Mandatory Group Morale booster events are part of the job. It sounds like what the CFO is after is building team cohesion and strength. I'm not familiar with the situation or job but if the environment is very fast pace and intense then the odds are that most people haven't been allowed the opportunity to learn about their co-workers/management. The further you get into your career you will learn that the most successful leaders at the top of the company have strong people skills. That's 1/2 of the battle of getting into that position. Think of the holiday party as a training opportunity that you can use to help your future. Good leaders want to be the person that everyone likes in the office. If you have that as a leader you will have a strong group of employees that will back you up anytime. Sometimes to earn that you need to be able to relate to your workers as not only a manager but as a person. If you have that it will only increase productivity and performance. That in turn will increase profitability or the success of the group if you're in a non-profit org.
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Originally Posted by Lil' Hannah
So we've got our office holiday party coming up tomorrow and it's causing a big hubbub. Basically our CFO is taking party attendance pretty seriously...it will go into account for bonus evaluations at the end of the quarter, people who were getting awards but didn't want to come to the party are no longer getting their awards and crap like that. This office is huge on "team spirit" and if you're not a joiner you're pretty much screwed. A friend of mine, on the other hand, works for a small IT firm and said that they don't have anything like that, and no one really gives a crap if you participate in office activities, there's no "in crowd" in their office, all of which is totally different from mine.
Do office politics play a big part in your work place? Does it bother you? Do you do activities just because you know it will play into those politics?
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