Last Friday we held our company holiday party at Upper Bar Ferdinand with food prepared by 2012 James Beard Award Winner, Matt Dillon and wine pairings by Marc Papineau (@marcspapineau). It was a wonderful evening filled with lots of laughter, amazing bites and a raucous White Elephant gift exchange. In this busy season, the evening provided a good reminder of why it is so important to make time for celebrations – both big and small – and time to interact with each other outside the office.
At Communiqué PR, we are focused on delivering meaningful results for our clients and helping them achieve their objectives. We recognize the importance of working smart and hard to make sure the right things are happening. We also value collaboration and transparency; both of which are easier to execute on if you have trust and chemistry within your team and across your client relationships. Socializing with peers offers opportunities to build and nurture the rapport among team members.
We have a number of more informal gatherings throughout the year but appreciate it can be hard for everyone to participate in an after-work happy hour or an afternoon boating adventure on South Lake Union. Additionally those casual gatherings typically do not include spouses, partners, friends or family. So I always look forward to our holiday party, when we get to interact with our colleagues and their family and friends, and toast each other, our amazing team and the people that support them in their endeavors.
In 2017, I hope that we continue to make time to come together for social gatherings and celebrate the wonderful and unique people on our team, as well as the success of our business and that of our clients.
What does your company do to foster relationships within your team? Are there events that have meant a lot to you or your team?
Happy Holidays!
