Comments on: Morale Boosting http://www.1ricci.com/ideas/2005/05/16/morale-boosting/ Proposal Expert, Laura Ricci, Muses on How She Reached Her 85% Hit Rate, Creating and Managing Dynamic Teams and Living Through Turnarounds Supporting Good People Doing Great Things Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:05:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: LRicci http://www.1ricci.com/ideas/2005/05/16/morale-boosting/#comment-13070 LRicci Mon, 17 Dec 2007 20:09:52 +0000 http://www.1ricci.com/ideas/2005/05/16/morale-boosting/#comment-13070 Actually, both are good ideas. I've done a luau, Hawaiian shirts required, so your firm would be a good resource. As for crossword puzzles, there are good software packages available, and fairly inexpensive. They allow you to dictate the words you want included (and the clue for each) and then the software fills in the rest and makes a professional looking crossword puzzle for your newsletter, Xmas card, party invitation, etc. Actually, both are good ideas.

I’ve done a luau, Hawaiian shirts required, so your firm would be a good resource.

As for crossword puzzles, there are good software packages available, and fairly inexpensive. They allow you to dictate the words you want included (and the clue for each) and then the software fills in the rest and makes a professional looking crossword puzzle for your newsletter, Xmas card, party invitation, etc.

]]> By: Hawaiian Shirts Gringo http://www.1ricci.com/ideas/2005/05/16/morale-boosting/#comment-13063 Hawaiian Shirts Gringo Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:24:12 +0000 http://www.1ricci.com/ideas/2005/05/16/morale-boosting/#comment-13063 This probably isn't exactly what you are looking for as you sound like a large corporation of fuddy duddy's. I have noticed, time and again, when the "Hawaiian Shirt Fridays" are put into practice your employees become "at home" and a lot more productive. It's a festive atmosphere that is created. Believe me it works. I've seen it time and time again. Another fun thing that I have seen boost moral is to put a crossword puzzle into the company newsletter. It's not the easiest thing to make, and you have to make it yourself, so that you can incorporate all sorts of little trivial information about the people working in your departments. Putting the attention onto your people by being in the "crossword" puzzle is a definite plus for moral. This probably isn’t exactly what you are looking for as you sound like a large corporation of fuddy duddy’s.

I have noticed, time and again, when the “Hawaiian Shirt Fridays” are put into practice your employees become “at home” and a lot more productive. It’s a festive atmosphere that is created. Believe me it works. I’ve seen it time and time again.

Another fun thing that I have seen boost moral is to put a crossword puzzle into the company newsletter. It’s not the easiest thing to make, and you have to make it yourself, so that you can incorporate all sorts of little trivial information about the people working in your departments. Putting the attention onto your people by being in the “crossword” puzzle is a definite plus for moral.

]]> By: Laura’s Ideas » Blog Archive » Two Steps for Change http://www.1ricci.com/ideas/2005/05/16/morale-boosting/#comment-12 Laura’s Ideas » Blog Archive » Two Steps for Change Tue, 04 Apr 2006 22:21:08 +0000 http://www.1ricci.com/ideas/2005/05/16/morale-boosting/#comment-12 [...] If you are thinking this sounds like fun, look around for your own opportunities to target a change, break down the steps toward that change, model it for the group by taking the first few steps toward the change, and keep moving into the change as soon as some of them begin to model the change back to you. Want more ideas of how to start? [...] [...] If you are thinking this sounds like fun, look around for your own opportunities to target a change, break down the steps toward that change, model it for the group by taking the first few steps toward the change, and keep moving into the change as soon as some of them begin to model the change back to you. Want more ideas of how to start? [...]

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