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Access our news feedThe Twelve Days of Christmas
Submitted by: Baudville Creative Staff
From The
Joy of Recognition
Season: Christmas
Purpose: To honor department managers.
Serves: 25-100 people.
Ingredients: Creativity, a fun spirit. A few props -
felt Santa hats and tagboard.
Directions: Each department creates an activity or object
to playfully honor their department manager. For example, during
Baudville's 1998 Christmas party, each department got together
to create a fun "thank you" for their manager. Working
together as a team, the Customer Service Department modified
the Twelve Days of Christmas song. Each verse related to their
manager Karen's work style and personality. Karen is the most
enthusiastic person you could ever meet. She is always smiling
and laughing. To liven the delivery, each person wore a Santa
hat, used props and acted out a part. One person played the
role of conductor, using a candy cane as a baton and prompt
cards on his chest. We don't want to keep you in suspense any
longer. Here are the words:
On the First day of Christmas, Karen gave to me...a warm smile and howdy.
On the Second day of Christmas Karen gave to me...two thumbs up.
On the Third day of Christmas, Karen gave to me...three kind words.
On the Fourth day of Christmas, Karen gave to me...four questions answered.
On the Fifth day of Christmas, Karen gave to me...Five golden smiles.
On the Sixth day of Christmas, Karen gave to me...Six packs of post-its.
On the Seventh day of Christmas, Karen gave to me...Seven 'great job' cards.
On the Eighth day of Christmas, Karen gave to me...Eight calls a 'holdin.
On the Ninth day of Christmas, Karen gave to me...Nine 'how's it going?
On the Tenth day of Christmas, Karen gave to me...Ten sheets of labels.
On the Eleventh day of Christmas, Karen gave to me...Eleven stacks of purchase orders.
On the Twelfth day of Christmas, Karen gave to me...Twelve pages of corrections.
Results: A manager that felt moved to tears of joy and
gratitude and a team that felt the joy of working on a project
together.
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Excerpted from The Joy of Recognition: Designing and Implementing a Successful Recognition Program, By Lynnette Younggren and Debra Sikanas, Baudville, 2000
Found in the Energize website library at: http://www.energizeinc.com/art.html
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