The document provides suggestions for ways employers can show appreciation to employees around Thanksgiving: - Write thank you notes to employees who have excelled this year, listing specific achievements and how they helped the company or others. Express gratitude for any personal help. - Host a smaller Thanksgiving party for employees to show appreciation, avoiding making them responsible for food and expressing thanks during the event. - Consider extending the typical Thanksgiving vacation by an additional day or half-day to allow employees more time with family and to recharge over the long weekend.

1. Write a Note
Take the time to write a note to
employees who you feel have
stood out this year. List specific
actions and achievements that
those employees have
accomplished and how they have
made things better for someone
else or the company in general.
Also, take the time to express
appreciation for any personal-
related help in your note. If an
employee has helped you out
with a personal emergency or
covered work for you while you
were out, express your This photo is attributed by Flickr:
thankfulness for his or her help. http://www.flickr.com/photos/happy_serendipity

2. Throw a Thanksgiving Party
Company holiday parties are
common but they are typically
geared towards Christmas. Consider
hosting a smaller Thanksgiving
party. The purpose of this party is to
show your employees you
appreciate them so try to avoid
making your employees responsible
for cooking or bringing dishes.
Consider cooking yourself or
catering to emphasize the fact that
the party is for the employees to
show them that they are valued. Find
some time to speak during the event
and express your thanks and
gratitude to your employees for
their work this year.

3. Give your Employees a Bonus Day Off
Most employers provide their
employees with Thanksgiving Day
off and typically another day
before or after the holiday.
Consider extending this vacation by
a day. Employees often do not get
to spend much time with extended
family members and would greatly
appreciate the extra time, possibly
allowing them to travel. If there is
too much work to be done, consider
an additional half-day off. It may
seem like a stretch, but your
employees will come back more
refreshed and ready to work hard.

4. Provide a New Training and
Development Opportunity
External training and
development sessions are a
benefit to both the employee
and the company. Most
employees enjoy getting out of
the office for a day and
breaking up their normal routine
to attend a training session. The
employer benefits by the
improved skills of its employees.
Find a training session that you
feel is appropriate and
announce the opportunity to your
employees around Thanksgiving.

5. From the Entire Profiles International Team:
Happy Thanksgiving!