An athlete wins the gold – they celebrate! An athlete wins the silver – they celebrate! An athlete wins the bronze – they usually celebrate. An athlete posts a personal best, they celebrate. In a team game like hockey, a goal is scored, the team celebrates. Celebrations can look like hands going in the air, high fives, taps on the shoulder, shout outs, screams, tears and bigs smiles. No matter, there is an acknowledgement of ground taken or success towards a goal. And as a spectator, the bigger the celebreation the better! It’s a wonderful feeling to celebrate and it results in increased energy, a sense of accomplishment and a general feeling of ‘I can do it’.
What could be possible if just a little more celebration was brought into the day to day or even week to week of our place of doing business? Often success in business is barely recognized and in fact, hardly acknowledged. It’s almost like nothing happened, or results are expected and if results don’t happen, that’s where all of the attention is put. Problem with that if you don’t acknowledge success, you rob yourself and your working team of a very important opportunity to have a team bonding moment and get all of the good stuff that I spoke of earlier.
I would encourage a 4 week challenge are your office – celebrate your successes and at the end of it, discuss how it feels for everyone. What did they get from it, and why was it valuable? You might be surprised by the impact on productivity too!
