thoughts on how to make
work anniversaries better

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Work anniversary celebration events after work

Having a formal event after work exclusively to celebrate work anniversaries is not especially common, but for some organizations, it can be extraordinarily meaningful and memorable. Learn more about whether it makes sense for your organization!

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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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Paid sabbaticals

Of all the work anniversary gifts, paid sabbaticals are the most potentially life‑changing.

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The 4-day workweek and work anniversaries

Momentum is growing for the transition to a 4-day work week. This post explores the often overlooked impact of the 4-day workweek on work anniversaries. If your organization is considering moving to 4-day workweeks, or already has, then this post is a must-read!

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Acquisitions and work anniversaries

Handling the work anniversaries of acquired employees well can very cost-effectively help you win over their hearts and minds. Work anniversaries can serve as a symbolic transition from working for the acquired company to feeling a genuine sense of belonging with the new company.

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Three great things to aim for when designing a work anniversary program

A lot of work anniversary programs waste money and effort because they don’t have clear objectives. Here are the three ways well-done work anniversaries can positively influence your workplace culture. Aim for these, and your work anniversary program will be better for your employees and for your organization!

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How to report a death to LinkedIn

No one wants LinkedIn to ask them to celebrate a dead colleague's work anniversary. Someone has to tell LinkedIn that the colleague died. Here's how to do it.

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Purpose and work anniversaries

The ideal work anniversary celebration reminds an employee of the organization’s purpose, why it matters, and the employee’s contributions to that purpose. A work anniversary can be a celebration of the sacred movement when a person became a part of something bigger than themself.

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Belonging and work anniversaries

Belonging is one of the most powerful drivers of human experience. Work anniversaries provide a crucial boost to the two elements needed for belonging to flourish.

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