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DESTROY THE SUMMER SLUMP Car-washing competitions, unlimited vacation, and other ways bosses keep their charges going during ring the dog days. By Arianne Cohen
“We’re motivating our flight attendants with recognition programs, including monthly cash bonuses, bucket-list trip giveaways, and other prizes as a way to say thanks.” Allison Ausband Senior vice president for in-flight service, Delta Air Lines
“We have “W h an unlimited paid timeoff policy, since high performance requires a sharp mind.”
“I establish esta what I need done don and by when, and then the allow everyone to figure out o for themselves how to make that work. Keeping the air conditioner cranked and starting cran office happy hour early also helps.”
“We foster year-round opportunities to work from home when needed, ded, as well as flexible ble hours, which h our team especially ally values during the he warm months. s. At headquarters, A rs, we have lunch BBQs BQs with live music w i so staff can take a break and enjoy b the weather.”
“Because a lot l of people are out, this is a great time to do on one-on-one ne-on-one ne on one time with direct d reports. My team is spread out around the globe, so we use HireVue for video calls. It’s smart to call on your direct reports below the equator who are not feeling eling the summer slowdown.”
Julie Bauer President, Panasonic Consumer Electronics
Oriana Vogel Vice president sident for global recruitment and human resources ources operations, American Express
Michael Alter M officer, Tie Bar Chief executive e
““We are heads-down with the worldwide wide launch of our platform, so during these long days we’ll eat, run, and cycle ycle together. For August, we have a luau u picnic, a hackathon, soccer and pingpong pong tournaments, and, of course, show and tell for the new features we build.”” David Gurle CEO, Symphony
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John Boiler Co-founder, 72andSunny
“We encourage employees es to share travel stories and d photos with colleagues. This reminds everyone to plan their vacations before the summer is over. r. In customer service, it’s important to be well-rested.” Sharon Fernandez Head of service operations, Farmers Insurance
“Summer is our busiest time, so we get creative: This year we’re having a companywide challenge on friendliness. I will hand-wash the car of each employee who sees the largest increase in team friendliness scores on guest satisfaction surveys.” Kim Schaefer CEO, Great Wolf Resorts
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