Employee Engagement Tip of the Day: Take Pictures

by Frank Roche on November 12, 2009

in Communication, Engagagement

We take tons of pictures at our shop. It’s super fun, and I think pictures bond people. The cool thing about pictures is that you can look at them later and say, “Yeah, I was there.” It’s fun to look back and remember together.

I don’t think people take many pictures at work in cubicle farms. We live a third of our life at work — and it’s invisible. After thirty years and a gold watch, what’s there to show? How about a few snapshots? Do you take pictures at work?

Here’s a few of the iFractal gang…we always have a camera or video going.

A Rainy Day Under Our Umbrellas
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Peter-Mark in a Polaroid (we had a few rolls of old film and started snapping one day)
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Hanging Out on Couches on Spruce Street (don’t ask..okay, you can ask)
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Did you know? There are 1.2 million digital images in the Library of Congress. You can see some super cool ones here.

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Sarah Chambers November 13, 2009 at 6:00 am

I’m engaged!

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Frank Roche November 13, 2009 at 6:33 am

@Sarah, Congratulations! Hey, you even let us take your picture now. ;-)

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Paul Smith November 14, 2009 at 1:26 pm

There always bad days or bad periods of time, even in the best places to work.
Pictures of the good times: lunchtime social events, gathering to eat cake for a baby/wedding shower, service award presentations, etc. allow you to look back & helps to alleviate the heavy times. Good organizations not only provide positive outlets, they document them as well. It helps keep work in perspective.

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