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gether to get to know one another and to learn more about their var- ious departments. The committee developed Employee Engagement Gatherings that were hosted by individual departments throughout the year. The departments had a modest budget for activities, snacks, and


learning opportunities. To say leadership was impressed with the outcome is an understate- ment … we were blown away. The individual de- partments put together planning teams, typically representing all shifts, and planned educational and fun events. The Setup and Oper-


ations team set up a race course where people had to push risers around ob- stacles (have you ever had to turn a corner with a riser on wheels? – it’s not easy), our AV and Produc- tion team gave us a chance to operate cameras,


Oregon Convention Center operations employees de-stress with the help of the Oregon Humane Society during one of their Employee Engagement Gatherings.


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lights, and spend time amongst the ballroom chandeliers in a scissor lift, and our Sustainability team taught us about recycling and com- posting paths for products that leave our venue after every event. Oh, and one group even brought in laser tag – sometimes things just need to be fun, education aside. Everyone looked forward to attending and learning more about


- ings a bit more than they had in the past. That might sound small,    


almost every day of the year, that type of interaction during our meetings spoke volumes to management. People were branching out  After two years of the Employee Engagement Gatherings, we’re giving our teams a bit of a break from event planning and pulling the focus back on management developed gatherings to keep employ- ees updated on large projects we’re undertaking in the next year. With limited free time at a convention center,  meaningful ways of bringing people together, to celebrate our employees, and to make sure they know how much we value their work each and every day. It’s a large mountain, and sometimes it feels like the end of the path is out of sight, but engagement is a daily process and any push- ing of that needle forward is a step in the right direction.


I encourage you to get creative, pick one question from the Gallup Q12 and see what you can do to make an improvement. Perhaps try something new for a week and see what happens. Be sure to share your success on VenueNet. We’re all looking for inspiration from oth- ers and your small change in your work day with your teams could mean a huge change for a fellow colleague. FM


  


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