Current topics of the New Year's corporate party 2021. Part 1

How would you like to, having worked properly for a whole year, finally, at the end of it, have a corporate rest so that this event will be remembered for a long time, if not forever!

It’s no secret that New Year’s corporate parties can charge you with a real storm of positive emotions and give new strength for work feats for the next year! We have developed exclusive corporate party jokes especially for you! We are sure that these funny, amusing jokes will bring any team together even more! We highly recommend capturing everything that happens on video! Happy New Year! And have a wonderful celebration!

Joke No. 2 “A fabulous gift!”

Several participants are called. Behind the back, Santa Claus or the presenter shows a picture, but so that the participant himself does not see anything. Before presenting the gift, Santa Claus asks the participant questions, and he must answer them.

After all the questions have been answered, and all the watching spectators have laughed heartily at the participant’s answers, Santa Claus pulls out their gifts from his bag (a baby potty, an enema, and a set: handcuffs, a whip, a gag): and gives them to the participants as souvenirs .

1st Participant – picture “children’s potty”:

Santa Claus addresses the first participant:: I have prepared a very interesting gift for you. But first you must answer a few of my questions.

So, questions:

• How much do you think you need this gift?
• How often do you think you will use it?
• And if your best friend asks you for this gift, will you give it?
• How long can you live without it?
• Which of the people closest to you are you willing to give it to? Who needs it more than you?
• Is there such a person here who has such a gift? And who is it?
• Could someone around you steal it from you?
• How will you return it?

The second participant is called. Behind his back, Santa Claus shows a picture of an enema.

Questions:

• Do you think this is a very precious gift for you?
• Who loves you so much that they could give it to you?
• Will you use it every day?
• How will you feel? Please list!
• Do you think that sooner or later you might get tired of this gift?
• Who could you give it to? Who do you especially like among those present?
• Will you watch how he uses your gift?
• And can you give any advice on operation?

The third participant is called. Santa Claus holds behind his back, but so that everyone else can see a picture of handcuffs, a gag and a whip (a set for role-playing games).

Questions:

• Do you think you need it?
• How many years have you missed this gift?
• Will you like it?
• Will you be able to share it with friends, or, for example, use it simultaneously while sitting in the same company?
• What sensations will it give you? How do you feel when using this gift?
• Will you suggest your colleagues to purchase this gift?
• Would you buy it for your manager’s birthday?
• This gift is very unusual and unique. Do you think it’s worth filming it when using it?
• If you were asked to describe him in three words, what would you say about him? What is it for?

Santa Claus addresses the audience: Well, who else wants gifts from me?

Black and white

Truman Capote's 1966 party has long become a classic and continues to inspire event planners into the 21st century. The theme is simple and at the same time elegant. The dress code and decor colors are obvious. Don't forget about masks that will add mystery and fun to the holiday. Hire a DJ or band. Be generous with snowflakes of all sizes, strings of white lights and sparklers. The solemnity and conciseness created by black and white contrast are always relevant.

As a treat, order the Standard Set. Not only does it look clean and elegant for winter, but it is also rich in delicious variations. You will be served an assortment of fresh vegetables, cold cuts of meat and cheese, pickled vegetables, French salad, ham rolls with cheese and garlic filling and pork loin rolls with vegetables and cheese, three types of salads, julienne, vegetable ratatouille, chicken skewers, potato wedges with paprika, meat and potato pies, fruit and tartlets with curd mousse and lemon zest. A real feast in the style of New Year's traditions!

“Standard” set for 10–15 persons from “Tasty Catering” — 10,300 ₽

Funny competition No. 3 “Sweet kiss!”

To conduct it, several participants are called in pairs.

The number of men and women must be equal. Each couple is given a balloon, on which the young man, looking at his couple, draws with a marker the eyes and lips of his partner in the competition.

To the music and at the command of the leader, the balls are placed between the faces in each pair. A woman can hold it with her forehead, nose, cheek or lips. Women's hands are behind their backs. Do not touch the ball. But the partner holds the ball with his hands, like the face of his beloved girl, and chews the ball with a kiss, or rather with his teeth.

From the outside it looks like a passionate kiss! Whoever bursts faster, and whoever does it more believably and artistically, wins the New Year's contest “Sweet Kiss!” The winning couple is rewarded with a slow romantic dance.

Golden fever

Your team is professionals with hearts, hands and heads of gold. Over the year, the company achieved excellent results. So let's have a holiday in golden shades, especially since metal colors are trending. We decorate the office in pastel colors with shining gold accents. Chocolate coins in sparkling foil and gold-colored Christmas tree balls will do the job perfectly. Champagne cocktails are the perfect way to honor champions. We organize a ceremony to reward each employee for outstanding services. Each toast should contain words related to the precious metal (“golden hands”, “brilliant mind”, “worth its weight in gold”, “expensive price”, etc.). It will be fun, we promise.

For a feast, select the “New Year’s Banquet” Set. Treat yourself to quail legs and grilled vegetables, chicken fillet in bacon, Olivier salad with beef tongue and salad with pickled mushrooms and potatoes, eggplant rolls with walnuts, pomegranate and herbs, and ham rolls with cheese and herbs. Ideal for winners.

Set “New Year's banquet” for 10 persons from “Villaggio fest” - 9,700 ₽

Corporate party joke No. 3 “Continue the New Year’s poem”

It would be better if Father Frost and Snow Maiden read out. It is also possible to wedge the presenter's words into the script itself.

When the New Year is knocking, open it quickly! It took him a whole year to come to us. Open wide...(doors!)

Let Grandfather Frost come in, and with him his toys: Cars, dolls, a steam locomotive, And various...(animals!)

We are still waiting and let the girl come to us - a girl! Do you remember her name? Of course...(Snow Maiden!)

And let the snowman come, But just don’t let him melt! Otherwise he’ll have to stand there all year, Because everything is there... (sweeps up!)

Selfie with New Year's treasures

Large corporations and companies that occupy an entire floor or building can organize a treasure hunt. To implement this scenario, you will need to walk through the offices and offices decorated for the holiday in advance and draw up a map of 10 treasures. Divide the hunt participants into teams. They will need to use clues to find treasured New Year-themed items (a plush snowman on the designer’s computer, a Christmas tree garland with red balls in the accounting department, a sock with a certain name, a star on the top of the tree standing in the hall) and take a selfie with them on camera. Give out prizes to everyone using the following categories: “fastest team”, “funniest photo”, “most creative photo”, “best composition” and so on.

We serve a hearty and photogenic treat to satisfy your voracious appetite. The New Year's Express No. 3 set will come in handy. It includes salmon tart and orange chutney, assorted cheeses, colored baskets with baked pumpkin and cheese, as well as baked beets and mousse, canapes with roast beef and arugula, cake with ham and cheese, colored pancake bags with fillings, New Year's gingerbread, Honey cake in the form of canapés, tangerines, grapes and strawberries.

Set “New Year's Express” for 15–20 people from “Azbuka Vkusa Express Catering” - 11,850 ₽

Joke No. 4 “Draw Santa Claus”

An oval is drawn on two Whatman papers (this is the future face of Santa Claus). Whatman paper is mounted on a stand, with markers nearby. Two teams are formed: “girls” and “boys”.

At the “start” (chair), two teams line up. Everyone first is blindfolded.

Task: speed, blindly, reach the Whatman paper and draw only one element of Santa Claus. Then the bandage is removed and the participant runs to his team. The next participant is blindfolded, he runs to the Whatman paper and draws another element of the face with his eyes closed, and so on. Then both drawings are compared. Santa Claus comments and chooses the winning team! Santa Claus takes pictures with her! Takes a selfie.

Winter Games

The idea, it would seem, is not new, but with an unexpected twist. Book a cottage outside the city and organize an outdoor competition. You can play snowballs, football or compete in creating an unusual snowman. Pre-select a theme for the entire office. It could be “Polar Bears” against “Snow Leopards”, “Superheroes” against “Villains” or “Starks” against “Lannisters” - whatever you want! One condition: do not forget to somehow reflect in your clothing your affiliation with a particular team, oblige everyone to wear masks or uncomfortable weapons (toy swords, axes, shields). Having played enough, go to warm up in the cottage, where you will be delivered a freshly prepared treat.

In this case, the New Year’s buffet set “Big Party” is ideal; it’s festively delicious and hearty at home. You will be served chicken liver pate on rustic bread with prune puree, stuffed profiteroles, green olives with rosemary, sun-dried tomatoes and grissini, lightly salted salmon with sour cream, herbs and shortbread, smoked eel on a slice of focaccia and seasonal vegetables. Eat with pleasure and make a peace pact!

New Year's buffet set "Big Party" for 10 persons from "Ribambelle" - 8,690 ₽

Choosing the right gifts

The gift doesn't have to be expensive. The emphasis is on what the heart tells you. For example, a golden piggy bank would be a good option. In addition to this, you can choose one of the following options:

• keychains;
• small figures;
• Stuffed Toys;
• T-shirts or Panama hats;
• sets of dishes and so on.

The listed gifts, as you might guess, should depict the symbol of the coming year.

Where to hold a New Year's corporate party

The puzzle question of where to hold a corporate party, and especially a New Year’s party, is useful to solve as early as possible. It is advisable to do so several months in advance, so that, having chosen the best of the many proposed options, you can then calmly resolve the small issues that arise. For example, how to seat colleagues or remember to stock up on a set of tights, avoiding smudged makeup and ruined mood due to snags on boots.

The space for entertainment directly depends on the number of people - a small staff can be accommodated in their own office or rent a separate area in a cafe , hookah bar or anti-cafe. The latter often has karaoke, game consoles to help take your mind off the general revelry, and a themed photo zone.

Where to hold a New Year's corporate party: banquet hall, zbp.ru

How to decorate your house for New Year 2021?

And a much larger team, looking for a place to celebrate, will have the luxury of a spacious banquet hall for up to 200 people. According to tradition, the latter cannot do without a leader - a professional (for an additional fee) or one of his colleagues who has taken on this mission (for a “thank you”).

If the choice fell on the establishments mentioned above, which serve to cleanse the outer shell of a person, then here too a toastmaster is needed, who will monitor the people diving into the pool, and these, in fact, dips will be presented in the form of competitions or a party in the style of “Visiting Poseidon” .

By the way, so that those who want to organize a swim feel the festive spirit, you can send them, for example, to pick up a tangerine that has fallen to the bottom. But it is advisable to do such competitions at a corporate party before opening bottles of alcohol - out of harm’s way.

Where to hold a New Year's corporate party: swimming pool, nibler.ru

Often, at the beginning of impending fun, there is someone who “doesn’t drink much” and prefers to “stick” to his phone in the corner. There is no way around this without tactical action. For example, careful removal of communications equipment for a while. Or assigning “fines” for using gadgets: from a passionate dance to 100 rubles. “to the bank” for general expenses.

A suitable format for a large team would also be an outing into the forest for barbecue, ice skating or tubing. Reputable companies are offered the option of a cruise trip or flight to another country. For adherents of a healthy lifestyle - a holiday in the fitness club.

Scenarios for New Year's competitions

Year of the Yellow Pig. What will 2021 be like?

When the toastmaster loudly announces: “And now there will be competitions!”, many shudder with horror, remembering weddings. In this case, unusual competitions for mass use and tempting gifts as prizes for the winner will come to the rescue.

For example, an adaptation of the long-forgotten youth game "Never Have I Ever..." . It is advisable to invite from 7 to 15 players, providing them with three or more chips to participate, and ask them to honestly continue the phrase. Its text is welcomed as funny (“I never thought that it was possible not to get drunk at a corporate party”) and slightly provocative (“I never thought about kissing a colleague until today”). Those who disagree with what was said give the chip to the player. The one with the fewest remaining wins.

Scenarios for New Year's competitions for corporate parties, world-mice.ru

Since the coming year will pass under the symbol of the Yellow Earthen Pig, you can also “put a pig” into the competition by inviting those present to voice the most “pigish” stories that happened in 2018. Naturally, you should not mention unsightly and unpleasant cases.

As long as employees can stand on their feet, they are offered pantomime . The presenter or a volunteer from the audience stands in the center and tries to explain what is planned without words and only with the help of gestures. A cool option to consider: movie titles that will require effort to implement and will certainly cause laughter.

Getting ready to celebrate the corporate New Year

The New Year's race, a period that makes secretaries and assistants' eyes twitch, is about to begin. We asked your colleagues how they are coping with this difficult time and preparing for the corporate event.

Ilgiz Valinurov, director of recruitment agencies Business Connection (Moscow)

Sometimes an employee categorically does not want to attend corporate events that take place outside of working hours, including New Year’s celebrations. If a person does not want to go to such an event, this indicates that he really does not consider the company his own, his home, where he realizes himself as a professional and an individual. This means that he is not entirely comfortable working with the people around him.

In any team there are two or three people who flatly refuse to go to a corporate event. If there really are only a couple of such employees, and the company number is more than 50 people, then you can close your eyes to this. It’s worse when there are more than 10%. This is a serious signal, an alarm bell: something is happening in the company. Top officials and HR must figure out what is causing the sabotage. Ideally, you need to talk to each of those who refuse to go to the event. You can assign this task to a secretary or assistant director.

It is possible that a person wants to go to a corporate event, but he does not like paintball or kayaking: for example, he has never participated in such a game, is absolutely not athletic, he is driven by complexes and fears of being the black sheep of the team.

It’s a serious problem if the head of a department suddenly categorically refuses to go to a corporate event. We are talking about a leader at any level. This could be a supervisor who has five people subordinate to him. In this way, he sets an example for his subordinates: such behavior from the boss can have a bad impact on their performance and loyalty to him. In this case, it is necessary to hold a competition for the best corporate party scenario so that employees are involved in the process of creating a holiday, because appetite comes with eating. If they themselves begin to prepare the event and express ideas for organizing it, they will be charged with this creative energy and it will be psychologically difficult for them to refuse to participate in it.

You can organize corporate events by division, department, or branch. Collect part of the office in one place, part in another. I have seen such examples - they are quite working.

Sometimes a person has an objective reason for refusing a corporate holiday. For example, a mother raises a child alone, without the support of her husband and grandmothers - and she cannot leave him alone for the whole day or evening. Or an employee goes every weekend to visit elderly parents or a spouse working in another city. That is, he has internal values, responsibilities that he cannot betray. This situation cannot be changed. This is an exception that always happens in any company.

However, another option is also possible. Every time a corporate party is scheduled, an employee’s grandmother invariably (read: systematically) starts getting sick. This is a signal that he does not want to go to the holiday, he comes up with some reasons.

If the majority of employees in the team are mothers with babies, it’s completely normal to organize a children’s party especially for them. This will increase employee loyalty to the company - and they will reciprocate!

Victoria Vasilyeva, administrative director of FORMCITY.RU (St. Petersburg)

New Year is an important event in any company. If the company has sales offices, then organizing a corporate event is a special task. The holiday should be bright, memorable, and clients should feel warm, cozy and fun. During the winter holidays, we serve champagne at our sales offices. In addition, we design all points. I'll tell you a little about this.

Office decoration

I've worked for companies that couldn't afford to hire a designer to decorate their point of sale. In this case, we organized a day called “Decorating the Office.” All employees were invited to attend. We pulled out supplies of New Year's toys and garlands, and also asked our colleagues to bring something from home. Windows, doors, tables were decorated.

We always put up two Christmas trees: on one we hung industrial toys, on the other - homemade ones, which were mainly made by the children of employees. Then they held a toy competition, the winner of which received a sweet gift. Everything was like home - thanks to such events, the atmosphere in the team becomes family-like.

In companies that allocate funds for Christmas decorations, you can turn around. For example, contact wonderful designers who make Christmas trees, for example, in corporate colors.

You can also decorate meeting rooms and reception areas with New Year's compositions (cost from 5,000 to 45,000 rubles).

Box of Kindness

In our company we have a tradition called a box of kindness. On New Year's Eve we held and continue to hold charity events for orphanages, boarding schools and orphanages. We collect letters from children to Santa Claus in which they ask for something. Employees choose a gift and leave it under the tree, marking who it is intended for. Or they donate money to purchase it. You can even go and give a gift to the child yourself.

Congratulations to partners and employees

The corporate gifts that I prepare are divided into two types - for partners and employees.

We always order a calendar for our partners. In 2021 they made it using innovations and the 3D effect. Be sure to give a paper bag in the company's corporate style with sweet gifts and alcohol. Women - champagne, men - something stronger.

When choosing sweets, we take into account market trends. For example, now everyone is in favor of a healthy lifestyle, so you can give buckwheat or green tea chocolate as a gift. We definitely present the gadget - its type is chosen depending on the budget. This could be a portable charger - Power Bank or car, flash drives (simple or Apple), etc.

We don’t give postcards – for some reason we don’t like them. Perhaps this omission needs to be corrected.

We give all company employees a diary, pen and calendar.

Celebrations at work

At the end of the year we hold corporate themed events. Online voting for the internal Awards is required. The winners are awarded during the New Year's corporate party where it is held, for example in a restaurant.

An unchanging tradition is to get together on December 29 in our kitchen. On this day, all employees say warm words to each other and give each other small sweets and souvenirs - symbols of the year.

Lyubov Zmanovskaya, assistant director of Usetech (Moscow)

It would seem that there are not so many employees in our company - only 250 people, but these are spoiled programmers, analysts and other IT employees. Due to the many regional divisions, any company-wide holiday becomes an “expensive” headache for the executive assistant. But we have developed a scheme that allows us to organize the event as efficiently as possible.

Corporate events for each branch

Several years ago, we decided to celebrate the New Year in each office separately, one by one, i.e. at several points in different cities of Russia. Now we have branches in five cities: Rostov-on-Don, Barnaul, Tomsk, St. Petersburg, Taganrog). Naturally, the main management comes to each office for the holiday, presents gifts, talks about the company’s course and, of course, directly communicates with employees.

IT corporate ideas

Every year we try to surprise and delight the company’s employees, and take into account the tastes and wishes of everyone. Last time, the venue for the New Year’s corporate party was a site that included:

• bowling – we organized an internal corporate tournament among employees;
• billiards – based on the results, a winner was chosen who received a gold Usetech cue;
• karaoke - we have a creative and singing group, it was necessary to give everyone the opportunity to express themselves;
• banquet area - several courses were organized.

All employees were greeted by the Walk of Fame, where they could learn about the company’s achievements over the past year, meet new partners and take a photo with the mascot.

One of the most exciting entertainments that united all the guys and caused a storm of emotions was the game “New Year Quiz”, the questions of which were aimed at testing knowledge about the IT industry, Usetech company and logic.

At the corporate event, the CEO gave a parting speech and also awarded employees who have been working for 3, 5 and 10 years in the company.

According to this scenario, we held New Year’s corporate parties in three cities of Russia.

"Secret Santa"

Our company has a tradition that has been maintained for several years and is being implemented in every open office or dedicated center (regional division). On the eve of the New Year, we always hold a Secret Santa ceremony. The entire process is automated (the program is built into the company’s corporate portal) and includes not only information about the approximate price of the gift, but also the wishes of the employees. From this list, the CEO randomly selects one and executes it. This could be a trip with the family to warm countries, a new laptop, an interesting gadget, etc. The program randomly divides the rest of the employees into pairs (based on several ranking criteria), and they give each other small gifts.

Well, what would New Year be without a full-fledged Christmas tree in every branch, a decorated office and mountains of tangerines every day! So, preparation for the holiday, due to the large number of different activities in our company, is an extremely busy time.

Marina Fedyantseva, leading event designer (Volgograd), ex-assistant director

The most important thing is to create a festive mood for employees before the New Year. To do this, all offices must be decorated in an original and tasteful way. In such a matter, it is better to rely on a professional.

I’ll tell you how you can turn an ordinary gray office into a New Year’s fairy tale. It is better to decorate the event hall around the entire perimeter with tinsel and rain. It’s beautiful when blue and white icicles made from balloons hang from the ceiling. As drapery fabrics for curtains, it is better to use organza, satin, polysilk - the most airy and rich materials.

Galina Novikova, business coach, corporate mentor, ex-assistant to the general director (Moscow)

As a rule, the format of the New Year's corporate party is related to what the manager prefers. If he, for example, loves the bathhouse, then he tries to convince all his employees to go there. Banks have a tradition of summing up the results of the year on such and such a date, and honoring the winners of competitions on such and such a date.

Typically corporate events take place in restaurants or cafes. In small companies, you can simply ask the employees themselves in what format and where they want to celebrate the New Year. The team of one company went to the circus, another to the theater, and a third to the water park.

In large companies, everything is formalized, standard - they went to a restaurant, hired a presenter, celebrated and congratulated the winners, sketched out new plans.

If we talk about gifts, they are more or less traditional. From year to year - champagne, sweets, books, pens, business accessories. I have never seen a company call Santa Claus to the office.

I remember how one manager said: “We decorate the office only with a real Christmas tree.” It came from his values. He really loved the smell of a real Christmas tree. Apparently, associations from childhood. Therefore, a live Christmas tree was installed in each office.

The secretary or assistant director has the first administrative and organizing function. He can collect information from people - find out which format of the New Year's corporate party or gift is closer to them. This person works on the front line - he is close to the company’s employees and at the same time knows the opinion of the manager. He is like a buffer: he can take information and at the right moment in the right tone convey it to the boss. I have repeatedly seen an employee approach the secretary with the question: “Well, what’s the boss’s mood? Normal?" And the assistant answered him: “It’s better not to go. You won’t achieve anything now, let’s do it after lunch.”

The second function of any secretary is organizing: to agree, coordinate, draw up a schedule, conduct a survey, make sure that gifts are bought for everyone, so that no one is forgotten.

One of our leader’s business areas is antiques: numismatics, porcelain. And the manager always puzzles us: “What antiques will we buy this year for our partners and clients?”, “How many pieces will we order, what type?” We always give people something useful and investment. And in order to get into the top ten when choosing a present, we begin to study catalogs in September.

Larisa Morgunova, secretary (Kazan)

We once spent a very unusual New Year. The director and I came up with the plot ourselves!

Both my leader and I love the work of Salvador Dali and his personality in general. A very odious and bright character! As you understand, the creativity of this genius formed the basis of our New Year’s event.

The invitations were written on abstract cards. Everyone was patted down with white-gloved hands upon entering the restaurant - we created a surreal tunnel of hands. The director made himself an artificial white mustache, which he constantly curled. The restaurant hall was decorated with paintings by Salvador Dali - of course, not originals, but it’s a pity! The tree was hung upside down, the tables were placed in a chaotic order. The dishes were placed on them in an unusual way - sushi next to fried potatoes and shish kebab, spaghetti with minced meat next to gourmet seafood. We came up with original cocktails that were named after Dali and his paintings - “My Favorite Gala”, “Persistence of Memory”, “Giraffe on Fire”, “Meditative Rose”.

One of our employees, who sings excellently, was responsible for the musical arrangement. She was dressed strangely - like Zhanna Aguzarova. Everyone present sang her songs. The professionals also taught us to dance Spanish tango, which Dali loved so much.

We tried to create a sense of surrealism throughout - and we succeeded. The employees discussed the holiday for another six months!

Alexander Bochkin, General Director of IT (Saransk)

New Year is one of the most favorite holidays in our company. We always start preparing in advance: planning a budget, choosing a place for a corporate event, keeping lists of employees and partners, sketching out gift options.

Mood

From mid-December a special atmosphere begins to reign in our office. One evening we get together and decorate the Christmas tree. Everyone can take part in this activity. Someone takes out and installs a large fluffy artificial tree, someone takes apart New Year's toys and hangs garlands and tinsel. On each table there is an original postcard from our designers. There are candles and fragrant fir branches on the shelves.

We conducted an internal survey, which showed that tangerines are one of the mandatory New Year attributes for our employees. Now, on the eve of the holiday, we always try to please the children with fresh fruit. In the evenings you can sit in the cozy kitchen, listen to New Year's music and chat in an informal atmosphere over a cup of hot chocolate or mulled wine.

"Secret Santa"

We have been practicing Secret Santa for several years now. Each team member needs to randomly and, of course, top secretly congratulate their colleague. Naturally, we agree on a certain limit for the gift, the exact date when the gift should lie under the tree. In this way, we not only create a festive atmosphere in the office, but also unite the team and get to know each other better, which is extremely important in the context of constant growth and expansion of the staff.

Present

The tradition that I would like to talk about first is congratulating the children of employees. Everyone receives their own gift depending on their age: the little ones enjoy soft toys, the older kids collect construction sets, and the older ones often receive technical gadgets, such as music speakers.

The team is our main value, so each employee also receives his own big sweet New Year's gift with personal congratulations from me. Smiles, whispers and the rustling sounds of wrapping paper - the office seems to be transformed.

We prepare presents for partners and clients no less carefully. Our trick is that we never repeat ourselves and try to ensure that the gift is not only high-status, but also useful. The most memorable New Year's gift, according to the partners, was a real handmade felt boot (!) filled with tangerines and delicious sweets.

Corporate event

For several years in a row, my colleagues and I have been going out to celebrate the New Year. We go sledding and sledding, make snowballs, enjoy barbecue with a hint of frost, sing soulful songs by the fireplace, take a steam bath and just chat with each other in an informal atmosphere.

A distinctive feature is events to strengthen team spirit! We organize rope courses, obstacle courses, and even sub-zero weather is not a problem for us!

This year our team has doubled in size, so we started thinking about the upcoming location for the New Year in September. The main thing we strive for when celebrating any holiday (not just the New Year) is to create an atmosphere of family and unity, when all colleagues are not just colleagues, but “our own” people.

Anastasia Saurina, business manager, assistant to venture investor and serial entrepreneur (Moscow)

For some, New Year's Eve smells like tangerines, mulled wine, champagne and fir branches. But there are those whose eyes twitch at the mere thought of him. How to sweeten the agony of deadlines and “everything after the holidays”? Of course, with gifts.

The most popular corporate entertainment before the holiday is “Secret Santa”. Each employee tries to please a colleague with an unusual and pleasant gift. This can be homemade jam with a rag lid, mittens, books, beautiful stationery, wine, certificates and much more that only your imagination is capable of. If we talk about line employees, then everything is very clear. The difficulty always arises with leadership.

Let's look at a live example. You are the assistant of an influential person, the owner of steamship factories, who has everything, and you need to congratulate him, and the budget for the gift is very modest.

Situation number one: if you have some time, and your boss is an original personality, sometimes creative, then flea markets can throw up very interesting artifacts: rare gramophone records, porcelain figurines, cigarette cases, books and much more.

Situation number two: deadlines are tight, and the boss is a prim and strict person. Then small business will save you. We are talking about a fair of craftsmen, small “craft” companies producing cufflinks and other accessories. Browse through Instagram or Facebook of famous people - they are full of gift ideas.

Situation number three: you are a newbie and don’t know at all what kind of person your boss is and what he eats with. It seems like a dead end, but it's not. Think a little and you will come to the conclusion that the best gift is one given sincerely. Watch the boss for a couple of days - and you will definitely see what causes tenderness, a smile and warmth in the eyes of this steely manager.

I always sign gifts with a fountain pen or feather – it looks unusual and adds 20 points to the coziness of any gift. It's the little things that make up the image! And then the most callous person will melt, because he will think that the gift was packed especially for him, although inside there may be the most banal black diary.

Sergey Knyazev, founder and producer of the Knyazev holiday holding (Moscow)

We often have to work with assistant directors to organize New Year's corporate events. I'll tell you about the trends.

In holiday programs about five years ago, there was a clear tendency towards themed events with “Americanisms”: “Chicago of the 1930s”, “Great Gatsby style”, etc. Now these subjects are almost in oblivion; historical balls in the style of the era of Pushkin, Lermontov, and Tolstoy are showing unprecedented interest both in the corporate sector and among private customers. No less popular is the retro masquerade, the format of which was effectively depicted by Eldar Ryazanov in the film “Carnival Night”.

Preferences for artists have also changed somewhat. Event market companies are seeing how much demand for Western pop stars, whom wealthy people liked to invite in past years, has dropped dramatically. There is an interest in domestic artists - not in the old guard, long known to everyone from their endless presence on New Year's television screens, but in the young. More often than ever, we are asked to invite to corporate parties participants in such wonderful television projects as “The Voice”, “Minute of Fame”, “Just the Same” and many others, which have opened up new names of talented performers to the country. A great idea is to organize a “Minute of Fame” among employees, when anyone can show off their unique abilities and surprise their colleagues.

Natalya Cherednichenko, ex-assistant to the general director of a manufacturing company, founder of the educational project “Intellectual Office” (Moscow)

New Year is a time of mystery, magic and fulfillment of desires. The main goal of New Year's gifts and corporate events is to surprise. And this is difficult, because in an organization people can be so diverse.

A corporate event should definitely be fun. I think that betting only on the table is wrong. The program itself matters – it is what gives emotions and impressions. Ideally, it is better to hire an agency that specializes in holidays. To organize a corporate event on your own, you need creative employees. Our personnel department and secretaries have always dealt with this.

Most often, our company hosted themed parties for the New Year. For example, one was dedicated to the Olympics. Both the design and program of the event were designed accordingly. At the entrance we were greeted by a man with a torch; the hall was stylized as sports grounds. The theme of sports ran unobtrusively through all the competitions. For example, in one, a photo was displayed on the screen. It was necessary to guess what kind of athlete is in the picture. The catch was that the image contained the face of our colleague. By the way, if you provide photographs of employees to an agency, always specify how they will be used. For example, in our photo they turned one young man into a girl. Such moments need to be agreed upon, because someone may find it offensive.

In general, wherever filming is taking place with the participation of employees or photographs are taken, it is necessary to clarify how all this will be processed later. We had such a case: those who came early to a corporate party were asked at the entrance to say a phrase or say a tongue twister and were recorded on video. And no one knew how it would be used later. And the idea was this: some people seemed to have come to the corporate party already tipsy (they were slightly drunk), so they answered the questions incoherently. In fact, the man spoke normally, but the recording slowed down his speech to create a funny story. Yes, it was funny, but, unfortunately, some were offended. Therefore, the organizer must have all the information about his employees in order to advise who can be joked about and who should not be joked about.

There were other interesting features - for example, a soap bubble show, sand paintings, and a bartender show. Or right here and now you could get your portrait in the form of a cartoon. Or make yourself a medal: take a blank and write whatever you want on it - “the most beautiful”, “the smartest”. At one corporate event, you could become a participant in a computer game: putting on virtual reality glasses, you could find yourself, for example, in the ring and fight with an opponent.

Some companies make films for the New Year. For example, they offered me to play in it - they said that I was suitable according to the texture. In addition, the plot required someone who had recently quit, and just before the celebration I decided to change jobs. I had a good relationship with the person who organized the corporate event. I agreed to help. They were filming a detective story: a valuable item disappeared from the company’s office, and everyone was trying to find out who committed this crime. I was among the suspects. They then gave me an identikit, which they drew from my photo.

Irina Skbleva, assistant director (Cheboksary)

To hold a New Year's corporate party, you can attract professionals - employees of special agencies. We did just that once. We had a New Year's corporate event in the format of a biker party.

We received the invitations on leather pieces decorated with spikes. It was necessary to think over your image: dress appropriately - in leather, draw tattoos, do unusual hairstyles. We were given pieces of iron and chains, from which we made New Year's toys and hung them on a real Christmas tree. Then the rock band Ded Morozov performed. Everyone present had a blast listening to the heavy music. Then they sang karaoke - of course, only famous rock compositions.

Darina Smirnova, assistant manager of a construction company (St. Petersburg)

New Year is a long-awaited and at the same time filled with pleasant troubles time. A time when the pace of life accelerates, because everyone is trying to complete things in time and remember to please their family, friends, and colleagues.

Since I work in the administrative department, my responsibilities include planning many moments that directly affect the pre-New Year mood and atmosphere in the team. This includes office decoration, organization, and collection of gifts for partners and employees.

"Secret Santa" enjoys great success within our rather young team . Its meaning is that you don’t know who exactly will prepare you a New Year’s gift. Everything is determined according to the principle of a lottery: any employee can pull out of a box a piece of paper with the name of the person they will congratulate.

A particularly pleasant moment that I will remember for the rest of my life was participating in organizing a charity event for orphans . Our company helps one of these centers. My manager and I collected funds among colleagues who wanted to participate, and also purchased and delivered gifts to the kids. Every time children write letters to Santa Claus in which they tell about some of their desires. It is impossible to read such messages without sadness. My heart is literally filled with emotions! You understand that you can make this holiday magical and joyful not only for people you know, but also for those who value it even more, because we are talking about children.

I am proud to work in a team that has such events. They do not leave any of our employees indifferent; everyone takes part in them with joy. I believe that it is these actions that make up the activity of not only a person, but also the company as a whole.

Irina Frunkina, restaurateur (Nizhny Novgorod)

If you decide to hold a corporate event outside the office, in a restaurant, it is better to take care of this in advance - at least a month before the holiday. The form of the event is chosen by the customer. This could be a buffet, banquet, etc. For a special occasion, which is the celebration of the New Year, of course, a banquet is better. All aspects of organizing an event can be discussed in advance by telephone with the restaurant administrator. When a person wants to place an order on his own, he is provided with a full range of dishes.

The main thing for restaurateurs is to know the number of guests in order to calculate the optimal order volume. Unfortunately, many people forget about this.

Often the company names the order amount. For example, we are told that a New Year's banquet should cost 20,000 rubles. But at the same time, the customer either forgets to name the number of guests, or he does not know exactly how many there will be. In such a situation, it is more difficult for us to work - it is unclear how many people to cook for, what dishes and from what products. When they tell us that there will be 15 guests and we need to count on 20,000 rubles, then we understand: salad and main course will cost 1,000 rubles per person. At the same time, we can use expensive products - for example, shrimp, mussels, etc. And spend the remaining 5,000 rubles on good tasty cuts and fruits.

By the way, it is always better to make a small reserve. Payment is possible by bank transfer. If the customer requires a contract, it is drawn up in advance. When paying in cash, 50% of the advance must be provided at least a week in advance.

Ideas on how to decorate your home for the New Year

Visual accents are set with the help of sparkling and shiny things. Astrologers have identified several colors and shades that should definitely be in the interior:

• silver;
• gold;
• red.

The room is decorated with small shimmering silver Christmas tree decorations. Attention is paid to the color of the candlesticks used. The choice is made in favor of the gold-plated version. The appearance of the dishes is not overlooked. The best option is to use glasses and plates, the surface of which is complemented by a golden border. In addition to the recommendations listed on how to celebrate the coming year, astrologers highlight several others:

Program for New Year's corporate party

The ideas for a corporate party program for the New Year will also serve to gather colleagues on the occasion of the birthday of the company or its head.

Even those who do not consider themselves experts should agree to take the quiz Here, if not knowledge, then logic and the ability to give answers in a short time will come in handy. The event will take 2 hours, and then you will relax with a calm soul and an enriched brain. The number of rounds and questions in them, and even the topics are agreed upon with the game leaders. During the breaks there are heartfelt congratulations from the presenter and light New Year competitions.

Program for the New Year's corporate party: presenter, kiev.ua

We should not forget about quests , which are already losing to the above-mentioned intellectual massacres, but are also loved by the people. Unusual locations, searching for clues and clues, building thought chains and, finally, solving assigned tasks is a good way to look at employees from a new perspective.

If your soul requires a restaurant meeting with “colleagues” and original ideas, then a stylized party . For those who have already set their teeth on edge at Eastern and Soviet discos, a look at the main films of 2021 will be suitable.

Costume party for the New Year 2021, leadinlife.info

If in 2013 “The Great Gatsby” broke the record with dresses and suits of the 20s, then in 2019, due to the bright head of JK Rowling, reincarnation into the heroes of the second part of “Fantastic Beasts” is available. Your favorite fairy tale will serve as material not only for a corporate party for the New Year, but also for the next 365 days.

Life hacks

Year of the Pig. Scenarios for the New Year 2019

5 life hacks for a successful corporate event:

1. Memes circulating on the Internet will not teach you anything bad. Example: a lonely food container with the caption: “Don’t forget to take it to the corporate party (don’t be stupid like last year).”
2. A good organizer is the one who took care of the guests directly on the day of the celebration and did not forget about the next one. You can leave signed bottles of mineral water at the entrance.
3. Life hack for women: high-heeled shoes are, of course, super, but flat-soled shoes are also useful.
4. Developing the previous proposal: the organizer of the event can immediately purchase cozy slippers for everyone - both as a keepsake and gratitude is guaranteed.
5. It is better to take photos and videos for mass viewing before competitions and filling glasses.

What to consider when choosing a corporate event scenario

Of course, every participant in the New Year's corporate party 2021 wants it to be memorable. And preferably something good. Therefore, if you follow simple and simple rules, your plans will easily come true. And, like any celebration, this event also needs a script.

Three pillars on which the “great and mighty” festival is built

• age
• number of people present
• budget

What to consider when choosing a corporate party scenario, gazeta.ru
If the staff mainly consists of women of Balzac age, then the ladies will enjoy having fun in the now fashionable format of master classes - soap making, preparing cupcakes, creating trendy voluminous snowflakes or Christmas tree decorations, braiding or learning the basics of the holiday manicure All this, of course, accompanied by your favorite music, a glass of sparkling wine and without much expense.

If we take into account the same group of ladies, but small in number and ready to shell out a significant amount, then they have a direct route to cosmetic procedures in a beauty salon or spa , after which both body and soul will be satisfied. The option is suitable for both adult misses and young misses.

A New Year's corporate party can be held in a beauty salon, 13idei.ru

Men, it seems, regardless of age and number, will be with both hands for a Russian bathhouse , like the main character and his friends in one of the best Soviet comedies, “The Irony of Fate.” This also includes a sauna, which, although it will be a little more expensive and without a broom, will cope with its main function with a bang.

A group of 10 people or more can order an intellectual corporate party in the style of “What? Where? When?" in a place convenient for you. The game itself will cost less, and the menu for the New Year’s table should be based on the preferences of the participants. Years lived and level of knowledge do not matter here.