They say: “You can pick your friends, you can pick your nose, but you can’t pick your friend’s nose.” Truth. What else can’t you pick? Your parents. Rarely a day goes by when I don’t remind myself of how fortunate I am to have been born to my parents. They are a pretty remarkable pair.

Working at an employee recognition company, I often think about my peers, colleagues, and my immediate manager—and how they contribute to my success and the company’s success. Appreciation is always top of mind on weekdays between the hours of 8 and 5. But, when I get home, do I carry those sentiments with me? Not always.

With Father’s Day coming up, it seems like a good time to reflect on the gratitude I feel for my family, and, especially my Dad, who set the kinds of examples for me that I strive for myself, and that I value in my coworkers. Like…

At Baudville, we’ve pretty much become experts at planning events. We hold several throughout the year, from wellness challenges, to picnics, to special appreciation days, to year-end parties. With all this practice, every year we get a little smarter and a lot better!

High five (n): a gesture of celebration or greeting in which two people slap each other's open palm with their arms raised.

If you follow Baudville on social media, you know by now that when there’s any reason to observe uncommon holidays, we're the ones to do it! Yesterday, we rolled up our sleeves, concentrated on the elbow, and gave out high fives all day long in celebration of National High Five Day! 

With Employee Appreciation Day being Friday, the 6^th and Baudville’s birthday Monday, the 9^th, last week Baudville had a lot to celebrate! (We have the tendency to do that around here.) It was the perfect opportunity to take a week-long vacation together.

Is your office calendar starting to fill up as the New Year is under way? Unfortunately the busier we get, the easier it is to forego events around the work place. If you’re involved in event planning for your company, it is most likely with an end goal of gaining employee engagement and building a positive energy within the walls of your workplace…