{"id":3969,"date":"2014-11-04T01:00:45","date_gmt":"2014-11-04T07:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/confidencecenter.com\/blog\/?p=3969"},"modified":"2014-11-17T21:41:15","modified_gmt":"2014-11-18T03:41:15","slug":"employee-appreciation-mural","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/confidencecenter.com\/blog\/employee-appreciation-mural\/","title":{"rendered":"Employee Appreciation Activity that Gets Everyone Involved"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">November is Appreciation Month, so try this week&#8217;s easy <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">morale boosting activity that is sure to get everyone excited and involved.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h5>ConfidenceCenter.com&#8217;s Weekly Newsletter &#8211; November 4, 2014<\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">Word of the Week<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0Encouragement <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">Quote of the Week<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">&#8220;We do not want to gain at someone else&#8217;s loss; we want to gain <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">while helping the other person to also gain.&#8221;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">Jose Silva<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">Trivia Question of the Week<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">Q. What is the sugar found in milk?<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\">(Answer at the end of this newsletter.)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">Employee Appreciation Morale Booster<\/span><\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">A Gratitude Mural that Involves Everyone <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">November is Appreciation Month. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">Instead of just celebrating on Thanksgiving, <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">you can devote the whole month to getting your employees involved in <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong>appreciation <\/strong>activities. Here&#8217;s an idea to get you started.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">Cover a long table with a roll of paper. Put a set <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">of colored felt tip pens in a container on the <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">table. Employees list or draw pictures of the <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">things and the people they are grateful for. They can add photos as well. (Be sure to use a strong glue or a stapler for the photos.)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">After everyone has had a chance to contribute, post <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">the <strong>Gratitude Mural<\/strong> to the wall for all to see. Seeing what others are grateful for creates a spirit of appreciation in the workplace. If you have a large staff, you may want to create several murals and decorate the halls with them.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium; color: #993300;\">Need more Employee Appreciation ideas? <\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">There are <strong>over 60 low-cost appreciation activities <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">in the <strong>Employee Morale Center<\/strong>, so you will find <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">many that are perfect for your staff. There are activities for supervisors to appreciate employees, and for employees to appreciate their co-workers. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">Frequent morale boosters create the fuel <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">that motivates and energizes employees <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">so they can be happier and more <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">productive. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">However, we know that most managers are <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">already stretched-to-the-limit, and <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">don&#8217;t have extra time to spare.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">That is why we have assembled the morale <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">boosters for you in an easy to use area <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">on our website called the <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong>-Employee Morale Center-. <\/strong>What&#8217;s best is that these all have been used successfully in the workplace.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium; color: #993300;\">Not a member of the Employee Morale Center?<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium; color: #993300;\">Read this&#8230;<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">Take a video sneak peek inside the <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">Employee Morale Center, <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">Sign up for your. . . \u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u00a0 30 day no-risk trial membership <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">for only $1, and 3 bonus gifts. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">Take a minute to see it at: <\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.EmployeeMoraleCenter.com\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">http:\/\/www.EmployeeMoraleCenter.com<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium; color: #993300;\">Already a member? Login at:<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ConfidenceCenter.com\/members\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">http:\/\/www.ConfidenceCenter.com\/members<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">Answer to This Week&#8217;s Trivia Question<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Q<\/strong>. What is the sugar found in milk?<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong>A.<\/strong> Lactose<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">Joke of the Week<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">A man went to visit a friend and was amazed to <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">find him playing chess with his dog. He watched <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">the game in astonishment for a while.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">&#8220;I can hardly believe my eyes&#8221; he exclaimed. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">&#8220;That&#8217;s the smartest dog I&#8217;ve ever seen.&#8221;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">&#8220;Nah, he&#8217;s not so smart,&#8221; the friend replied.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">&#8220;I&#8217;ve beaten him three games out of five.&#8221;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">Tell your friends to subscribe to our newsletter<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">Subscriptions to this newsletter are<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">complimentary at <\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ConfidenceCenter.com\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">http:\/\/www.ConfidenceCenter.com<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">(c) Copyright 2014 Harriet Meyerson, The Confidence Center<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">You may post this newsletter on your blog or website, <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">as long as you include the links.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November is Appreciation Month, so try this easy morale boosting appreciation activity that is sure to get everyone excited and involved. 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