We decided we wanted to expand our employee of the month program to allow staffers to nominate someone outside the department. That person is rewarded with a pizza party or ice cream party. Our first Employees of the Month outside the department were from nursing, and it was a great breaking-the-silos moment. We’re not focusing just on our interpersonal relationships, and it gets groups of people aligned in the right direction.
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Recognize excellence outside your department
Nov. 15, 2016Shey SchnellDirector of Food & Nutrition ServicesUniversity of Vermont Health Network Champlain Valley Physicians HospitalPlattsburgh, NY
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