Searching for the right occasion to raise employee morale? Celebrate Fathers Day with a picnic for employees and their families.
ConfidenceCenter.com’s Weekly Newsletter – May 20, 2014
Word and Quote of the Week
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Quote of the Week
*** “You don’t have to hold a position in order to be a leader.”
— Henry Ford: American industrialist, the founder of the Ford Motor Company
Trivia Question of the Week
Q. What does the word Karate mean? (Answer at the end of this newsletter.)
Employee Morale
Fathers Day Picnic
June 15, 2014 is Fathers Day.
It’s a great time to celebrate with a picnic for your employees and their families. This will help employees get to know each other better and get along better at work.
Introducing the Families
Have everyone form a large circle. Then have one family at a time go to the center of the circle. The father then introduces his wife and children. Provide name tags for everyone.
Activities
- Relay races
- Softball game
- Hide and Seek
- Treasure Hunt
Award prizes to the winners.
Employees who do not have children can help run the activities and serve the food.
Answer to This Week’s Trivia Question
Q. What does the word Karate mean?
A. Empty Hand
Joke of the Week
I recently overheard my ten-year-old son, Michael, and eight-year-old daughter, Christine, discussing which parent they should ask for permission to attend a sleepover. “I think I’ll ask Dad,” Michael decided.
“Yeah,” Christine replied. “Dad makes the decisions.” After a second, she continued, “And Mom tells him if he’s right.”
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(c) Copyright 2014 Harriet Meyerson, The Confidence Center
