Searching for the right course for raising employee morale? Workplace Miniature Golf is a fun and creative activity that creates a lot of teamwork.
ConfidenceCenter.com’s Weekly Newsletter – April 2, 2013
Word and Quote of the Week
*** Persistence ***
*** “Great works are performed, not by strength, but perseverance.”
-Samuel Johnson
Trivia Question of the Week
Q. How many compartments does a cow’s stomach have? (Answer at the end of this newsletter.)
Employee Morale Booster
Miniature Golf, Anyone?
Contributed by Kay Bowman
We have a miniature golf event each year at my office. Each department hosts and decorates a miniature golf hole. This is a fun and creative activity that creates a lot of teamwork. Here’s what we did:
A lot of our departments are all office cubicles, one department decorated their office ‘hole’ as a wild west street, each cubicle was decorated as a storefront, sheriff, hotel, general store etc.
We have had “Under the Sea”, with fish hanging from the ceiling, “Shrek”, with swamp and castle and many more.
The offices have teams of 4 golfers play the holes during the day, each with specific tee times. The team golf scores are continually updated on a large screen in the conference room, which is where the final hole is played.
We have winners for the best decorated hole, winning golf scores and, because each team gets to dress up, we have a winner for best costumes.
There are two large office complexes and the golf holes are located throughout both offices, so it is a great way to see other areas of our company that we may never visit otherwise.
Between friendly competition on decorating your department hole, having all the golfing teams walk through your office playing the hole, and seeing all the great decorations and costumes, is a great bonding activity. Best part is the free lunch provided to everyone whether they participated in the game or not.
Answer to This Week’s Trivia Question
Q. How many compartments does a cow’s stomach have?
A. Four
Joke of the Week
Boring Request
The customer ordering a floral arrangement from my shop was giving me very specific guidelines.
“Nothing fragrant,” she instructed. “Nothing too tall or too wild. And no bright colors, please.
My house is decorated in beige and cream. Here is a wallpaper sample.” She handed me a plain square of tan-colored paper.
“Your name?” I asked.
“Mrs. Bland,” the woman replied.
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(c) Copyright 2013 Harriet Meyerson.
