5 Fun Ways to Celebrate Boss's Day
It’s a common sight to see organisations appreciate their employees, by sharing their achievements at the workplace or even celebrating their birthdays with a simple celebration. How often do employees thank their bosses or supervisors for being kind and fair throughout the year?
This event is celebrated in other places in the world but not in Australia but I thought as last month we have spoken a lot about mental wellbeing and checking in with each other to see #RUOK bosses are usually carrying a lot of stress and pressure with multi responsibilities from operations, employee wellbeing plus financial targets. Their wellbeing is as important as others so I’d like to encourage you to check in and even celebrate with them.
“A good manager is a man who isn’t worried about his own career but rather the careers of those who work for him.”– H. S. M. Burns
Here are five great ways that employees could show their appreciation towards their bosses or supervisors on Boss’s Day:
Create a team card
So nobody is daring enough to bake an edible and tasteful cake. Another way to celebrate Boss’s Day is to get your boss a gift with a personal touch. A simple card signed by the employees is another way to say “We appreciate you”.
Select a card that fits the supervisor’s personality and then hand-write a note containing specific examples of the supervisor’s contributions. Once everyone has had a chance to sign the card, gather a group and deliver it to the boss.
Award ceremony
Even bosses and managers deserve a pat on their backs for a job well done once in a while. Take a break from the desk during a scheduled tea or coffee break and have a simple award ceremony. Have a private team meeting with only your colleagues and no supervisors around and have a vote on which supervisors get what title.
Create a light-hearted trophies or badges for bosses with quirky awards such as:
Best Dressed Boss
The Coolest Supervisor
The Funniest Boss
Company record for the most coffee consumption per day
After work celebrations
Get out of the office and have a good time after work with bosses and colleagues. You can organise a night out packed with activities with your boss and the rest of your colleagues. Start with a simple dinner where the rest of your colleagues could also mingle and get to know the other colleagues outside the workplace.
Head somewhere after dinner or even hold a small competition with the bosses or management team over a game of pool or bowling. Heading out together as a team encourages employee engagement in a more relaxed atmosphere and it is also a very good time to bond with colleagues and for them to get to know each other better on a personal level.
Do take note that any event planned should always focus on the supervisor or bosses but it is also a good time for employees to relax, mingle and spend time interacting with each other.
We all have the ability to create a short video in our pockets – most phones have great quality video cameras! Wait until the boss is out one day, and then walk around and the team record very short thank you messages to her. Then upload it to YouTube, setting the video to private if you wish.
On bosses day, then post the link to your intranet or company chat – she will love the thought that went into it, and will no doubt look back fondly at this video in the time to come.
Potluck party
Another one of the fun ways to celebrate Boss’s Day is by have a simple party in the office and get everyone to bring in a dish to share. It may not be considered team work but it creates opportunity for team bonding and employee participation. Get some colleagues to contribute a recollection of amusing or witty events that they encountered with the bosses and end the celebration by asking your boss to give a speech.
Potluck is easy to organise if all your colleagues truly participate. Send an email out with a list of dishes for anyone to bring and do not forget to inform the team the list of ingredients to stay from for those who have allergies.
In Summary
These are just five fun ways to celebrate Bosses day. Put your thinking cap on, and I’m sure you’ll come up with many more.
It also is appropriate to offer a “Happy Bosses Day! Thanks for everything you do” greeting as you pass by your supervisor in the hallway. The gesture may be informal but if the sentiment is sincere, your boss will know and appreciate the overture. Even an email is better than no recognition at all. Take the initiative to tell your boss that you appreciate what she does and ask how you might better assist him to get the job done.
However you and your colleagues decide to celebrate Boss’s Day, always remember to have fun and have a great time getting to know your bosses and colleagues better.
