"Each year we do something called 'Nice Things About...'. Each person is given a list of every person in the organization and they are asked to write a nice thing about each person and return it to me by a set date. I then compile the information and present it at a staff meeting.

I have placed a slip of paper for each nice thing in clear Christmas ornaments and have written them out on certificates listing out all the 'Nice Things' that people have said about that staff person.

It is a great team builder and helps those that are having problems recognize the good in an employee/staff person that they are having a hard time getting along with. People can share the information with others and most staff have their certificates up for others to see.

When I did the ornament, I gave out a scroll to each person so they knew all the nice things that had been said about them."

Becky Hatch, Office Manager
Takacs Clinic
Portland, OR