Team Appreciation

Objective: Take some time to appreciate your staff and celebrate something unique about each of your team members.

Content: How well do you know your team? Building a strong team that works well together is crucial to any pet care facility. This lunch and learn is designed to be an excellent time to pause and reflect on the individual members of your team who make your facility run smoothly.

Because a great team leader appreciates and celebrates that their employees have interests outside of work, this is an opportunity to show your staff how much you care. Employees who feel valued and appreciated will be encouraged to continue delivering high-quality care and performing at the best of their ability. So, order lunch, kick back, and enjoy getting to know your team better. This is a great lunch & learn to host after a busy season or to kick off the new year.

Prior to Lunch & Learn Session:

• Organize catering for your lunch. It can be as simple as ordering a few pizzas or as exciting as hiring a food truck for the afternoon.
• A week or two before the lunch and learn session, ask your team members to choose a pet project, hobby, or dream project to share with the team. Ask each team member to complete the “pet project questionnaire” (included at the end of this document) and prepare a brief presentation on their chosen topic. Team members can bring an example of their project, photographs, or even a short video.
• Reflect on some of the team’s successes throughout the year that you can highlight during the session.
• Optional: Decide on awards for your team members and print award certificates for each person. Free templates can be found here: https://templates.office.com/en-us/certificates