An Employee Recognition Blog | Employee Engagement (8)

Branded Gifts & Swag For Nurses Week

Building a connection and engaging with your nursing staff is an important habit to not only maintain but grow in our current climate. Giving praise and thanks at work for our frontline health staff is at its peak of importance. Many are of the belief that, with the pandemic under some control, we can get back to our lives as they were, but the term "Essential Worker" and the thought of continually celebrating their work and efforts should not be relegated to the dustbin of history. We must continue to support and grow employee engagement and with Nurses Week coming up on May 6th, now is as good a time as any to start thinking of the best promotional gifts and swag to give to them this year.

Celebrating Volunteer Week

We are approaching National Volunteer Week (April 17-23) and it is time to shine a spotlight on this wonderful yearly event and to celebrate volunteers, recognize their impact, and encourage volunteerism in our communities. From Gallup, "Eighty-one percent of Americans say they donated money to a religious or other charitable organization in the past year, and 56% volunteered time to such an organization." (Source)

First Day of Spring & Seasonal Affective Disorder in the Workplace

We are getting closer to Spring, with warmer temperatures, birds chirping and more outdoor activities. As we come out of the doldrums of Winter, we need to discuss the topic of Seasonal Affectiveness Disorder (SAD). "According to the National Mental Health Association (NMHA), SAD affects 10 million Americans, mostly women in their 20s." ( Source)