The holidays are coming and it is time to start planning your office decorations and office party. For most, the holidays are filled with joy and happiness. However, the holidays have to appeal to everyone so you must take this into consideration when planning your office decorations. It is easy to find a way to make sure that your decorations appeal to employees, customers, and visitors. There are a few simple steps to take in order to make sure that your holiday décor appeals to everyone. The first order of business is to decide whether to make your holiday décor completely non-denominational or all inclusive. This largely depends on your company culture. The second step is to poll the employees to see what they want to have and if they would object to anything you are planning. Here are some ideas for holiday seasonal decorations that can apply to everyone and keep in mind that a lot of these same principles to a holiday party too:
- One easy way to make your office festive and appeals to everyone is to just choose to celebrate the season. Have winter themed decorations like snow, snowmen, cute winter creatures, or winter scenery.
- If you decide to make your decorations non-denominational, be clear about it so that nothing is misinterpreted.
- If you want to celebrate the different holidays, have each employee bring in decorations and devote an area to each person’s decoration idea. If everyone has a chance to represent their own holiday, then everything is fair. An easy and fun way to celebrate everyone’s holiday is to have each person bring in something from home or share a childhood holiday memory in the form of a decoration.
- Whichever theme you choose, carry that through to your office party as well as the decorations.
- A holiday gift exchange is a fun way for everyone to participate in gift giving. If it becomes an issue, maybe you can just opt for a charity or donation box instead.
