18 May

3 More Ways To Celebrate Your Team’s Recent Success

Posted in Synergy Suggestions on 18.05.16 by John Meloche

Happy business team are giving high five in office. Teamwork, success concept.It’s been an exciting week in the world of Toronto sports this week. As we’ve been blogging about in recent days, the Toronto Raptors are now in the third round of the NBA Playoffs. As per usual, the Synergy Marketing Blog has taken a look at the parallels between pro sports and Canadian small businesses. Both industry types require excellent performances from teams in order to achieve success. And both industry types deserve to celebrate those successes!

Here are three more ways to celebrate your team’s recent success:

1. Create a “wall of fame” in the office. When you’ve acknowledged the excellent jobs performed by the members of your staff, it’s important for the acknowledgment to not be a one-off. Setting up a “wall of fame” complete with employee pictures and blurbs about their accomplishments is a great way to keep the good vibes going in the office, after you’ve achieved a particular business goal.

On DigitalistMag.com, Marisa Negri recommends that you set up a “brag board”. “If you think your team has done something worthy enough, ‘brag’ about their success on a designated board in the break room or somewhere for the entire company to see,” she suggests, “Documenting a success story helps your team realize their value and motivates them to work just as hard (if not harder) for the next project.”

2. Throw an office party. When professional sports teams win series, they often have a big party in their locker rooms. (To be honest, we find this to be the case in most sports except basketball). This isn’t to say that you should be dousing any of your employees in champagne. Instead, take an approach more in keeping with your line of work and take your team out for a dinner, picnic or other fun-filled celebration.

“Whether it’s a family-friendly picnic or an elegant night out on the town, taking the celebration out of the office supports how special you want your employees to feel,” says Amy Guettler on Chron.com, “It’s also a great way for co-workers to interact, chit-chat, revel in their success or just relax together as a team in a new environment — a great way to build teamwork and motivation to achieve more.”

3. Throw some extra perks the way of your employees. Money is great, of course. Food is nearly as good. Perhaps, third in line are the perks that come along with working for you. That could include a better parking space (for, at least, a limited time) or even some high-end gifts that clearly demonstrate your appreciation for your team’s hard work. Negri agrees that it’s a good idea to “perk it up from time to time”.

She suggests that you “offer meaningful rewards that can be catered to an individual’s preference. This can range from Starbucks gift cards to longer lunches or the ability to leave early on a given day.” We would also suggest offering some of your high-end promotional products as gifts to your top performers. At Synergy Marketing, we have a long list of great promo gifts to choose from.

To place your order for the promo gift of your choice, call Synergy Marketing at 1-877-748-9884 between 9am and 5pm EST or email us at info@gosynergygo.com! You can also sign up for our Insider E-Flyer Program HERE!

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17 May

3 Ways To Acknowledge Your Team’s Latest Victory

Posted in Synergy Suggestions on 17.05.16 by John Meloche

success and winning concept - happy business team giving high five in officeIt all goes down tonight! The Toronto Raptors will be playing their first-ever Eastern Conference Finals game when they take on the number one-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers. Favoured to beat our beloved Raptors, the Cavs are lead by perennial all-star, LeBron James. Regardless of the assumed outcome of this series, there is a lot for Toronto basketball fans to celebrate. As mentioned, this is the first time the Raptors have gone this far in the NBA Playoffs.

In 2001, then-Raptor, Vince Carter put up a potential buzzer-beating jump shot at the end of an exciting Game 7 in round two of the playoffs against the Philadelphia 76ers. As all Raptors fans know, Carter would not get the bucket. It has taken an entire 15 years for the Raptors to secure another opportunity to better that playoff performance.

And while the City of Toronto prepares for Game 1 of Round 3 tonight, we’d like to continue our look at ways to acknowledge your team’s latest victory. Here are three more:

1. Set up a “winning” team photo. Sports teams take team photos every year. Why shouldn’t you take a photo of your winning team? Set up a professional photo shoot to include each member of your team and have it set up in the office in a beautiful frame. Team members don’t just enjoy being acknowledged for their jobs well done, they also like the idea that they are part of a team to begin with.

On Chron.com, Amy Guettler suggests you take several team photos to help everyone remember your celebration. “Don’t forget to take candid shots as the celebration progresses, as they’re always good for a chuckle,” she suggests, “After the celebration is over, arrange a photo board, complete with humorous captions, in a prominent area of the office so employees can remember their experience fondly.”

2. Say “thank you”. Sometimes, keeping it simple is your best option. Not to mention, it’s your least expensive option too. It goes without saying that people like to be acknowledged for the good jobs they do. Public acknowledgment is great. But take the time to personally sit down with your top performers in private for a few moments and tell them how much their contributions mean to you. A personal “thank you” will go a long way.

“Employees look to senior management for guidance and ways to behave, and if their efforts continually go unnoticed they become less invested in their work, as well as the company,” says Marisa Negri on DigitalistMag.com, “You can throw as many perks and special gifts to your employees as you want, but a genuine thank can go a long way to leave a more lasting impression – as well as a deeper entrenched respect.”

3. Food, food and more food! If money is the number one incentive for people to work hard, food has to be number two on the list. At least, this is what we’ve found, here at Synergy Marketing. Considering that food is both a necessity and an integral part of any good party, feeding your staff is an excellent way to celebrate them after they’ve performed exceptionally well.

According to Guettler, saving your team members money by not making them bring their own lunches to work is a great way to celebrate their achievements. “Who wouldn’t like a break from brown-bag lunches or the chance to indulge in some sumptuous barbecue?” she asks, “Whether you’d like to treat your staff to an elaborate dinner or if you’d prefer to organize a company pot-luck, this type of treat is always remembered.”

Don’t forget to check back for tomorrow’s blog as we conclude our look at how to celebrate your team’s recent success!

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16 May

3 Ideas For Celebrating The Successes Of Your Team

Posted in Synergy Suggestions on 16.05.16 by John Meloche

Business Team Giving One Another High FiveWell, they’ve done it! The Toronto Raptors are headed to the Eastern Conference finals for the first time in team history. The road to get there was certainly made interesting, as the Raps took their second round series with the Miami Heat to the seventh game. Following their 116-89 victory in Game 7, they’re now moving on to face LeBron James and the favoured Cleveland Cavaliers in a series that begins tomorrow night.

Now, there are a lot of people already writing the Raptors off. James and his Cavs, after all, have been sweeping their way through the NBA Playoffs thus far and as the number one seed in the Eastern Conference, are generally expected to breeze right into the NBA Finals. And although fans of the Toronto Raptors have other ideas, there is an acknowledgment that this is the best Raptors team in history, regardless of the outcome of the next series.

And that’s something to be celebrated! How do you celebrate the successes of your team? Here are three ideas:

1. Speech! Speech! Speech! Any time there is an occasion worth celebrating, it usually involves a speech of some kind. If your business has recently enjoyed a success, you may as well take the opportunity to give that big speech. Acknowledge everyone on your team for their jobs well done. Take the time to reflect on how hard you all worked and why it is worth commemorating the occasion with a celebration.

On Chron.com, Amy Guettler writes that it’s appropriate to give a speech about your team’s recent accomplishments. “Before beginning whatever celebration you have in mind, make a brief speech about why everyone is celebrating,” she advises, “Detail the success of the company, and take the time to point out and thank key players. Recognition of success goes a long way toward making an employee happy.”

2. Throw out praise at a team meeting. Sometimes, it’s the simplest of acknowledgements that can mean the most to people. At the team meeting following a particularly successful day at work, be sure to offer your sincere congratulations to those members of your team who have exceeded expectations. It’s important that your staff members know that their contributions matter to the overall success of your brand.

“From offering congratulations to a sales member for their impressive lead generation technique to acknowledgement for extra hours put in by the team as a whole, informal and formal recognition is key,” says Marisa Negri on DigitalistMag.com, “ Whether you dish out specifics or hand out general kudos, your team will know that their efforts were appreciated. This is also a good practice to applaud the success of members who work virtually so they feel like a part of the team as well.”

3. Hand out awards to top performers. It’s important for us to reiterate the need to publicly acknowledge jobs well done. Take the opportunity to hand out awards to some of the top performers on your team. Not only are they deserving of the praise that helped your company achieve its latest victory, but the awards will incentivize other members of your team to step up to win such awards in future.

“Give out awards to top-performing workers, and do it in front of the entire staff,” insists Guettler, “This can include anything such as employee of the month, best innovator, customer service excellence, top salesperson and strongest team player. Have the winner’s names – as well as the recognition they’ve won – engraved into an attractive award or trophy. You can be guaranteed those awards will figure prominently in the winners’ self-esteem as well as in their offices.”

The promotional gifts offered by Synergy Marketing have often been used as office rewards. To place your order for the promo gift of your choice, call Synergy Marketing at 1-877-748-9884 between 9am and 5pm EST or email us at info@gosynergygo.com! You can also sign up for our Insider E-Flyer Program HERE! And be sure to check back for tomorrow’s blog as we continue to look at ways to acknowledge your team’s latest victory

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