I'd love to tell you that I don't love to toot my own horn, but, the truth is, I'm a tooter. Sometimes you simply have to take matters into your own hands! A solo performance isn't a bad thing once in a while, but it is nothing like when everyone picks up an instrument and starts playing in your personal symphony. 

I’ve written before about the value of goofing off (once in a while) at work, and I still stand behind my belief that games = gain. But what if there were an office game that encouraged and motivated desired behaviors by design?

There is, and it’s now available to you free in our Recognition Resource Center! Our version of office BINGO, called BRAVO (of course), has an assortment of sentiments that put the words in your mouth when you want to recognize a great job, a great attitude, or just greatness in general.

You can download it here to get started. Then hand one card out to each team member and challenge them all to get a BRAVO. How will they achieve it? By going above and beyond, working extra, helping a coworker, exceeding expectations, or any other action that makes you want to shout BRAVO!

Your job is to pay attention, so you notice when these amazing moments are happening, then make sure you mark or stamp a circle on their card that expresses your awe.

That’s all there is to it. You decide the duration of the game, the number of possible winners, and if there are prizes. 

Have fun!

And, if you do have fun, tell us about it!

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Allison is a self-proclaimed Copywriting Diva and has the certificate to prove it! She’s been writing for Baudville for four years and has worked in a variety of business settings for more than 19 years. Before becoming a professional writer 12 years ago, Allison worked as a department manager where she used Baudville products to motivate her team. She’s what we call a true believer!

Yes, National High Five Day is a real holiday. No, Baudville did not create it. But we love the idea of dedicating an entire day to the celebration of a simple (and free!) act of appreciation.
How many high fives can you give today? 

If you’re a fan of Baudville’s free downloads and eBooks, get excited! We’ve just released Team Up! It’s an eBook of activity ideas that will energize employees and teams. Longtime Baudville friends will remember that we once sold a book by the same title. Since that book is no longer for sale, we decided to share the 60+ team activity ideas with all of you, for free! 

The original Team Up! book was composed of six chapters covering activities for recognition, teams, customer service, milestones, ice breakers, and energizers. There are great ideas in every chapter! Because there was so much in this book, we decided to make it available for download by chapter. That way, you can download just the activities you’re interested in. Right now, you can download the chapters on recognition, teams, and customer service. The remaining three chapters will be available in early February. 

If you’re a regular Baudville customer, then you’ve likely seen the Spinner Ornaments we’ve developed in past years for our holiday product launch. Seems every year our Spinners get more and more popular, which fuels us to create more and more designs.