Berrett-Koehler Discussion Guide for
Corporate Celebration
Play, Purpose, and Profit at Work
by Terrence E. Deal and M.K. Key
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- What are the attributes of a great celebration? Put one idea per post-it and affinitize the ideas on a blank flipchart page. Label the clusters.
- Review the types of celebrations (pp. 117-121). Point to examples in your organization. Think up a new one of each.
- Brainstorm all the ways to reward and recognize employees. Mark the ones that are no or low cost.
- Tell a story about the best celebration you ever attended--a time when you felt special. Describe the feelings you experienced.
- Design a seasonal calendar of celebration.
- What are the barriers to celebrating and how could you remove them (do a forcefield analysis)?
- Design a celebration that includes everyone in your organization--pie in the sky, no constraints.
- If you had to create a celebration this very moment, what would you do?
- Referring to Chapter 14, discuss the blunders and faux-pas's you have seen and committed.
- What can you do to infuse meetings and gatherings with more energy (Chapters 10-12)?
- What mementos mean the most to you? Where do you keep them?
- Review your major company celebration happening. Answer the questions on page 127.
- In what ways does your organization give back to the community? How could they be turned into a celebration?
If you would like to share ideas or stories of celebrations with the authors, please email Terry Deal & M. K. Key at corpceleb@mindspring.com
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