It’s no secret that appreciating cultural diversity can raise employee morale. Here are some activity ideas for you this month.
ConfidenceCenter.com’s Weekly Newsletter – March 19, 2013
Word and Quote of the Week
*** Goals ***
*** “The trouble with not having a goal is that you can spend your life running up and down the field and never score.” -Bill Copeland
Trivia Question of the Week
Q. What is the southernmost state in the U.S.? (Answer at the end of this newsletter.)
Employee Morale Special Days to Celebrate
April is: Cultural Diversity Appreciation Month
This is a month to appreciate the contributions of the many diverse cultures at your workplace.
Activity ideas:
– Have a Potluck Lunch –
and ask everyone to bring in a dish (and recipes) from their country or culture.
– Hold a Diversity Fair –
and give each culture a booth or table to display items from their culture.
– Create a Diversity Album –
where employees can contribute stories and pictures about their cultures. Make copies for everyone.
– Invite a Speaker –
to speak and show slides or a video about the culture.
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April is also…
- Alcohol Awareness Month
- National Donate Life Month
- National Humor Month
- National Car Care Month
- National Kite Month
- National Occupational Therapy Month
- National Poetry Month
- National Pecan Month
1 (April Fool’s Day)
7 – World Health Day
21 – 27 – National Volunteer Week
22 – 28 – Administrative Professionals Week
25 – Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work Day
28 – May 4 – Screen Free Week (Formerly TV-Turnoff Week)
Plan ahead
May is: Workplace Relationships Enrichment Month
Answer to This Week’s Trivia Question
Q. What is the southernmost state in the U.S.?
A. Hawaii
Joke of the Week
A Glitch
After an enthusiastic recommendation from my wife, I began listening to an audiobook.
“I love the book, but the writing style is so disjointed,” I complained. “He refers to characters I don’t know and introduces them a half hour later.”
My wife was as confused as I was, but I soldiered on, disoriented by the jumpy story line. It wasn’t until the end of the book that my dilemma was explained: I had set the iPod to Shuffle.
(c) Copyright 2013 Harriet Meyerson.
