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Top Employee Engagement Ideas For January

Top Employee Engagement Ideas For January
Helen Rankin
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December 4, 2024

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January is the time to kick-off the new year. How will you keep employees engaged this month? Don’t sweat it, have all the employee engagement ideas for January here! We discuss how to set employee engagement up for scale!  

Important Dates & Awarenesses For January

Here are all the dates for January that you need to know for 2025! You don’t have to celebrate every single event and awareness but it’s important to pick the ones that make sense for your company and culture. Also, keep in mind some goals you want to get out of these engagement activities for teams! 

February DEI Dates & Awarenesses

  • January 1 - New Years Day
  • January 13 - Korean American Day
  • January 14 - Mahayana New Year
  • January 15 - National Bagel Day
  • January 19 - World Religion Day
  • January 20 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • January 27 - International Holocaust Remembrance Day
  • January 28 - Data Privacy Day
  • January 29 - National Puzzle Day
  • January 29 - Chinese New Year
  • January 31 - National Hot Chocolate Day

Awareness for the Month of January

  • National Mentoring Month
  • Poverty in America Awareness Month
  • Slavery and Human Trafficking Awareness Month
  • National Blood Donor Month

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Employee Engagement Activities & Swag For January

Let’s dive into some team engagement activities and swag ideas for January! We are bringing you in-person, remote, and no-cost options for you to get started! Remember the point of doing these activities is to bring employees together to connect and to help reduce burnout. Also, it helps make employees feel appreciated

Employee Appreciation Company Engagement Activities

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In-Office Employee Engagement Ideas

  • Host bagels and coffee from a local restaurant for employees.
  • Host a sales team award ceremony.
  • Coordinate some fun swag for employees to celebrate. 

Remote Workforce Employee Engagement Ideas 

  • Send a Make a Bagel Kit and make bagels over Zoom. 
  • Play a trivia game “Get to Know Your Sales Team.”
  • Host a competition of who can give the best elevator pitch. 

Summary:

There you have it! Top company engagement ideas you can use for January! Check out the dates in February and come up with something fun and creative that reflects the company culture you want to have!

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Check back for engagement ideas for February! 

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