Christmas is the time of year when everyone seems to be planning a holiday office party. If you're on the entertainment committee, you probably know how difficult it can be to please everyone. You want to make the party a success and draw in more of the employees to socialize, but you aren't sure just how to do that. It becomes even more challenging when you have that one person that insists they have no desire to spend time with co-workers outside of the office.
Planning an office party can be very tedious, but you can make it fun by involving everyone else in the planning process. Most companies have an entertainment committee, and if that is the case with your company, be sure to enlist the services of other committee members. If your company doesn't have an actual committee, you may want to take it upon yourself to set up a committee or to request assistance from other employees for the planning.
When planning a holiday office party, the first thing you want to decide is if you're going to have something simple in the office or if you plan to have something more elaborate off-site. If you want to have it off-site, you will more than likely need to reserve the location at the beginning of the year as locations book quickly for Christmas, and if you wait even until the summer, you may not find what you want. Where you choose for your party will also depend upon the budget allowance for the event and whether the company is paying for the event, the employees paying for their own, or if they are sharing the cost. The typical arrangement is for the company to pay for the employee, and the employee pays for any guests he brings. The venue usually does the decorating for off-site parties as part of the cost of the eventPlanning a Holiday Office Party
Christmas is the time of year when everyone seems to be planning a holiday office party. If you're on the entertainment committee, you probably know how difficult it can be to please everyone. You want to make the party a success and draw in more of the employees to socialize, but you aren't sure just how to do that. It becomes even more challenging when you have that one person that insists they have no desire to spend time with co-workers outside of the office.
Planning an office party can be very tedious, but you can make it fun by involving everyone else in the planning process. Most companies have an entertainment committee, and if that is the case with your company, be sure to enlist the services of other committee members. If your company doesn't have an actual committee, you may want to take it upon yourself to set up a committee or to request assistance from other employees for the planning.
When planning a holiday office party, the first thing you want to decide is if you're going to have something simple in the office or if you plan to have something more elaborate off-site. If you want to have it off-site, you will more than likely need to reserve the location at the beginning of the year as locations book quickly for Christmas, and if you wait even until the summer, you may not find what you want. Where you choose for your party will also depend upon the budget allowance for the event and whether the company is paying for the event, the employees paying for their own, or if they are sharing the cost. The typical arrangement is for the company to pay for the employee, and the employee pays for any guests he brings. The venue usually does the decorating for off-site parties as part of the cost of the event