Although I am a firm believer in leaving work at work, I always keep the office door of my brain open in case some bright idea needs to get in or out. And, that very often happens—even more often at inopportune times. I might be streaming the latest (or last!) episode of Mad Men and have to shout: “Pause, please!” so I can write myself a note. Or, I might wake in the night and send an email to my work address containing a barely comprehensible message that I need to decode the next day. Here’s one that was in my inbox this morning:

We are into the 5th week of our health & wellness challenge here at the 'ville. Everyone is gearing up for some big runs happening soon, lots of trips to the restroom are happening from all the water drinking , and some fitness selfies are being posted in the common area to keep us energized!

All you have to do is Google “Team Building” and you will not have a shortage of definitions and ideas. I know as a Manager of a large sales team I have often had to research new ideas, not only to help build the best team, but to keep the best team. I have read a lot about how to use team building activities to keep my sales reps engaged and excited to do their jobs every day. I have to admit that it is not as hard to do that here at Baudville, since it is an awesome place to work, but just like you I still have to work at keeping the employees happy! I have found that I can make my job easier if I follow these 6 steps:

Did you know that we have an entire service awards program dedicated to recognition year round? I asked one of our hi5 experts to tell us more about this great recognition solution. Here's what I found!

Compassion. Humbleness. Kindness. These days to be confused with weakness, fragility, or vulnerability… but that couldn’t be further from the truth. We all have heard the age old saying, “a little kindness goes a long way,” but how often do we remember to bring that mindset to our workplace?