By Mary McLoughlin

The holidays are the perfect time to celebrate.  Make your events memorable and meaningful by celebrating the people.  Don’t worry about going over the top or being too silly.  Start with high energy, play upbeat music, add some festive décor and food. Go ahead; wear those reindeer antlers!

You will want to come prepared with specific things to celebrate.  Think about your team members’ accomplishments.  What about the character traits they bring?  What has your team accomplished together?  What new records have people set?

Then pull out the bubbly….  Make sure everyone has a fluted glass and start toasting away. Challenge everyone in the room to make a toast, keep the music lively.  Add in a little dancing, perhaps.  Keep the energy high and the spirits will be, too.  After an evening of toasting one another, they will leave energized and feeling appreciated.

A long distance team, you say?  No worries: Just send everyone an inexpensive fluted glass in advance.  Tell them to fill it with their favorite beverage and be on your team celebration call.  Using Zoom or another videoconference tool will make it more fun.  Keep the lively music going in the background and let the toasting take over!

This might be a fun tradition for your family, too.  Nothing like a little positive reinforcement to keep folks happy throughout the holiday!

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After the celebration is over, take some quiet time to reflect back on your personal celebrations for the year.  Don’t worry about what you did or didn’t accomplish.  How did you grow?  What did you learn about your profession and about yourself?  How are you a better leader than you were a year ago?

If you haven’t set your plan for next year, we’d encourage you to include Team Connections Pro for yourself.  As you take your lid off, as you develop your skills as a leader, trainer, mentor, coach, as you grow, so grows your team.  You deserve professional resources to support your growth.  Team Connections Pro offers webinars, podcasts, and personal one-to-one coach from credentialed coaches.  And you have full access to the archive of past productions. Team Connections Pro is to extend your growth.