Team Connections

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Maintain your typical office chat
Have a virtual chat or call with individual co-workers
Create fun themes for daily chats
Say a daily hello to team members
Set up a time to chat with co-workers
Have a virtual coffee break with co-workers
Create a FB Live Social Party
Use stickers, meme, video to create humor via virtual chats
Share pics of home office space
Pick a daily topic that each member can contribute to via email or a chat board such as pets, favorite photo, hobby, etc.
A Zoom lunch gathering

Below are a few no-cost, creative ways to celebrate Employee Appreciation Day modified for your remote workforce.

Host a virtual Employee Appreciation Day for your remote team. Choose a fun theme, ask everyone to dress up (optional) and find virtual backgrounds that go along with your theme. You can ask your leader (next up the chain) to share an encouraging message or to facilitate a fun game for employees.
Write a handwritten note to your staff and personalize it with recognizing something they have done that has made a positive impact on your team.
Raffle off prizes during a Zoom call. Prizes can be university swag already on hand, and you can use wheelofnames.com to pick winners.
Create a Kudo Board to celebrate employees with an online group card filled with messages, GIFs, photos and videos.
Share praise received from customers. This shows employees that their work matters and may give them a needed boost.
Create a Hall of Fame where leaders can recognize someone in their division or college who made an extraordinary contribution to the institution’s ability to manage during the pandemic.

SME: SP/SRAP
Updated: 2/26/2021 SRAP