11/29/2023

How to Support Your Staff at Year-end

Experts recommend that you call out 2023's achievements

The end of the year is typically slower, as members and staffers alike turn their attention to the holidays and opportunities to spend time off with family. It’s also a moment, though, when the stresses of the past year catch up with people. So, experts say, your association’s year-end staff celebration should acknowledge that anxiety, while taking time to honor what everyone has accomplished.

"The most important thing for an employee to know is that they’re making a difference, that they are contributing to something that matters," said Jaya Koilpillai Bohlmann, MA, APR, president and founder of Designing Communication and a career coach for ASAE’s Association CareerHQ. "It’s important to tie accomplishments back to bigger goals—not just, 'You did a good job revamping that newsletter,' or 'Membership is up 22 percent.'"

"You can call out the specific accomplishments, but then tell us what it means: We’ve met all our strategic goals by Q3, or we can extend our budget to hire two more people in this department," Koilpillai Bohlmann added.

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