Have you already planned out your company’s holiday events? Did you include the company itself in those plans? I don’t mean your employees, I really mean the business.
Employees will stay more engaged … more connected … to your company when they know more about the company. This is a great time of year to proclaim to your employees all the accomplishments they have helped you achieve this year. Make it part of a company meeting or part of your speech during your company’s holiday party. Give them something to cheer about!
How large or small your company’s accomplishments may have been over the past year will dictate what you present. If sales have continued to grow, compare last year’s with this year’s. Even consider a month to month comparison. If you have found and fixed problems in your product or production line, talk about the advantage you will see from that. If you’ve added more leads to your database, give your employees the credit.
All you have to do is think about all the big or little things that have helped your company grow, change, or compete. Your employees were somehow involved in all of that. This is the time to remind them of their role in the company’s success and thank them for their help.
You’ll be surprised at all the things that come up when you really take time to review the year. This is also a good time to discuss the plans you have for the future and how this past year’s accomplishments have made those plans possible. Share with your employees and you’ll be rewarded.
