Showcasing Talent

Hold an art/hobby exhibition. Ask all the environmental services staff in your facility to submit drawings, photographs, needlework, or other arts and crafts. Display the items in the lobby, in a community room, or another public place. Give an “Environmental Services: The Team You Can Count On” Recycled Shoppers Tote and Junior Padfolio to each employee who has contributed. Honor these exhibitors at a cookies-and-punch reception.

Pat On The Back

Since you can’t be everywhere all at once, sometimes your employees witness good deeds when you’re not right there. During your recognition week, set out baskets of “Our Success Is Because Of You” and “Going Beyond Expectations” Lapel Pins. Encourage your staff to use the pins to reward co-workers for doing an excellent job. Remind them to include your facility’s laundry and maintenance team members.

Gentle Reminder

Give your staff members a gift that gets them thinking about how much their contributions matter. Distribute “Teamwork Makes The Impossible Possible” Retractable I.D. Badge Holders to everyone. Then establish weekly prize drawings for the entire year until the next National Healthcare Environmental Services Week. On a randomly chosen day each week, fill a bowl with the names of people who are wearing their badge holders. Draw a name and give out a prize, such as a “Environmental Services: The Team You Can Count On” Verve Lunch Bag.

Get Them Guessing

Let employees guess “who’s who” in photos of the backs of their coworkers’ heads. Recruit a volunteer to take the pictures. For the staff member with the most correct answers, have an Environmental Services Compact Umbrella. It will help keep his or her head dry and in “picture perfect” condition. Give all participants Comfort Grip Pens with the slogan “Housekeeping: Making The Ordinary Extraordinary.”

60 Minutes Of Enviromental Services Fame

Give members of your environmental services staff the focused attention they deserve. Celebrate a staff member each day or hour by declaring “Beth Jones Day (Hour).” Announce the staff member’s name on the P.A. system and provide some information or a story about the person’s background and personality. Present the staff member with an item from the Environmental Services Gift-A-Day Package.