Topic: Appreciation

Celebrate! Fresh Ideas for Employee Appreciation Day and Beyond

Meghan Stettler, Sandra Christensen, and Courtney Stookey of O.C. Tanner

What a multi-generational workforce really wants

Wednesday, January 12, 2022
11:00AM PST/2:00PM EST/7:00PM GMT

It’s vital to recognize your employees all year long, but it’s especially important to celebrate them on Employee Appreciation Day, March 4. Over the past two years, employees everywhere have weathered the storms of remote, hybrid, and frontline work to keep organizations and their communities performing well. Now is the time to “thank them all” by creating recognition experiences that are heartfelt, fun, and memorable. After all, research shows that when organizations celebrate together, employees are 20X more likely to feel connected and want to stick around*.

Join Meghan Stettler of the O.C. Tanner Institute, along with Sandra Christensen, VP of Awards, and Courtney Stookey, Client Strategist, as they explore strategies to create impactful employee celebrations.

Learn:

  • Why companywide recognition fosters connection and retention
  • What strategies can be used to make celebrations like Employee Appreciation Day more impactful
  • How the right technology solutions can provide simple, personalized recognition experiences
*2022 Global Culture Report, O.C. Tanner

Celebrate! Fresh Ideas for Employee Appreciation Day and Beyond

Meghan Stettler, Sandra Christensen, and Courtney Stookey of O.C. Tanner

 

What a multi-generational workforce really wants

       

 

Wednesday, January 12, 2022
11:00AM PST/2:00PM EST/7:00PM GMT

It’s vital to recognize your employees all year long, but it’s especially important to celebrate them on Employee Appreciation Day, March 4. Over the past two years, employees everywhere have weathered the storms of remote, hybrid, and frontline work to keep organizations and their communities performing well. Now is the time to “thank them all” by creating recognition experiences that are heartfelt, fun, and memorable. After all, research shows that when organizations celebrate together, employees are 20X more likely to feel connected and want to stick around*.

Join Meghan Stettler of the O.C. Tanner Institute, along with Sandra Christensen, VP of Awards, and Courtney Stookey, Client Strategist, as they explore strategies to create impactful employee celebrations.

Learn:

  • Why companywide recognition fosters connection and retention
  • What strategies can be used to make celebrations like Employee Appreciation Day more impactful
  • How the right technology solutions can provide simple, personalized recognition experiences

*2022 Global Culture Report, O.C. Tanner

   

About the speakers:

   

 

       

 

   

Meghan Stettler Director, O.C. Tanner Institute

As a trusted voice for the O.C. Tanner Institute, most recently via its groundbreaking COVID-19 weekly webinars, Meghan specializes in knitting together key sentiments and perspectives across the table to identify win-win strategies for workplace culture success. Throughout her career, she has forged diplomatic partnerships with countries and companies in the Middle East, the Americas, Europe, and the Indo-Pacific regions, interfacing with CEOs, energy secretaries, ambassadors, and governors.

She has also addressed over a million viewers as an award-winning journalist and producer with Al Jazeera, News 12 New York, and Network News Service, a pioneering organization serving ABC, CBS, and FOX. Meghan was recently named to the HRD Global 100, a list of the best and brightest industry leaders in HR.

   

 

       

 

   

Sandra Christensen VP, Awards, O.C. Tanner

With over 32 years of experience in employee appreciation award development, Sandra leads the global awards merchandising and award design and development production teams at O.C. Tanner. A designer herself, Sandra has spent her career creating meaningful, lasting symbols of accomplishment.

   

 

       

 

   

Courtney Stookey Client Strategist, O.C. Tanner

With more than 7 years of client experience, Courtney Stookey is a key Client Strategist for O.C. Tanner's Large Enterprise clients. She finds great satisfaction in creating plans that drive impact for recognition solutions. Courtney has worked with a number of Fortune 500 companies and has developed smart ways to help her clients cultivate the outcomes that they desire. She has a love for process-oriented methods to ensure simple, repeatable initiatives but she also loves to find new and innovative ways to keep recognition fresh and exciting.

   

 

       

 

 

       

 

About The Speakers:
Meghan StettlerMeghan Stettler

Meghan Stettler

Meghan Stettler

Director, O.C. Tanner Institute

As a trusted voice for the O.C. Tanner Institute, most recently via its ground-breaking COVID-19 weekly webinars, Meghan specializes in knitting together key sentiments and perspectives across the table to identify win-win strategies for workplace culture success. Throughout her career, she has forged diplomatic partnerships with countries and companies in the Middle East, the Americas, Europe, and the Indo-Pacific regions, interfacing with CEOs, energy secretaries, ambassadors, and governors.

She has also addressed over a million viewers as an award-winning journalist and producer with Al Jazeera, News 12 New York, and Network News Service, a pioneering organization serving ABC, CBS, and FOX. Meghan was recently named to the HRD Global 100, a list of the best and brightest industry leaders in HR.

Meghan Stettler

Meghan Stettler

Director, O.C. Tanner Institute

As a trusted voice for the O.C. Tanner Institute, most recently via its ground-breaking COVID-19 weekly webinars, Meghan specializes in knitting together key sentiments and perspectives across the table to identify win-win strategies for workplace culture success. Throughout her career, she has forged diplomatic partnerships with countries and companies in the Middle East, the Americas, Europe, and the Indo-Pacific regions, interfacing with CEOs, energy secretaries, ambassadors, and governors.

She has also addressed over a million viewers as an award-winning journalist and producer with Al Jazeera, News 12 New York, and Network News Service, a pioneering organization serving ABC, CBS, and FOX. Meghan was recently named to the HRD Global 100, a list of the best and brightest industry leaders in HR.

Sandra Christensen Sandra Christensen

Sandra Christensen

Sandra Christensen

VP, Awards, O.C. Tanner

With over 32 years of experience in employee appreciation award development, Sandra leads the global awards merchandising and award design and development production teams at O.C. Tanner. A designer herself, Sandra has spent her career creating meaningful, lasting symbols of accomplishment.

Sandra Christensen

Sandra Christensen

VP, Awards, O.C. Tanner

With over 32 years of experience in employee appreciation award development, Sandra leads the global awards merchandising and award design and development production teams at O.C. Tanner. A designer herself, Sandra has spent her career creating meaningful, lasting symbols of accomplishment.

Courtney StookeyCourtney Stookey

Courtney Stookey

Courtney Stookey

Client Strategist, O.C. Tanner

With more than 7 years of client experience, Courtney Stookey is a key Client Strategist for O.C. Tanner's Large Enterprise clients. She finds great satisfaction in creating plans that drive impact for recognition solutions. Courtney has worked with a number of Fortune 500 companies and has developed smart ways to help her clients cultivate the outcomes that they desire. She has a love for process-oriented methods to ensure simple, repeatable initiatives but she also loves to find new and innovative ways to keep recognition fresh and exciting.

Courtney Stookey

Courtney Stookey

Client Strategist, O.C. Tanner

With more than 7 years of client experience, Courtney Stookey is a key Client Strategist for O.C. Tanner's Large Enterprise clients. She finds great satisfaction in creating plans that drive impact for recognition solutions. Courtney has worked with a number of Fortune 500 companies and has developed smart ways to help her clients cultivate the outcomes that they desire. She has a love for process-oriented methods to ensure simple, repeatable initiatives but she also loves to find new and innovative ways to keep recognition fresh and exciting.

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