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<div>By: Daniel Ratner, Senior Director, Member Services, FMI<br />
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<strong><img src="https://www.fmi.org/images/default-source/blog-images/sed-national_jpg.tmb-large-350-.jpg?sfvrsn=2b4ba600_1" data-displaymode="Thumbnail" alt="SED National_jpg" title="SED National_jpg" style="float: right; margin: 10px;" />1. Celebrate Well. Implement Your Celebration, Your Way <br />
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<p paraid="423907000" paraeid="{02f42976-888c-4908-98d6-817dfc3d7b81}{6}">As you plan your celebrations, consider what would best fit your company culture and make your employees feel like their contributions are meaningful and make a difference in their communities. No matter how you choose to celebrate, make “thank you” come to life for employees. </p>
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<p paraid="467856117" paraeid="{02f42976-888c-4908-98d6-817dfc3d7b81}{30}"><strong>Celebrate Employees Resources </strong></p>
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<p paraid="1801220115" paraeid="{02f42976-888c-4908-98d6-817dfc3d7b81}{38}">Determine the best way to celebrate your employees, day in and day out, with these resources from <a href="https://www.rootinc.com/resources-index/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Root, Inc</a>. FMI and Root, Inc. partner to develop food industry leaders in the <a href="https://www.fmi.org/future-leaders" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Future Leaders eXperience</a>. </p>
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<p paraid="1413772838" paraeid="{02f42976-888c-4908-98d6-817dfc3d7b81}{68}"><a href="https://www.fmi.org/docs/default-source/get-involved-docs/time-out-to-celebrate.pdf?sfvrsn=fd8b00c7_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Time out to Celebrate</a> – This column discusses challenges leaders face in keeping their team engaged and how taking time out to celebrate is a differentiator. </p>
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<p paraid="1635083097" paraeid="{02f42976-888c-4908-98d6-817dfc3d7b81}{90}"><a href="https://www.fmi.org/docs/default-source/get-involved-docs/root01-147_celebrate_ideastocelebrate.pdf?sfvrsn=cb843325_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ideas to Celebrate</a> – A tip sheet for managers to help them generate new/creative/powerful ways to recognize, reward and appreciate their team members. </p>
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<p paraid="1869691769" paraeid="{02f42976-888c-4908-98d6-817dfc3d7b81}{102}"><a href="https://www.fmi.org/docs/default-source/get-involved-docs/root01-147_celebrate_personalchallenge.pdf?sfvrsn=64756519_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Personal Challenge</a> – A reflection for managers to help them make celebrating others a consistent practice. </p>
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<p paraid="1297255752" paraeid="{02f42976-888c-4908-98d6-817dfc3d7b81}{112}">See the Store Operations Series hosted for Harold Lloyd: <a href="https://www.fmi.org/events-education/webinars/member-only-webinars/view/webinar-recordings-member-only/2020/09/25/store-directors-virtual-group-employee-morale-do-you-know-how-happy-your-employees-are" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Employee Morale: Do You Know How Happy Your Employees Are?</a> <br />
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<strong>2. Add a Sense of Purpose </strong></p>
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<p paraid="1346692909" paraeid="{02f42976-888c-4908-98d6-817dfc3d7b81}{140}">The feeling that your work is important and that your contribution is valuable is a great motivator, one that increases employee engagement. Appreciating employees builds trust. In his book, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30212646-trust-factor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Trust Factor</a>, Harvard researcher Paul J. Zak states that compared with employees at low-trust companies, those at high-trust companies report 50% higher productivity, 13% fewer sick days, 76% more engagement and 40% less burnout. </p>
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<p paraid="1335954398" paraeid="{02f42976-888c-4908-98d6-817dfc3d7b81}{161}">The behavior being recognized is generating significant value for your organization. And it’s motivating to employees to know that their work is recognized. Consider also promoting specific accomplishments such as a renovation, revamping a department, a new service or offering, increased sales or other special accomplishments. </p>
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<p paraid="949229331" paraeid="{02f42976-888c-4908-98d6-817dfc3d7b81}{187}">Consider these messages to celebrate supermarket heroes. Click on a key message to expand and see supporting talking points or visit the Toolkit. </p>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="1" role="listitem" data-aria-level="1">
<p paraid="608564580" paraeid="{02f42976-888c-4908-98d6-817dfc3d7b81}{197}"><a href="http://javascript:void(0)/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Supermarkets are the backbone of our communities.</a> </p>
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<p paraid="719572410" paraeid="{02f42976-888c-4908-98d6-817dfc3d7b81}{205}"><a href="http://javascript:void(0)/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Supermarket employees have always been frontline heroes during periods of crisis.</a> </p>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="3" role="listitem" data-aria-level="1">
<p paraid="5779096" paraeid="{02f42976-888c-4908-98d6-817dfc3d7b81}{213}"><a href="http://javascript:void(0)/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Supermarket employees are helping us to stay strong during the COVID-19 pandemic.</a> </p>
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<p paraid="124000333" paraeid="{02f42976-888c-4908-98d6-817dfc3d7b81}{221}">Supermarket employees have earned our gratitude. </p>
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<p paraid="625713707" paraeid="{02f42976-888c-4908-98d6-817dfc3d7b81}{228}">Use the <a href="https://www.fmi.org/get-involved/supermarket-employee-day" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Supermarket Employee Day Toolkit</a> and Share Your Celebrations </p>
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<p paraid="1785940950" paraeid="{02f42976-888c-4908-98d6-817dfc3d7b81}{239}">Download posters, templates, easy-to-use graphics, and more. </p>
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<p paraid="1368330821" paraeid="{02f42976-888c-4908-98d6-817dfc3d7b81}{245}">Capture the Fun </p>
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<p paraid="337060176" paraeid="{02f42976-888c-4908-98d6-817dfc3d7b81}{253}">Share your plans with FMI and promote your photos and celebrations on social media using <strong>#SupermarketEmployeeDay</strong>.</p>
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<div>By: Daniel Ratner, Senior Director, Member Services, FMI<br />
<br />
<strong><img src="https://www.fmi.org/images/default-source/blog-images/sed-national_jpg.tmb-large-350-.jpg?sfvrsn=2b4ba600_1" data-displaymode="Thumbnail" alt="SED National_jpg" title="SED National_jpg" style="float: right; margin: 10px;" />1. Celebrate Well. Implement Your Celebration, Your Way <br />
</strong></div>
</div>
</div>
<div>
<div>
<p paraid="423907000" paraeid="{02f42976-888c-4908-98d6-817dfc3d7b81}{6}">As you plan your celebrations, consider what would best fit your company culture and make your employees feel like their contributions are meaningful and make a difference in their communities. No matter how you choose to celebrate, make “thank you” come to life for employees. </p>
</div>
<div>
<p paraid="467856117" paraeid="{02f42976-888c-4908-98d6-817dfc3d7b81}{30}"><strong>Celebrate Employees Resources </strong></p>
</div>
<div>
<p paraid="1801220115" paraeid="{02f42976-888c-4908-98d6-817dfc3d7b81}{38}">Determine the best way to celebrate your employees, day in and day out, with these resources from <a href="https://www.rootinc.com/resources-index/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Root, Inc</a>. FMI and Root, Inc. partner to develop food industry leaders in the <a href="https://www.fmi.org/future-leaders" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Future Leaders eXperience</a>. </p>
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<ul role="list">
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="1" role="listitem" data-aria-level="1">
<p paraid="1413772838" paraeid="{02f42976-888c-4908-98d6-817dfc3d7b81}{68}"><a href="https://www.fmi.org/docs/default-source/get-involved-docs/time-out-to-celebrate.pdf?sfvrsn=fd8b00c7_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Time out to Celebrate</a> – This column discusses challenges leaders face in keeping their team engaged and how taking time out to celebrate is a differentiator. </p>
</li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="2" role="listitem" data-aria-level="1">
<p paraid="1635083097" paraeid="{02f42976-888c-4908-98d6-817dfc3d7b81}{90}"><a href="https://www.fmi.org/docs/default-source/get-involved-docs/root01-147_celebrate_ideastocelebrate.pdf?sfvrsn=cb843325_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ideas to Celebrate</a> – A tip sheet for managers to help them generate new/creative/powerful ways to recognize, reward and appreciate their team members. </p>
</li>
</ul>
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<ul role="list">
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="1" role="listitem" data-aria-level="1">
<p paraid="1869691769" paraeid="{02f42976-888c-4908-98d6-817dfc3d7b81}{102}"><a href="https://www.fmi.org/docs/default-source/get-involved-docs/root01-147_celebrate_personalchallenge.pdf?sfvrsn=64756519_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Personal Challenge</a> – A reflection for managers to help them make celebrating others a consistent practice. </p>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div>
<p paraid="1297255752" paraeid="{02f42976-888c-4908-98d6-817dfc3d7b81}{112}">See the Store Operations Series hosted for Harold Lloyd: <a href="https://www.fmi.org/events-education/webinars/member-only-webinars/view/webinar-recordings-member-only/2020/09/25/store-directors-virtual-group-employee-morale-do-you-know-how-happy-your-employees-are" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Employee Morale: Do You Know How Happy Your Employees Are?</a> <br />
<br />
<strong>2. Add a Sense of Purpose </strong></p>
</div>
<div>
<p paraid="1346692909" paraeid="{02f42976-888c-4908-98d6-817dfc3d7b81}{140}">The feeling that your work is important and that your contribution is valuable is a great motivator, one that increases employee engagement. Appreciating employees builds trust. In his book, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30212646-trust-factor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Trust Factor</a>, Harvard researcher Paul J. Zak states that compared with employees at low-trust companies, those at high-trust companies report 50% higher productivity, 13% fewer sick days, 76% more engagement and 40% less burnout. </p>
</div>
</div>
<div>
<div>
<p paraid="1335954398" paraeid="{02f42976-888c-4908-98d6-817dfc3d7b81}{161}">The behavior being recognized is generating significant value for your organization. And it’s motivating to employees to know that their work is recognized. Consider also promoting specific accomplishments such as a renovation, revamping a department, a new service or offering, increased sales or other special accomplishments. </p>
</div>
<div>
<p paraid="949229331" paraeid="{02f42976-888c-4908-98d6-817dfc3d7b81}{187}">Consider these messages to celebrate supermarket heroes. Click on a key message to expand and see supporting talking points or visit the Toolkit. </p>
</div>
<div>
<ul role="list">
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="1" role="listitem" data-aria-level="1">
<p paraid="608564580" paraeid="{02f42976-888c-4908-98d6-817dfc3d7b81}{197}"><a href="http://javascript:void(0)/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Supermarkets are the backbone of our communities.</a> </p>
</li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="2" role="listitem" data-aria-level="1">
<p paraid="719572410" paraeid="{02f42976-888c-4908-98d6-817dfc3d7b81}{205}"><a href="http://javascript:void(0)/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Supermarket employees have always been frontline heroes during periods of crisis.</a> </p>
</li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="3" role="listitem" data-aria-level="1">
<p paraid="5779096" paraeid="{02f42976-888c-4908-98d6-817dfc3d7b81}{213}"><a href="http://javascript:void(0)/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Supermarket employees are helping us to stay strong during the COVID-19 pandemic.</a> </p>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<div>
<div>
<ul role="list">
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="1" role="listitem" data-aria-level="1">
<p paraid="124000333" paraeid="{02f42976-888c-4908-98d6-817dfc3d7b81}{221}">Supermarket employees have earned our gratitude. </p>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div>
<p paraid="625713707" paraeid="{02f42976-888c-4908-98d6-817dfc3d7b81}{228}">Use the <a href="https://www.fmi.org/get-involved/supermarket-employee-day" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Supermarket Employee Day Toolkit</a> and Share Your Celebrations </p>
</div>
<div>
<p paraid="1785940950" paraeid="{02f42976-888c-4908-98d6-817dfc3d7b81}{239}">Download posters, templates, easy-to-use graphics, and more. </p>
</div>
<div>
<p paraid="1368330821" paraeid="{02f42976-888c-4908-98d6-817dfc3d7b81}{245}">Capture the Fun </p>
</div>
<div>
<p paraid="337060176" paraeid="{02f42976-888c-4908-98d6-817dfc3d7b81}{253}">Share your plans with FMI and promote your photos and celebrations on social media using <strong>#SupermarketEmployeeDay</strong>.</p>
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