Great Ideas for Corporate Awards
Giving out corporate awards is a great way to recognise people who are doing amazing work, though the type of awards you give can either make it a special honour or a bit of a joke. Make sure your corporate awards are fit to represent the occasion and are awards that everyone is secretly hoping that they will win. The following are some great ideas for corporate awards.
A Trophy
Everyone loves getting trophies, so get a fancy trophy designed and have it presented to the winner on a special occasion. Make the trophy large enough to have people’s names engraved on it for years to come as it can be inspiring winning an award that you can see one of your mentors has also taken out. Nothing goes better with a trophy than a cheque so chip in a decent amount of money to go with this award and truly celebrate the amazing work done by the winner.
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5 Great Ways to Motivate Your Staff
One of the most important keys to running a successful business is finding ways to keep your staff motivated. This can be quite a challenge as not only is everyone different but it can be hard to keep people motivated for long periods of time. The trick is to make an effort and to show your staff you are trying to not only get their best out of them but also reward them for all the amazing work that they do on a daily basis. The following are some great ways to help get your staff motivated and keep them that way.
Lead By Example
There is nothing more inspiring for a staff member than seeing the boss in there working just as hard as anyone else. If you expect your staff to be busting their guts on a daily basis, it is important that you are doing just as much if not more work than they are. Chances are you are making more money than them, so if you want more out of them than you need to be giving every little bit of yourself. A good boss is the first one at work and the last one to leave.
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Finding Your Child the Right Sporting Activity
Choosing a sport for your child takes time and a little research and observation on your part. The key thing to remember is that sports for kids can be wonderful in so many ways, regardless if end of year trophies are involved. Here, we’ve created a great list of tips for ensuring your child finds the right sport to enjoy:
What is Your Child Interested In?
The first step is to really think about what your child is interested in. Do they love running, or do you find them dancing around all the time? Is their favourite playtime kicking around a ball or do they enjoy climbing and rolling around on the jungle gym? Sometimes it’s just a matter of seeing what your child likes doing naturally, and this will translate into what sport they will thoroughly enjoy.
4 Tips for Coaching Your Child’s Sports Team
If you are coaching your child’s sporting team you need to take into consideration the difference between being your child’s parent and being their coach. This isn’t always easy. If you are driving the team for success and focused on everyone receiving trophies at the end of the year, this isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but you need to ensure that your child doesn’t feel extra pressure with you being their team’s coach. Here, we’ve listed some important tips every parent should know if they are coaching their child’s sporting team:
Communicate with Your Child
The most important thing to do first is communicate with your child. Talk to them about what it will be like when you will be coaching their team. Ask them if they are o.k for you to take on this role. Re-assure them that they don’t need to feel extra pressure, but at the same time to be fair to the other kids, you can’t treat them differently than the other team members. (It’s really important not to do this, because it might effect your child’s treatment in the team by the other kids as well).
Choosing the Right Entertainment for Your Event
Choosing the right entertainment for your event can be difficult, especially if you don’t know where to start looking. Whether it’s a corporate awards event or a kids end of season function, we’ve got some great ideas to help get you started:
Entertainment for Themed Events
Themed events are always easy to choose entertainment for because it’s easy to look at ways of incorporating the theme into the entertainment. For instance, if there is an African theme to the event there could be a performance taken from the Lion King (the musical), or you could hire a group of African drummers to perform some traditional music. If you have a theme, try to incorporate that into your entertainment.
Celebrating Important Achievements with Your Child
Making a big deal when you child does something well or wins a few trophies is not just about pandering to their ego, but in fact it helps to build their self confidence. Whether they’ve done really well on their last report card or their team won the finals in soccer, we’ve got a great list of ideas for celebrating all of these important achievements with you child:
A rewarding surprise
Have they had their eye on that dress, or perhaps they are still a little too young and have been hinting for Santa to bring them a certain toy this year? Either way, buying them a special something they’ve been wanting is the perfect way to surprise them and give them the recognition they deserve.
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Ideas for Award Structures in the Workplace
Creating a corporate awards structure is a great way to motivate staff to achieve their goals and hit or exceed targets. But what type of awards structures are suitable and where do you start? Here, we’ve got some great ideas to help get you started:
Helping your staff reach their targets
Sales teams are often the most important yet most difficult people in your business to motivate. Like with any team within your company, you need to start off by knowing what it is exactly that they value. That way you’ll then know what are the most important motivational factors for them. Here are a few suggestions:
Awards Night After Party Ideas
The trophies have been handed out and the speeches are now complete. After a reasonable meal and some glasses of champagne, every one’s ready to kick on at the after party. If you’re the one in charge of organising this important part of the evening, we’ve got some great tips and ideas to get you started:
Function rooms
Often it’s a good idea if your awards ceremony is being held at a hotel, to hire out a second function room for the after party. This way you can have the staff set up, serve your guests and create the atmosphere you want without having to worry about the clean up the next day. Plus people don’t have to go far either to get there. This will of course have a set time it will be allowed to run until so if you are worried that people will be disappointed about the length of time the party can run for, then you might want to consider another option. Otherwise, this really is a great idea.
10 Important Tips for Award Presenters
Presenting or hosting a corporate awards ceremony can be a little nerve wracking, especially if you aren’t used to public speaking. There are however some surefire ways to ensure that you do everything you can to stay confident, calm and sounding your best. Follow these tips to help you make a lasting impression with your presentation/hosting skills:
Speak Eloquently
One of the most important things to remember and practice is how to really enunciate your words. There’s nothing worse than the wrong person coming up on stage because they thought they heard their name called. Practice as much as you can beforehand.
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How to Dress for a Formal Awards Night
Attending a corporate awards ceremony and stressing out about what to wear? Never fear! From choosing the right outfit to accessories and hairstyling, we’ve got some great tips that will have you looking so good, if there was a best dressed award for the night, you’d win hands down.
The type of event
The type of event will dictate heavily what you should wear. The key to finding out everything about how the night will run will be on the invitation. If it’s a formal sit down dinner, then you can wear stunning shoes that kill your feet as you won’t be standing all night. If it’s cocktail, then it’s a good idea to wear shoes that are a little more comfy because you could be standing for a good part of the evening.
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