Recognition is one of the most powerful motivators for employees. It has a more long-lasting and visible effect on the motivation of the employee. Group recognitions and team buildings are fantastic strategies for increasing morale. But one of the most effective yet frequently missed methods to acknowledge employees is to celebrate their birthdays.
Why are birthdays and anniversaries such effective motivators?
You could certainly come up with a couple of dozen reasons to rejoice as a company or as a work team. A large project, a boost in income, or an increase in net sales might all be appropriate reasons to have a celebration. What those events lack is a singular purpose.
An employee’s birthday is an opportunity for one person to stand out and be honored independently. It’s their day for a day. Even if the workday continues as usual, with the same start and end times and the same daily tasks, the day feels different when an employee’s birthday is celebrated. Employee retention can also benefit greatly from workplace birthdays. Another benefit of celebrating employee birthdays at work is to increase employee involvement, which in turn improves productivity. When an employee feels rewarded and acknowledged, it promotes business loyalty and morale, motivating them to work more and perform a better job. More individuals nowadays want employment fulfillment rather than merely a salary.
This means that employees are more concerned with obtaining a job and a work environment that they like. As a result, your company’s employee engagement plan is more important than ever. As a result, you must foster a healthy workplace culture in which your employees feel valued.
How We Celebrate Employee Birthdays
With changes in the work environment and an increasing number of individuals working from home, it was definitely challenging at first. What better way to make coworkers feel special on their birthday than to remember that, even if they can’t join physically to celebrate, they can still have an online celebration. At Your Virtual People, the workday starts by greeting the birthday celebrant via Skype. If the birthday celebrant is stationed at the office, their work station is usually decorated with a ‘Happy Birthday’ banner. Then it’s followed by singing them a Happy Birthday and giving them a cake and Birthday messages from team members and leaders. Lastly, the birthday celebrant is posted on our Careers Facebook page with a special greeting for them.
The fact is that everyone wants to feel valued for the majority of their lives, and much of that time is spent at work with coworkers. Some employees may not even spend their birthdays at home, or they may not have the pleasure of being spoiled on their special day. As a result, an office birthday party might be precisely what they need to feel valued. Put them in the limelight, make it memorable, and leave them with a lasting experience that will make them look forward to celebrating their birthday at work the following year. Let’s break out the champagne and cut the cake!
Never pass up an opportunity to celebrate special occasions of your workers, whether they be work anniversaries, milestones, promotions or birthdays.
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