🍂 November: A Season of Gratitude and Connection for Employees

🦃 Thanksgiving / Gratitude Week (US – Fourth Thursday of November)

Focus: Celebrate gratitude, teamwork, and giving back.

Campaign Ideas:

• Thankful for You Challenge: Encourage your employees to send one recognition out per day, to a different colleague or leader to show gratitude! Below are some starting points to get the ideas flowing!
  • “Your willingness to support teammates and share your knowledge makes the whole team stronger. Thank you!”
  • “Thank you for bringing positivity to every collaboration – your attitude uplifts the entire group.”
  • “Thank you for handling challenges with professionalism and care – our clients truly feel it.”
  • “Your support of new team members shows true leadership – thank you for being a mentor.”
    
• Thanksgiving/Fall-Themed Badges: Design badges such as Gratitude Guru, Team Turkey, or Autumn Achiever to make recognitions more festive and fun. Our team has created some badge designs to help get you started:Fall Forest Badges 2025
  Thanksgiving Food Badges 2025
• Fall Engagement Bingo: Utilize our seasonal Bingo card with activities like giving recognition, sharing gratitude, and spotlighting teammates. Employees can earn a special badge or prize for completing a row or the full card.November Bingo Card

These additions add gamification, seasonal fun, and extra incentive for participation while keeping recognition meaningful and tied to company values.

💛 World Kindness Day – Nov 13

Focus: Promote acts of kindness and positivity.

Campaign Ideas:

• Launch a “Kindness Shout-Out Challenge”: employees recognize colleagues for small acts of kindness each day.
• Feature stories in the Recognize Announcements section and in newsletters or intranet about employees who went above and beyond to support teammates.
• Award a “Kindness Champion” badge at the end of the week.

🧔 Movember (All November)

Focus: Men’s health awareness (mental health, prostate and testicular cancer).

Campaign Ideas:

• Recognize employees who lead wellness initiatives, participate in fitness challenges, or share health tips.
• Create a “Health Hero” badge for anyone who organizes wellness activities or promotes wellbeing.

🎈Universal Children’s Day – Nov 20

Focus: Highlight children’s rights and well-being; celebrate working parents.

Campaign Ideas:

• Encourage employees to share stories of balancing work and family life.
• Recognize colleagues who support parents or create family-friendly initiatives.
• Offer “Family Hero” recognitions for employees going above and beyond to support teams while managing family responsibilities.

💡National Entrepreneurship Month (US – All November)

Focus: Recognize innovation, initiative, and creative problem-solving.

Campaign Ideas:

• Highlight employees who launch new ideas or streamline processes.
• Create badges for “Innovator of the Month” or “Problem Solver” recognitions.

🧘🏾 Na’maste Together!

Focus: Feeling the daylight savings slump? Recharge employee energy and promote wellness during the workday.

Campaign Ideas:

• Host a virtual or in-person yoga or stretch session to give employees a mid-day brain break.
• Encourage participants to share one thing they’re grateful for at the end of the session.
• Recognize employees who consistently participate in wellness activities with a “Wellness Champion” badge.

✨ Wrap Up

A fun and positive workplace culture, paired with a good recognition program, is something to be thankful for; it keeps employees happy and motivated. Recognition also helps staff in the workplace with stronger connections and keeps company values alive in everyday moments. Creating this kind of environment makes work feel more gravy, and keeps employees excited to stick around and grow.