{"id":1343,"date":"2013-08-20T01:00:16","date_gmt":"2013-08-20T06:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/confidencecenter.com\/blog\/?p=1343"},"modified":"2013-05-23T13:32:25","modified_gmt":"2013-05-23T18:32:25","slug":"employee-morale-september-is-one-on-one-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/confidencecenter.com\/blog\/employee-morale-september-is-one-on-one-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Employee Morale: September is One-On-One Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>Looking for an up-close employee morale booster? This is a month to get to know your co-workers, family members, and friends better by meeting One-on-One.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h5>ConfidenceCenter.com&#8217;s Weekly Newsletter &#8211; Aug. 20, 2013<\/h5>\n<p>Plan ahead for September. See the calendar of events in this blog post.<\/p>\n<h4>Word and Quote of the Week<\/h4>\n<p>*** Feeling Good ***<\/p>\n<p>*** &#8220;It&#8217;s really important that you feel good. Because this feeling good is what goes out as a signal into the universe and starts to attract more of itself to you.<\/p>\n<p>So the more you can feel good, the more you will attract the things that help you feel good and that will keep bringing you up higher and higher.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Joe Vitale: Motivational author and speaker<\/p>\n<h4>Trivia Question of the Week<\/h4>\n<p>Q. What was Elvis Presley&#8217;s first film, in 1956? (Answer at the end of this newsletter.)<\/p>\n<h3>Employee Morale Activity<\/h3>\n<h3>September is One-On-One Month<\/h3>\n<p>This is a month to get to know your co-workers, family members, and friends better by meeting One-on-One.<\/p>\n<p>When people spend time together One-on-One, they are more likely to talk about their lives in a meaningful way. It is easier for them to express their hopes, dreams, ideas, and share their interests in ways that they would never do in a group or even a threesome.<\/p>\n<p>One-on-One time together creates common understanding and closeness.<\/p>\n<p>Activity ideas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to a one-on-one lunch with each of your co-workers.<\/li>\n<li>Go for a long walk in the park with a family member.<\/li>\n<li>Have a telephone visit with an out of town friend or relative.<\/li>\n<li>Take one of your children at a time for a special outing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Other Celebrations for September<\/h3>\n<p>Atrial Fibrillation Month &#8211; www.stopafib.org<\/p>\n<p>Library Card Sign-Up Month &#8211; www.ala.org<\/p>\n<p>National Coupon Month &#8211; www.couponmonth.com<\/p>\n<p>National Chicken Month &#8211; www.eatchicken.com<\/p>\n<p>National 5-A-Day Month &#8211; www.5aday.com<\/p>\n<p>2 &#8211; Labor Day<\/p>\n<p>5 &#8211; Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) begins at sundown Sept 4th.<\/p>\n<p>8 &#8211; Grandparent&#8217;s Day<\/p>\n<p>11 &#8211; Patriot&#8217;s Day &#8211; Commemorate the memory of those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks in New York City.<\/p>\n<p>11 &#8211; National 9-1-1 Day<\/p>\n<p>14 &#8211; Yom Kippur &#8211; Jewish Holiday begins at sundown on the 13th<\/p>\n<p>15 &#8211; OCT. 15 &#8211; National Hispanic Heritage Month<\/p>\n<p>17 &#8211; Citizenship Day<\/p>\n<p>17 &#8211; 23 &#8211; Constitution Week<\/p>\n<p>20 &#8211; National POW\/MIA Recognition Day<\/p>\n<p>21 &#8211; United Nations International Day of Peace &#8211; www.un.org<\/p>\n<p>22 &#8211; First Day of Autumn<\/p>\n<p>22 &#8211; 28 &#8211; Deaf Awareness Week &#8211; www.nad.org<\/p>\n<p>25 &#8211; National Women&#8217;s Health and Fitness Day &#8211; www.fitnessday.com\/women\/index.htm<\/p>\n<h4>Answer to This Week&#8217;s Trivia Question<\/h4>\n<p>Q. What was Elvis Presley&#8217;s first film, in 1956?<\/p>\n<p>A. Love Me Tender<\/p>\n<h4>Joke of the Week<\/h4>\n<h4>Going to the Zoo<\/h4>\n<p>A guy finds a sheep wandering in his neighborhood and takes it to the police station. The desk sergeant says, &#8220;Why don\u2019t you just take it to the zoo?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The next day, the sergeant spots the same guy walking down the street\u2014with the sheep.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I thought I told you to take that sheep to the zoo,&#8221; the sergeant says.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I know what you told me,&#8221; the guy responds.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Yesterday I took him to the zoo. Today I\u2019m taking him to the movies.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h4>Free Employee Morale Video Series<\/h4>\n<p>See free videos on how to create employee spirit teams: <a href=\"http:\/\/confidencecenter.com\/blog\/spirit-teams-2\/\">Get Instant Access to the Employee Spirit Team Magic Video Series<\/a><\/p>\n<p>(c) Copyright 2013 Harriet Meyerson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for an up-close employee morale booster? This is a month to get to know your co-workers, family members, and friends better by meeting One-on-One. This is our creative low-cost morale booster in this issue of our newsletter, Employee Morale Tips. 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