Hi
To begin with you can share the poem New Beginnings by Helen Steiner Rice to set the tone of the theme. (Do a google search to get the words)
You can then attempt the following
- on one designated day each employee is to ensure that he/ she wears or adorns something on themselves when they come to work. Post lunch or an hour before closing time the employees will gather and they will try to identify the new object in another persons attire or style. This could also effectively be an exercise in being observant, paying more attention to our co-worker etc. A couple of prizes can be given eg. for the person who lists out maximum number of employees and their new display.
- Each employee can be encouraged to share one new good habit/ resolution/ learning they will attempt overt the next one year. Using a buddy system pair of people to encourage each other to monitor/ encourage/ give feedback etc on this resolution during the course of the year.
- Seek suggestions from the employees for some motivational activities to stimulate/ uplift/ improve the talents/ knowledge/ efficiency/ effectiveness of employees
- You can assign / rotate different departments to take charge of a Motivational bulletin board which will be updated every week by the designated department. At the annual day the department/ contributors/ best contributions etc can be recognized and rewarded.
I would also suggest you visit the following Inspirational and Motivational Blogs to get an idea of how I have attempted to share some "new thoughts' regularly.
www.actspot.wordpress.com - Daily Blog
www.poweract.blogspot.com - Weekly Blog
I trust some of the above ideas will ignite the 'New Beginning' theme sizzle and dazzle the workplace.
Best Wishes.