Celebrate the Google Way

Every company should celebrate its successes. Google does this in various ways. 

Small Scale – Google built lounges for people to gather and talk

You don’t need to physically throw a party to create a celebration type atmosphere. People want to gather and share. Your company can do this too by creating an area that’s dedicated to letting off steam and building a community.

Medium Scale – TGIF Parties

I’m all for throwing parties and Google does this every Friday. It gets other Googlers together. They usually have a band, but all you need is a little iPod dock and some cool music. Your employees can hang out and make new friends and your company can do this with a modest budget. I wrote an article called Create 12 Parties a Year Instead of 1 Boring Holiday Party. The idea is simple – throw a party each month so everyone gets to hang out and learn about each other.

The more friends people have at work the more they enjoy working at their company.

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Celebrate the 4th of July The Way Our Forefathers Did

4th of JulyThis is a post for the Americans in my audience. If any of you are from Australia, England, Canada, India or another country just substitute 4th of July for your country’s Independence or another great Holiday.

 

The founders of this country, George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, Ben Franklin and so many other great men took every chance to celebrate their hard work. Freeing ourselves from Great Britain’s reign was worth every droplet of tears, sweat and blood (I make it sound like I had a gun in the trenches. I can’t help it; I’m just proud to be an American). They had a goal and were determined to succeed. I have a goal and that’s to make work a great place to be for as many people as possible.

 

Our Forefathers worked their butts off to make America a better place to live. On a smaller scale so do you. Whether you are checking people out in the grocery store or creating jobs within your business, you are making America a more enjoyable place to live.

 

Work Happy Now salutes your efforts.

 

There aren’t many holidays that are recognized by the entire country, but the 4th of July 2008 means a three day weekend for most of us.

 

Although, not every working American will be off this 4th of July. If any of you go out to eat on the fourth then give an extra generous tip and also give an extra smile to your cashier at Blockbuster or wherever you patron because they are still trying to work happy while you have off. I think we need to be extra kind to these hard working people because they are making our lives easier on one of the greatest days of the year.

 

For those of you who have the day off I would suggest you celebrate in style.

Forefathers

  1. Shot guns in the air

  2. Drank beer and were merry

  3. Ships were decorated with red, white and blue

  4. Ben Franklin held a dinner for his fellow Americans in France

  5. Felt like great men

America’s July 4th, 2008

  1. Go see a fireworks display

  2. Drink beer and be merry

  3. Decorate your house in red, white and blue

    white and blue.

  4. Hold a Barbecue for your friends and neighbors

  5. Feel like one of the luckiest persons in the world to be able to live in such a great country

 

 

 

 

We aren’t a perfect country. We have a long way to go to improve our working conditions, but we’ve made great strides over the past 232 years. The best part is that we have the tools to make work life fun, happy and exciting.

 

Check out these past articles from Work Happy Now to learn a little more:

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