Speaking of my favorite subject, cake,
reminded me of something done at the last place I worked. Two sheet cakes were
purchased each month and placed in the staff lounge. Next to the cake was a
list of people whose birthday fell in that particular month. It was a very
popular idea.
Paul A. Oelkrug, C. A.
Senior
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I'm still tallying up responses, but wanted to add on
to Harry's point. An institution at which I formerly worked also recognized the
anniversaries of the staff-- 3 years of service, 10 years, etc. That was a nice
gesture.
Laura
Ruttum
Manuscripts Specialist,
Manuscripts and Archives Division
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Maarja Krusten
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Excellent
point, Harry! And nice, succinct, and practical, in contrast to the
serial rambling notes with comments on management theory that I sent to the
list this past weekend!
As a matter of fact, the formal or informal
recognition of agency anniversaries provide excellent opportunities for historians
and archivists. This actually has been noted in at least one publication
that I've seen: "a historical office can boost an agency's morale by
giving its personnel some identification with its traditions and place in
American history."
(Source: The Society for History in the
Federal Government, Federal History Programs: A Guide for Heads of
Government Agencies (1987), 1-2.)
Your cake idea is a very nice use of this!
Best regards,
Maarja
>>> Harry Heiss
<[log in to unmask]> 7/12/2006 11:28 AM >>>
Laura,
This might not be appropriate for your
organization, but something that I
do here at the Bureau of the Public Debt is to
recognize our anniversary.
It's not something that I originated, but rather
something I appreciated
and borrowed from a former supervisor at the
National Park Service in St.
Louis [thanks, Kathryn]. Each year on our
"birthday," I buy a sheet cake
at Costco--for the record, out of my own pocket,
less than $20--put it in
the employee break room, and send an email to all
the staff to help
themselves. It's low-key, and I try to make
it fun. Last year I had the
cake decorated "Celebrating 65 years of
Debted Bliss," an oblique
reference to the ballooning federal debt that our
bureau manages. Good
luck!
Harry
Harry G. Heiss, Archivist
Bureau of the Public Debt
Department of the Treasury
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