{"id":54109,"date":"2023-03-02T05:34:10","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T13:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newrcblog.wpengine.com\/us\/en\/blog\/?p=54109"},"modified":"2025-03-13T06:37:38","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T13:37:38","slug":"employee-appreciation-day-why-it-matters-to-celebrate-who-you-are-not-just-what-you-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/us\/en\/blog\/employee-appreciation-day-why-it-matters-to-celebrate-who-you-are-not-just-what-you-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Employee Appreciation Day: Why it matters to celebrate who you are, not just what you do"},"content":{"rendered":"

It has been said many times before that \u201cculture will eat strategy for breakfast.\u201d That certainly doesn\u2019t mean strategy isn\u2019t important – what it means is that an amazing culture can put everyone on the fast track to organizational success. It\u2019s not something that we as leaders get right all the time. But it is something that should stay top of mind when we look across our employee communities and consider the kind of culture we want to foster and grow.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Two sides of the employee experience<\/h2>\n

I believe it\u2019s essential to ensure everyone embraces building a culture together that recognizes and rewards the individual, but also celebrates and appreciates the efforts across teams that lead to greater success. A workplace where recognition and rewards programs create the right connections and recognition of what people do<\/span> and<\/span><\/i> who they are.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It takes a two pronged approach. A formal system linked to individual contributions to company strategy, with feedback mechanisms and a performance based pay and benefits element. And a culture of recognition that goes beyond monetary reward to creating connections and moments of appreciation to who we are as individuals beyond our professional lives.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Employee appreciation at RingCentral: Intentionality is key<\/b><\/h2>\n

While none of these ideas are radical or new, the real key is ensuring that leaders are intentional about getting the balance right. There are many ways we do this at RingCentral. Here are the top 6 ways we activate our culture with an intentional balance between recognition and rewards on one side and celebration and appreciation on the other.\u00a0<\/span>
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1. CaRing Days<\/h3>\n

Every quarter we intentionally select one day where we invite our employees to take the time to step away from work and spend time CaRing for themselves, their loved ones or a cause that is close to their heart. This year, we\u2019re kicking-off our 2023 CaRing Days on Employee Appreciation Day, March 3. We couldn\u2019t think of a better way to celebrate our culture of CaRing than by showing appreciation for the people that make RingCentral an amazing place to work!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We think we\u2019ve created something fairly unique and special with our CaRing Days and while they were originally introduced as a pandemic related wellbeing benefit – this is such a popular, and beneficial program we\u2019ve decided to keep it as we transition to our hybrid work model (more on that in a minute).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are the four days in 2023 when our employees can enjoy ourCaRing Days in a way that is most meaningful to them:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n