Experience

Nexa

• United States
• Telecommunications
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Corporate Service Partner- Employees Engagement

  • Sep 2019 - Present

  According to many researchers, one of the most powerful motivators for employees is recognition. Although money is important, it’s only a motivator when employees feel underpaid. And once a raise or bonus is received, the motivational effect passes very quickly. Recognition, on the other hand, has a longer-lasting and more noticeable effect on employee motivation. Group recognition and team building are excellent tools for boosting morale, but one of the most effective, and yet often overlooked ways to recognize employees is to celebrate their birthday and their work anniversary. Start by putting employee anniversaries and birthdays into your attendance tracking program or software so you’ll be notified about the day. This is a great way to make sure that no one is overlooked. The choices for how to honor an employee birthday or anniversary are as diverse as the number of businesses out there. Some choose to have a birthday lunch out, or order in food. Others have a potluck. Some just take a quick break to have cake and sing. An employee birthday card or anniversary card might be passed around for everyone to sign. Other team members might stay late the night before or come in early to decorate the honoree’s office or workspace. The power isn’t in how the event if observed – it’s in the fact that it is being celebrated at all. Show less



Bank of Baroda

• India
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Corporate Service Partner- Employee Engagement

  • Jan 2018 - Present

  It only happens once a year and some people think it should be a federal holiday – no, not National Grilled Cheese Day – birthdays! While some employees could not care less about celebrating them in the workplace or any place else, others will pout all day if you ignore it. But what place do celebrations have in the workplace? Is it appropriate? A breach of privacy? A really good excuse to eat a lot of cake? Here are a few steps to follow to make your office a happy birthday zone. Step one: Gather the data. In the hiring paperwork for new employees (NOT for potential employees – so not on an application!) include a quick questionnaire about birthdays, including questions like: Are you comfortable with the company acknowledging your birthday? If so, when is your birthday/birth month? Do you have any dessert preferences or food allergies? These questions let you know up front whether an employee prefers to celebrate or not, as many people feel uncomfortable with the attention, and also make sure you are aware of any potential safety issues – marzipan cake isn’t great for those with nut allergies, it turns out. If an employee chooses not to acknowledge their birthday in the workplace, respect this decision. If you think it might just be shyness and disregard their wishes, you could run into religious discrimination claims as some religions forbid such celebrations. Step two: Come up with a consistent practice. Set a policy on how birthdays will be celebrated in the workplace. Here are a few options employers have used (keep in mind your company size when picking a policy): a personal treat and card on or near each employee’s birthday a cake for the whole office to share during break allowing the employee to decide where lunch should be purchased on their birthday a monthly celebration for all birthdays that month. Show less



Abbott

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Corporate Services Partner- Employees Engagement

  • Oct 2014 - Feb 2023

  Engagement with The Organization measures how engaged employees are with the organization as a whole, and by extension, how they feel about senior management. This factor has to do with confidence in organizational leadership as well as trust, fairness, values, and respect - i.e. how people like to be treated by others, both at work and outside of work. Abbott Healthcare Pvt Ltd (Jhagadia ) make sure everyone part of the Jhagadia plant team is been acknowledge on his /her birthday and they feel special on their birthday. Show less