40Entertaining Ideas

When employees work extra long hours and complete a seemingly unending project, a rewarding way to put a period at the end of the sentence is to take them to see a movie, a play, or other entertainment during the day. On that day, bring your employees together as if you are holding a departmental meeting, and then surprise them by announcing that all of you will soon be leaving for something special.

You can tell them where they are going, or keep it a secret and let the excitement and suspense build along the way. And to make the travel more fun and memorable, the preferred mode of transportation is one or more limousines, although a bus will surely do. Try to select an event that is in great demand and has received rave ...

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