Camaraderie is about having fun. It’s about getting to know colleagues not just as colleagues, but what they’re like outside the office. To do that, Beryl hosts dress-up days, parties, games, and events all the time. We have annual traditions like family day, the Gong show, March Madness, the fall festival, and a holiday party. We include not only employees, but also their families. We publish a bi-monthly full-color magazine called Beryl Life that is sent to the homes of co-workers. Kids of our employees compete to design the t-shirt for our annual family day and families even participate in our talent show
You can’t underestimate the importance of recognizing your team. While it may be important for your people to hear from the CEO, it also feels great for them to hear from peers. At Beryl, we developed a program we call PRIDE (Peers Recognizing Individual Deeds of Excellence). This allows coworkers to recognize others for living up to Beryl’s core values. We also have quarterly contests for people who have received PRIDE certificates. We go out of our way to celebrate personal successes too, like baby showers, sports accomplishments, or educational milestones.
