Keep the flame of love (team love, that is) burning bright long after their first days on the job! Show your hardworking people how much you care about them with tastefully heartfelt sentiment and totes appropes gifts! Our Baudville "Recognistas" have identified 6 great ways to make your team-love known. Adopt a few or be an over-achiever and incorporate all 6 into your recognition program!

Just like with many relationships in life, the first days and months are often accompanied by a state of euphoria. Exciting projects and thrilling learning opportunities keep new hires enthusiastic about their choice to join your team! Whether they left a narcissistic micro-manager, or a wonderful work environment behind at that their last place of employment, they're loving the new challenge and camaraderie that your organization provides. Then as time wears on, the glimmer and shine of their new job begins to fade. They're up to speed on their daily responsibilities and their onboarding journey has come to a close. So how do you keep the magic alive beyond their first several months on the job?

At Baudville we love any excuse to celebrate a holiday – big or small! So, of course Valentine’s Day is no exception. But how do you celebrate with your coworkers without making it awkward or without the need to have a talk with HR? Here are our top five ways to celebrate the day of love with your peers.

As a relatively new member of the adult club (I can live in denial, right?), there's one thing I have found very common: routine. In your post-education years, it's easy to find yourself in a very repeatable schedule that can, if you're not careful, become self-centered. Go to work. Make Dinner. Catch up on Game of Thrones. Go to Bed. You get the gist. But there's a very special week coming up that can (and should) upset our routines. Random Acts of Kindness week is February 12-18! It's a week for setting new habits of regularly looking for ways to surprise people with sweetness and good will! Here are 21 easy ways to spread the love:

Many of us sit at a desk for 8 hours a day, taking an hour break to go sit in a cafeteria or restaurant. Not only does this give you a flat booty, but it’s actually causing long-term harm to your body. If you sit for more than six hours a day your risk for heart disease increases by up to 64%! But no worries, there are easy ways to combat this.