Celebrations

We have two things to celebrate here in my family’s household. My son, Wil, is graduating from elementary school . My baby:(  He is moving on up to middle school next year and is prepared and excited to do that. The second item is that we are celebrating that my husband sold his motorcycle. It got too dangerous to drive around. I am grateful the he has made that decision and is ready to move on.

Celebrations are important!! In your practice, do you take the time to celebrate the little things? It is the little celebrations that really count because it could be a month or a year before you celebrate something huge. So here are a few suggestions for saying thank you to your team members when they finish a project, do something special for a patient or hit a weekly goal.

Enjoy!

1) Time spent with you on a personal basis. 2) Personal notes of encouragement. 3) Hand out mixed bags of Hershey’s Hugs™ and Kisses™. 4) Plan a team retreat for encouragement and renewal. 5) Write a note on a blank puzzle, break it apart and send the pieces. 6) Give a video rental gift certificate with a bag of microwave popcorn. 7) Have a mobile detail service come to wash cars for the day. Give a 100 Grand™ candy bar with a note: “You’re worth 100 Grand to us!” 9) Give a long stemmed rose. 10) At your next meeting, surprise everyone with party decorations. 11) Feature a member of the team in a newsletter or in your reception area. 12) Have a massage therapist and nail technician come in for an afternoon spa day. 13) Send a cookie gram.14) Make a button for everyone with “My boss appreciates me.” 15) Personalize Christmas ornaments for the holidays. 16) Have a whitening party. 17) Submit photo of your team to the local media and run an ad that shows appreciation for the team. 18) Personalize a coffee mug for each team member. 19) Give a seasonal bouquet of flowers. 20) Have t-shirts made with the team photo on them.

If you have ideas that you would like to share, contact Laura at jamisonconsulting@verizon.net or by calling 800-637-3947.