97Make Things Pop With Balloons

A light and fun way to draw recognition to your employees is to give them a bundle of metallic helium-filled balloons for milestones they meet on or off the job. A bundle of balloons stands out like a searchlight in the night, especially if the employee works in a cubicle.

Balloons are an excellent way to put some extra recognition on top of such upbeat workplace events as promotions, transfers, and welcoming new employees, as well as for such personal events as birthdays, graduations, and weddings. When other employees spot these balloons, they tend to come by to check out the occasion, and this further enhances and widens the reach of this type of recognition.

You can further personalize this recognition by having ...

Get 151 Quick Ideas to Recognize and Reward Employees now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.