thoughts on how to make
work anniversaries better

Rick Joi Rick Joi

Strengthening workplace culture through uniqueness

Think about broader, societal-level cultures. Think about one that you are especially drawn to. What is it about the culture that appeals to you? Whatever it is, it’s the parts that are different. What makes the culture unique is what makes it special — both in the broadest sense of the word culture and in workplace culture.

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Career-focused one-on-ones on an employee’s work anniversary

Some organizations have a formal process for having conversations with employees about their careers, but many don’t. If yours doesn’t, setting up your own personal tradition of having a career-focused one-on-one conversation on each employee’s work anniversary can be really special.

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The Quarter Century Club

Among the many unsung wonders of work anniversaries is the ability to improve interdepartmental cooperation. How, you ask? Through starting a Quarter Century Club!

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CEOs and work anniversaries

Work anniversaries can help CEOs with two things: (1) more easily personally connect with front-line employees, and (2) reinforce the importance of things they care about.

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Skip-level work anniversary conversations

Work anniversaries solve all of the skip-level conversation challenges — How do you choose who to talk to? How do you explain why? How do you bridge the divide in your roles? How do you resist the pull to postpone or cancel? How do you avoid that going-to-the-principal vibe?

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