What do you get when you combine 70-degree weather with team members’ spontaneity?  A hotdog cookout at lunch time!

After an extremely gruelling winter, Friday dawned sunny and warm.    As our weekly management meeting drew to a close, we looked out the window and noticed one of our warehouse guys scrubbing out a grill.  In the meantime, members of the administration team ran to the store to pick up the necessary eats and sent out email invitations to the rest of the team.

Soon the smell of grilling hot dogs filled the warehouse and permeated the office.   Open space in the warehouse was outfitted with a few tables and chairs of varying makes and models (as a Haworth furniture dealership, we have these readily available).  Gradually, team members filtered out to sit in the sun, watch Chef Jacques turn the hot dogs, and eat their fill. 

This simple act of an “instant picnic” affirms the camaraderie and team spirit at SPACE.  What promotes contagious positivity more than sunshine, grilling, and laughing.   Throughout the week there are multiple opportunities for sales, design, and administrative staff to dine together.  What made the cookout special is that it included, and, in fact, was hosted by, our warehouse/install crew.   People from all departments joined the festivities, which subliminally reinforced the team bond. 

Wonder what’s going to happen when we get 80-degree weather?