Just finished reading the August issue of Florida Trend Magazine's section on "Florida's Best Companies to Work For". The article and data was broken into three categories - Large (defined by 250+ employees); Medium sized (50-249) and Small (15-49). Listed were some perks from the companies and definitions from the leaders. Here is what I distilled as unique for perks:
Diversification trips around the world (int'l co); sizable travel bonus award (travel co); recognize your peers program; rewards for using green products; $2K if involved in a catastrophic event; Wii video game olympics in each office; 25% discount on Tri-Rail; free dry-cleaning; Friday beer time at 3pm and Cuban coffee breaks; two annual all-day parties for all staff; bring your pet to work several times during year; monthly poker night; quarterly bosses dessert cart; 100% paid health benefits for employees and dependents (nice!!!); manicure/pedicure svcs. monthly; paid sabbaticals; joke of the day at 4:55 pm; themed, dress up lunches; 30-seconds in the money machine; flex-time/job sharing/telecommuting; monthly massages; taco Tuesdays at a local Mexican restaurant; golf games in the hall and "Minute To Win It" games.
You can see from the list that companies are getting creative and embracing technologies, the younger generations who are shifting the way companies operate daily. It's important to include fun and variety in the daily tasks that need to get done. Good exercise is to think about how you can continue to motivate your team and staff. Maybe find a new activity from the list above to integrate into your work place or think of something else. Who knows what will evolve?
to be continued......comments from leaders
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