Learn the top employee engagement ideas that you can fill your employee engagement calendar with.
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In order to be effective, employee engagement needs planning. An employee engagement calendar is often used to outline the engagement activities and events for a month or year. There are several ways of designing an employment calendar. Let’s look at some of the popular engagement calendar ideas.
Recognition programs/events
- Team meetings where colleagues appreciate the efforts of other workers.
- Plan event for recognition of years of service.
- Send thank you cards each month showing them how you appreciate their contributions.
- An employee of the month/year award, events.
- Recognize and appreciate individual accomplishments or important events.
Social activities
- No-email day to encourage interactions among employees.
- Team building event where every employee participates.
- Host fun games in a common area at particular times.
- Have a field day full of outdoor fun activities for all employees especially during summer.
- Set time for fun activities that motivate interactions among workers.
Volunteer and philanthropic activities
- Volunteer for a few days at a local non-profit organization.
- Community involvement day - This will enhance engagement levels.
- Paid day off for employees to volunteer in community activities.
- Donation day to a nearby community - Employees can be involved in donation events.
- Career mentoring to nearby learning institutions.
Professional development activities
- Internal training classes every month - These can cover various aspects of organization’s operations and programs.
- Employee suggestion/idea program - This will harness creativity and innovation.
- Time for offering leadership opportunities for top performers, who are not holding managerial positions.
- Job shadowing program where employees can learn from other departments.
- Invite employees to take part in at least one training program every year.
Relaxation activities
- Set time for hosting yoga and exercises in the office.
- Create a flexible work schedule - Creating some days where the employees leave early from work and placing short breaks in between.
- A fitness program that is scheduled at certain times of the year.
- Plan for day offs of employee’s birthday.
- Special treats for employees who work over time.
Motivation activities
- Allow days when employees can play music in the office.
- Permit employees to bring their dogs or other pets to the office on certain days.
- Allow days for casual wear-In most companies, employees wear casual outfits on Fridays.
- Random half days for all employees.
- Welcome celebration for newly employed persons.