You've planned the holiday party, ordered the food, picked out gifts for everyone. But will your team actually enjoy it? Or worse—will your well-intentioned gestures create resentment instead of connection?

Anna and Kendall get refreshingly honest about team events and celebrations, sharing what's worked beautifully and what's spectacularly backfired. From holiday parties to team retreats to the surprisingly fraught topic of year-end bonuses, they reveal the hidden dynamics most practice owners don't anticipate.

Anna shares a painful lesson about bonuses: "I can't say how many times people never so much as acknowledged receipt of this bonus. And it would, it just made me feel so terrible that I thought I've—how in the world can I get away from this precedent that I've set?" Her solution? She switched to PTO instead, eliminating the resentment on both sides.

The hosts discuss how team dynamics change as your practice grows and evolves. Kendall notes a recent shift: "We actually have a whole cohort of young people on our team right now, so 20s, early 30s. And they are asking for more social events to be planned and it's kind of a first."

From annual retreats that deepen team bonds to birthday celebrations that respect individual preferences, this episode offers practical guidance for creating meaningful team connections without the awkwardness or expectations that can derail even the best intentions.

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