Meaningful Ways to Celebrate Your Team

Feeling appreciated is a top motivator for employees to do great work; it increases morale and trust, improves engagement, reduces turnover, and boosts oxytocin levels! Recognizing your team helps build important relationships – especially when you work from home. Your team works hard, they must be celebrated! To help your team members feel valued, we’ve listed 4 meaningful ways to celebrate your team.

1. Celebrate Important Milestones

Is one of your team members celebrating a birthday or a work anniversary? Are they working with a new client or have they recently completed a big project? Celebrating milestones, big or small, as well as other events, demonstrates your appreciation for your team. Buy them a coffee gift card, take them out for lunch, or host an impromptu virtual or in-person dance party and listen to our Party Jams Playlist!

2. Team Shout-Outs

Celebrate an employee by giving them a shout-out for a job well done at a team meeting! You can also give the floor to the whole team for them to recognize one another. Shout-outs empower you and your team to celebrate each other in a timely and authentic way. Set up a channel or discussion on your team’s intranet or messaging app specifically for sharing shout-outs, celebrating wins, or giving kudos.

3. Random Acts of Thanks

There doesn’t always need to be a special occasion to celebrate your employees! Celebrate your employees and thank them at random times. Show that you care about their interests by offering a subscription to their favourite app. Buy them a gift card to their favourite local shop or make them some homemade treats!

4. Take your Team on a Retreat

Celebrate your team by planning a retreat! Depending on your budget, you can book an Airbnb for a couple of nights, or plan a one-day outing with your team. Retreats are great for strengthening team relationships, boosting morale, and brainstorming ideas for work projects. Planning a retreat shows that you care about the people you work with, which in turn increases loyalty and positivity.