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By Susan M. Heathfield, About.com Guide to Human Resources since 2000

Plan for Fall and Winter Holidays

Friday August 22, 2008

Every organization needs traditions. Traditions are the special events, happenings, cultural manifestations, activities, and ways of doing business that are uniquely yours. They are hallmarks of your organization and help employees understand the culture and feel at home in your organization. At TechSmith Corporation, we send emails to each other with the Zen quote of the day. I rarely know their origination, but I often appreciate their beauty and simplicity. They make me smile and think profound thoughts.

With Labor Day, the holiday that marks the end of the summer season, just around the corner, it's a good day to remind you that your organization needs holidays and special events to celebrate and fall and winter bring many opportunities. They build team among your staff members; they often bring families together; they help people get to know the "whole" people with whom they work.

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Quote of the Week: Zen Quotes - More Quotes

The obstacle is the path.
------
If you understand,
things are just as they are.
If you don't understand,
things are just as they are

A second Zen quote:

If you want to see
To the bottom of a hole,
Don't cover it up.

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