We have almost completed the aftermath analysis of National Hug Your Boss Day - what brilliant and far-reaching involvement we had this year. We saw mentions including pictures and videos of hugging with bosses and colleagues spanning around the Globe, from Australia to The USA, from The Phillippines to Germany and many more. It really was fantastic to see some many people having fun with the day and hopefully thinking about the serious side of it too :)
You can now see some of the pictures we managed to capture up on the website here.
If we did not publish yours and you want to see it here, please do email us and we would be glad to include your picture.
So, until next year, do remember that your working relationships are hugely important to your everyday happiness at work so please do invest some time in developing them.
If you want to read any of our articles, head over to the website where we provide some ideas for motivating staff, building relationships and more.......
In the lead up to National Hug Your Boss Day, we have collated a number of new stats and facts that we are busily uploading to the website. We have pulled together a few of these are created a new infographic to have a peak at.
Here it is below :)
National Hug Your Boss Day has been confirmed to take place on Friday 4th September 2015.
The day is a fun opportunity to share workplace hugs demonstrating healthy relationships among work colleagues and managers.
The day has been celebrated since 2008 and each year more and more companies and individuals get involved.
The website can be found here: http://www.nationalhugyourbossday.co.uk/.
You will also find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/National-Hug-Your-Boss-Day/217675401587682.
And on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HugYourBossDay. #hugyourboss #hugyourbossday.
Do not forget to take a picture of you hugging your manager or colleagues and share them with us. In the lead up to National Hug Your Boss Day, we will be asking a series of relationship questions on the TipTopJob website so please do vote to help us build a valuable picture.
Put the date in the diary. Friday 4th September 2015.
Happy hugging :)
Our recent survey about motivations at work have found that 33% of people need to see their boss every single day to stay motivated at work. 8% felt that every other day would suffice which means that a massive 41% need to see their boss AT LEAST every other day in order to maintain motivational drive.
16% think a few times per week would keep them motivated, 20% say once per week, 2% say once per fortnight and 8% say once per month.
The survey also found that 13% did not need to see their boss at all which probably accounts for those self-motivated individuals who have bosses that work from home or in another office on the other side of the Globe.
With technology today, companies employees do not need to work daily from the same office but it is clear from this survey that we need to be careful about splitting up too many of the workforce as many individuals feel they need to work closely with their boss in order to stay motivated.
Let us know what you think?
Do you work in the same office as your boss and need to see them to stay motivated?
Or are you someone who likes to have your space and can drive yourself on?
Did anyone see "National Hug Your Boss Day" in the news on the 23rd August? Here at TipTopJob, we were all to happy to have a hug with our bosses and colleagues. We created the day back in 2008 to promote workplace relationships.
On a couple of the surveys we had run prior to the 2013 National Hug Your Boss Day we found that most people backed up our theory. 86% of respondents said that if they were happy with their boss that they are more productive. Second to this, top of the list of options to the question "What makes you more productive at work?" was "Good Working Relationships".
Another interesting survey result found that 55% of women would prefer to hug another woman. When asking men the same question, 62% would prefer to hug a woman.
Hug of the month went to Choice FM, whose photo you can see on the homepage of the website. CBS 42's Kate Muse and Kaitlin McCullet celebrated the day by hugging their news Director, Bill Payer.
You can check out more hugs sent in this year in the Gallery on the website:
And more interaction on our Facebook page:
We would love to hear of any more hugs we missed so do let us know if they are not currently shown and we hoped you all enjoyed the day this year. We look forward to celebrating again next year :)
With National Hug Your Boss Day fast approaching, it has been reported this year that 46% think it is NEVER acceptable to hug their boss.
A recent study conducted by TipTopJob went on to find that only 5% would hug their boss when their boss praised them, 15% would hug their boss on “hello” or “goodbye” but 19% would when they got a promotion.
National Hug Your Boss Day is being held on Friday 23rd August 2013. The day was launched back in 2008 to promote workplace relationships and highlight the importance of getting along with your boss/manager.
A secondary survey asked individuals if they were a “pro” or “anti” hugger. Corinne Hutchinson, comments, “A massive 73% said they were a “pro” hugger. So, given this huge figure, we are asking people to get hugging, get snapping and submit their photos online on our Facebook page. There is a competition running for the best hug this year.”
National Hug Your Boss Day was created by TipTopJob.com, an online Job Board with over 400,000 live jobs across the world. Please contact us for more information coz@tiptopjob.com.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/National-Hug-Your-Boss-Day/217675401587682
http://www.nationalhugyourbossday.co.uk