even add a
twist and turn things more interesting by focussing on the mountain metaphor and make
it inspirational!
Mountains symbolize some of the best things of life, be it solace, beauty or
challenges.
On the occasion of International Mountains Day let us celebrate the mountains in
our life – both the ones we can see with our eyes and the ones that exist in our
minds.
Post beautiful pictures you have taken, whether it's a photo of a beautiful mountain
landscape in the mountains or the best from your trekking/travel series. Tag
someone at work who you think has beautiful pictures from their trekking series.
Conquer every planet!
28. Christmas
25th
DEC
The season of giving, magic, and miracles is here again!
1. Christmas Decoration Contest
Get your folks into the spirit of the season… Santa already is!
Of all the festivals, Christmas awakens the strongest and most heartfelt associations,
even at work. There is a yearning, a desire, and a smile spread wide across our faces. It
takes us back to our childhood stories that spark memories of mugs of hot chocolate,
mistletoe, snowflakes, Santa’s gifts, enlivening trees and gingerbread houses! And, as
we canter down the happy lane of memories and inspirations, ideas keep sprouting.
When put to good use, these ideas can give the workplace a lift – the force of which will
spill well into the next year!
Whether you’re a Christmas-lover or a grumpy old Scrooge, you can use festivities to
keep those mood levels high!
You’d be surprised how much a few bits of tinsel here and a
couple of baubles there can really pick up the atmosphere and
get staff feeling excited about the holidays! Christmas
decorating is a beautiful annual tradition; it gets people
working together and bonding over a mutual love for the
festive season. Make it interesting by bucketing your staff
into teams and organizing a contest – teams with the
most imaginative decorating ideas win cool goodies!
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2. Virtual Santa Gift Exchange
Christmas gifts are all about excitement. It’s the joy of knowing someone is thinking
about you. It’s the thrill of opening something but, more than that, it’s the magic of
connection. It’s beautiful when we get to play Santa gift exchange with our co-workers.
Use Empuls to share secret Santa messages through elves in the office and let your
teams get the help of the HR team to send gifts to their children.
The tradition of the office Secret Snowflake or Secret Santa lives on… and this
year, it’s going to be even more special! BIG SURPRISES ON THE WAY - Secret
Santa gifts, secret messages from elves, party time & more!
To start off, we will be playing a virtual secret Santa this week. The names of your
child (giftee) will be randomly generated and shared with you. You can send them
personalized messages, handwritten notes, handmade cards, gift cards/vouchers,
or any special gift whatever feasible. Take the help of an elf (a friend, teammate,
manager, or anyone in the company) who can deliver your special message and
gift to your child. The elves can post the messages on your behalf on Empuls. The
elves can be one or many. Think of ways to confuse your child and bring more fun!
In case you are on leave, traveling, or have any other reason you
can't participate in Secret Santa, you can message me
separately and I will not include you in the list.
Ho Ho Ho...
Santa is here... Can gifts be far behind?
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Get ready for some festive cheer!!!
Once the Santa’s have got chits of who their child is, It’s good to build excitement and
encourage the Santas to start sending clues, messages, and gifts to their child through
a colleague who can do the elf duty for them.
Ho Ho Ho!!!!
Dear Santas,
I hope you would have got your child's name by now! Let the surprises begin! Start
sharing messages and gifts for your child and make their day cheery! So, have you
decided who is the 'elf' who will be helping you deliver your secret message and
gifts to your child?
'Tis the season of love, joy & making people around us and everything feel extra
special! Some of you would have already decked up your homes with beautiful
Christmas decorations. We'd love to see your Christmas tree and decor! Share pics of
your Christmas decor or share any beautiful Christmas decor/tree that you have
captured!
Let us all enjoy & be a part of this beautiful celebration!
In case you have not received your child's name- Please let us know!
31. As we wrap up the year and get all set to welcome a new year of joy, peace, and
good health, convert this very special day into a memorable opportunity to:
Take stock and learn lessons
Make corrections and course adjustments.
Thank all those who made the year memorable for you
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A New Calendar full of trills... Miracles... Joy!
New Year’s Eve
31th
DEC
There’s no day like the last day of the year. The Grand Finale is finally here, and there are
all kinds of emotions sloshing around in our minds – from sweet nostalgia (for all the
amazing moments we’ve had over a long and eventful year) to a pinch of regret (for the
opportunities missed and the relationships that have moved on) to the thrill of
anticipation (the awesome peaks we have planned for 2022 and, the best part, all
those serendipitous surprises we know are just ‘round the corner!)
32. As we bid adieu to the year 2021, let’s welcome the New Year by sharing some
inspiring messages for each other here. Tag your colleagues as you share your
aspirations for the New Year (which must be attained as a team), congratulate
them for the peaks they have scaled in 2021, share gratitude messages that
could brighten up their day, and wish them a world of happiness -- Starting
tomorrow!
Here’s wishing you all a very happy 2022. Let’s welcome the new year together!
See ya next year!
And Oh! Remember that...