RCI members and staff were recently in Florida for the RCI
Spring Regional Institute event as well as a Mastering Caramels educational
course. While networking, education and behind-the-scenes tours were key
reasons for attending the event and course, we couldn’t help but notice that
the attendees were also having fun while networking and learning.
Attendees want to walk away knowing they learned something
new and maybe met new people or reconnected with other fellow candy makers, but
when they can also say they had fun, they walk away with an added level of
value from the event. Do your employees walk away from work with a sense of
enjoyment and fun? Some studies have even suggested that having fun at work
increases loyalty, productivity and job satisfaction.
We have gathered a few ideas to incorporate fun into your
company’s workday:
- Celebrate employee birthdays – If you have too many employees to have a party for each individual birthday, you could have a monthly or even quarterly celebration. Get some balloons, provide some of your candies (of course!), and maybe even play a game (pin the stick on the apple, anyone?).
- Create a ‘fun committee’ – Charge the committee with coming up with a fun activity for the team or company once a month. Allow them the freedom and creativity to come up with something outside the box. And be sure you participate to show everyone you do know how to have fun.
- Company-wide competition – Why not intertwine fun and charity? For example, create a competition between departments or stores to see who can raise the most money for a charitable cause and reward the winning team with a fun outing or bring lunch or breakfast into the office for them to enjoy together.
Want more ideas? Check out this list of 301
Ways to Have Fun at Work.
If you have more fun ideas to share, please leave us a
comment!
