In business, office parties are truly sacred. In addition to being good for morale, they help consolidate friendships between colleagues and improve your teams' sense of belonging to your company. Studies say: “ Being happy at work makes you 31% more productive , with the “consequence” of being 2 times less sick, 6 times less absent, 9 times more loyal and 55% more creative” (Forbes , 2019).
Despite the cancellation of office parties in all red zones in Quebec, know that you can still save Christmas with colleagues ! Here is a list of ideas and group activities to carry out while respecting social distancing in the workplace ! Find the solution that suits you and plan celebrations as a team or with colleagues to celebrate Christmas together - remotely!
Office party: Opt for home meal box delivery for a festive virtual dinner with colleagues
Reinvent your office Christmas party by hosting a virtual dinner with colleagues! It is not too late! Several companies and caterers still have a few dates available - but act quickly! It's a very popular trend, and even more so this year, you'll understand. Whether for a meal box with starter, main meal and dessert or a tasting box with tapas and sparkling wine, there is something for all tastes and for all budgets. Here are some addresses:
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Montreal
It's not too late to plan for the delivery of boxed meals to the homes of your colleagues and employees so that you can all enjoy a festive virtual dinner together - but at a distance! Your teleworking office party will never have been so delicious and unifying!
Prepare Christmas games to play during an afternoon of teleworking for a creative Christmas party
Teleworking can sometimes weigh heavily on the morale of your team... What could be better than bringing your employees together for a festive Christmas afternoon to boost everyone's morale in a virtual office party ?! In this remote formula, plan a group activity adapted to your company.
For smaller work teams, prepare a funny quiz on each member of your company. Each team member will be asked to complete a brief online questionnaire that you can use to create riddles at your next virtual office party . Here are some ideas for crazy questions:
- How many cups of coffee do you drink in a working day?
- What is your favorite work outfit?
- What was your worst job?
- What would be the title of your autobiography?
You can also opt for an even more creative idea: creating a list of virtual challenges to complete before your next virtual office party! Prepare a list of challenges to complete and challenge your team for Christmas!
The rule is simple, participants must send a photo of themselves completing the challenge , within an allotted time (choose a date before your next virtual office party in order to exchange your photos together - giggles guaranteed). Whoever completes the list of challenges first wins an incredible prize (discover here a range of experiences to be won - the perfect prize for a remote formula)! Here are some ideas for challenges to carry out for an original Christmas activity with colleagues:
- Singing a Christmas song in front of complete strangers
- Take a photo with the cheesiest Christmas sweater possible
- Make the most original snowman
- Draw Santa Claus on a sheet of paper
- Make a luxury Christmas coffee
- Offer non-perishable foods to La guignolée des medias
For larger companies, it can sometimes be difficult to organize original activities for the holidays, especially during this period of confinement preventing office parties from being held. Discover our corporate service and celebrate your employees' work for the holidays in the most personalized and original way possible!
Cancellation of office parties: Send a personalized electronic gift card giving access to hundreds of local activities in Quebec
Gastronomy, Getaways, Activities, Courses & Workshops as well as Treatments & Relaxation will delight your teams thanks to this brand new concept of corporate Christmas gift . The cancellation of office parties will not have dampened the festive spirit of Christmas in the workplace. For small and large businesses alike, our model adapts to your needs.
Encourage the local economy and introduce your employees to Quebec for Christmas . Your employees will receive your Christmas gift directly in their inbox ! You can plan in advance the date and time for sending your electronic gift cards to create a wonderful surprise at your next virtual office party!
This new corporate service allows you to electronically send an Outgo gift card of a predetermined amount via a personalized email to each recipient (employees, partners and/or loyal customers) while adapting the email to the client. image of your business. It’s a wonderful solution for a remote Christmas!
Although Christmas gatherings are unfortunately canceled, we should not stop there. Be creative and reinvent Christmas in your business! Fortunately, technology makes it easy to adapt to the current situation and find a solution to celebrate the holidays despite everything! And you, how will you celebrate your office party this year?
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