Magic bullet for engagement

It's that time of year again with employers across the land bracing themselves for the annual works Christmas party. But wait, there is hope this year of avoiding these terrible things - the credit crunch!! We can blame the "crunch" and cancel the party, can't we?

Believe it or not this is actually happening. I was chatting to a London taxi driver yesterday (so it must be true) who was telling me that there was virtually no parties going on in the City (London's financial district) as a consequence of the "credit thingy".

Come on employers! "Thingy" or not for goodness sake give your employees a treat this Christmas. Parties were banned at corporate level in my organisation this year but much to my surprise and to their credit the Board put up with the cash and help a great night out for the team. Much appreciated and well recived by one and all and good for the hearts and minds.

If you can't stand the thought of the Finance Director in a party hat this year get creative and do something different like giving everyone a day off instead - it's really that easy.

Thanks to Julian Burton of Delta 7 for the fantastic image