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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